{"product_id":"john-george-and-the-hwms-simon-taylor-9781910505328","title":"John, George and the Hwms: The First Racing Team to Fly the Flag for Britain","description":"Founded by John Heath and George Abecassis, the HWM racing team set out in 1950, the year of the Formula 1 World Championship's inauguration, to race its Formula 2 cars all over Europe in a unique British endeavour. Always run on a shoestring, HWM's single-seaters achieved great results in flying the flag with mainly British drivers, most notably young Stirling Moss. In 1954 the team turned to sports cars, sometimes beating its Jaguar and Aston Martin works competitors, but Heath's death in the 1956 Mille Miglia was a tragic setback and the following year the team was wound up. Through the focus of HWM, this book paints an evocative picture of a period that marked the beginnings of Britain's prowess in motor racing.\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe boxed set includes two beautifully bound hardcover volumes. Volume 1 covers the story of the racing (1946-57) and Volume 2 covers the 19 individual cars and the men who raced them (1948-58).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe beginnings of HWM (the initials of the garage Hersham and Walton Motors) and the two key characters behind the team -- smooth, sanguine George Abecassis and mercurial, parsimonious John Heath.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRacing the single-seaters around Europe (1950-53) with Stirling Moss, Lance Macklin and Peter Collins among the drivers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSwitching to sports cars (1954-57), competing in Britain and across Europe, sometimes beating the big names.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe individual histories of all the HWMs made are told in full, complete with their specifications and ownership chains.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoverage includes biographies of many of the fascinating and poignant people associated with HWM.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePacked with superb period photos sourced from libraries and private collections all over the world.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon Taylor, Stirling Moss\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1910505323\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781910505328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Evro Publishing Limited\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/10\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 520\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.70h x 9.80w x 2.40d","brand":"Simon Taylor","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43941559369983,"sku":"9781910505328","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_0aed0385-3ab4-4e20-81ea-51ab2fd76dca.jpg?v=1681453621","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/john-george-and-the-hwms-simon-taylor-9781910505328","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}