Table of Contents

- Beginning with the world's first car -the 1886 three-wheel Benz- Hill reviews road cars such as the 1915 Packard and Jaguar XK120. - Also reviews a great range of race cars, from a Bugatti Type 51 and Auto Union D type, to the ill-fated ATS Grand Prix car and Dale Earnhardt's NASCAR Chevrolet Monte Carlo. - The book also features examples of Hill's tributes to men in racing, with reminiscences of Juan Fangio and Olivier Gendebien on the occasions of their deaths, and penetrating character sketches of Dan Gurney, Stirling Moss, and Jim Hall. Hill knew and raced with them all. - Through the humor and intelligence of Hill's writing we not only learn great deal about cars and drivers, we also learn a lot about Hill himself.

About the Author

The late F1 champion Phil Hill had a great love and understanding for all types of cars beginning in childhood. He was a regular contributor to Road & Track and, after retiring, formed Hill & Vaughn, a successful restoration business.