Hailing originally from New Zealand, Des Hammill is a professional engineer with many years of practical experience of building race-winning engines and solving technical problems. The author of several books in the SpeedPro series, Des writes in an easy to understand manner and gives step-by-step guidance. Des also takes his own photographs and creates his own line drawings.
Review from Classic Bike Guide, January 2008
UK magazine
OK, who hasn't heard of Coventry Climax? I know they're race car
engine makers but the company history is a fascinating insight into
the working psyche of a successful engine maker.
Books like this fascinate me and the subject is, if a bit
technical, far from boring - at least that's what I found.
Author Des Hammill has patiently researched his subject and
admitted early on that prior to delving deep into Coventry Climax,
he's accepted the 'common knowledge' about the company and its
products as being correct.
There are details of engine development, the characters involved in
all aspects of the company and the racing world, references to
motorcycles and the emerging world of the professional race team as
opposed to the gentleman's sport.
Coventry Climax Racing Engines has a wealth of history crammed into
the 192 pages of this hardback 9in x 6in book. Is it worth the
£16.99 from Veloce Publishers? I think so, but then again I enjoy a
load of such technical books.
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