Amherst Villiers - The Man Who Supercharged Bond
Code No: 23007
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Published: 2009
Binding: Hardcover
No. Pages: 360
Dimensions: 15 x 23
Illustrations: 64 B&W illustrations
Description:
Publisher`s Notes:
Amherst Villiers, a cousin of Winston Churchill, is best known as the man who supercharged the legendary Blower Bentley, which his close friend Ian Fleming described as James Bond`s only hobby. He also designed Malcolm Campbell`s first land speed record-breaking Bluebird, played a part in BRM`s only world championship-winning engine, spent 20 years on the US space programme, and painted portraits so fine that his work was on display in London`s National Portrait Gallery. Had he been as good with people as he was with engines, this brilliant maverick could have achieved even more?
Publisher`s Notes:
Amherst Villiers, a cousin of Winston Churchill, is best known as the man who supercharged the legendary Blower Bentley, which his close friend Ian Fleming described as James Bond`s only hobby. He also designed Malcolm Campbell`s first land speed record-breaking Bluebird, played a part in BRM`s only world championship-winning engine, spent 20 years on the US space programme, and painted portraits so fine that his work was on display in London`s National Portrait Gallery. Had he been as good with people as he was with engines, this brilliant maverick could have achieved even more?
