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The three managers describe their \ninvolvement, satisfaction and frustrations in less than one third of the \nbook whilst the remainder comprises letters, internal memoranda and \nparticularly interesting and previously unseen photographs.\n\nStuart writes an excellent resume' of his period, the 'Middle Years' as \nhe calls them, from 1961 to 1967. He recounts how he drafted the agenda \nfor the annual Competitions Committee meetings and then had discussions \nwith fellow members John Cooper, Donald Healey and John Thornley to ensure \nthey were on his side when facing Chairman George Harriman and Alec \nIssigonis. He then wrote up the minutes over John Thornley's name and was \nleft to get on with the decisions. 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The book \nreveals the inner workings of one of the most successful motor sport teams \nBritain has ever seen, and makes full use of previously unpublished \ninternal factory memos, photographs, documents and the recollections of \nthe prime movers of the time. It describes the ups and downs, highs and \nlows, and the politics of big-time competition.\n\nChambers, Turner and Browning each took their turn as managers of the \nBMC\/British Leyland Competition Department between 1955 and 1970, and \nbetween them accumulated a vast collection of archives and memories. And \nthey can all be found here.\n\nAt almost £25, this book isn?t cheap. But never before has such a \ncomplete and fascinating version of the BMC Competitions Department story \nbeen told. It?s a story of human endeavour, engineering ingenuity and \npolitical upheaval. 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As more claims are made over allegedly ?original? cars, \nthe few who really know are concerned to see that subtle changes keep \nbeing made between presentations in a vain attempt to try to authenticate \na hybrid that has metamorphosed from a genuine sump-guard, chassis plate \nor similar scrap part ! The enthusiasm for this Classic era of British \nMotorsport will only be increased by this unique publication.\n\nBasil Wales knows the three authors well, having done a Liege-Rome-Liege \nRally with Marcus Chambers whilst still an apprentice in 1956, worked \nunder Stuart when appointed as Special Tuning Manager in 1964, and then \ncontinued alongside Peter Browning after Stuart left. 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