Raoul 'Sonny' Balcaen: My Exciting True-life Story in Motor Racing [etc.]

  • Hardcover
  • Sherborne, Dorset, UK: Evro Publishing, 2022
By Balcaen, Raoul F. III, with Jill Amadio and Pete Lyons
Sherborne, Dorset, UK: Evro Publishing. Fine in Fine dj. 2022. First Edition. Hardcover. [a flawless, as-new book] (B&W and color photographs) Memoir by a pioneering drag racer and hot rodder who went on to a notable career as an automobile designer, working in association with major figures in the racing-car field such as drivers-turned-entrepreneurs Lance Reventlow and Carroll Shelby. Balcaen (1936-2024) "grew up in Los Angeles at a time when it became the epicenter of American motor racing"; his book "is the very personal history of a momentous time and place in which we meet a who's who of West Coast road-racing heroes." ****NOTE that additional postage charges will be assessed for international shipping of this somewhat heavy book; if this concerns you, please contact us for a shipping quote before placing your order. As always at ReadInk, domestic Media Mail shipping is free.**** .

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