Bmw Racing Cars 328 to Racing V12

Success of the 315 roadster spawned the creation of the high-performance 328 in 1936 and its racing achievements before and after the war. Further achievements featured in this Ludvigsen Library photo book include: winning the 1940 Mille Miglia Ludwig Apfelbeck's radial 16-valve engine for record-breaking; Formula 2 success; the ultimate turbo four for Grand Prix racing that produced 1,000 bhp and won the 1983 world championship; racing winged 6-Series coupes and winning Le Mans with V12 engines, first with McLaren and later with BMW's own Spyder; entering Formula 1 with Williams in 2000 and buying the Sauber team to compete as BMW in 2006. Karl Ludvigsen's informative introduction emphasizes the great engines that have powered BMW to success on the world's circuits.Ludvigsen, Karl is the author of 'Bmw Racing Cars 328 to Racing V12', published 2007 under ISBN 9781583882016 and ISBN 1583882014.