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From the Abarth OT Sport Spider to the Porsche 917, they all reveal their stories embellished by ca. 350 by now largely unpublished photos. “Details - Legendary sports cars up close” is a declaration of love for these automotive treasures and their extreme technologies that is revealed by taking a very close look under their exotic bodies.\nFor motorsport, the Sixties was a crazy era of daredevil experiments and revelations in technology. Racing cars were built with ever lighter tubular frames instead of a riveted monocoque chassis. Wafer-thin body panels and active movable flaps were also introduced and exotic materials employed to try to save the last gram of weight. Also the engines being used in this period were literally exploding with power. 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Three lightweights were built and the one featured \nin this book, chassis 2528, was driven to victory by Fangio in the \nMonaco Grand Prix and by Jean Behra in three non-championship Grands \nPrix at Pau, Modena and Casablanca.\n\nThe fascinating story of 2528, from its construction to the present day, \nis accompanied by 400 photographs, many of them never previously \npublished. 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