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"The Triumph Motor Company is known around the world for its iconic sports cars. The hugely popular TR series, Spitfires, and GT-6s represent the quintessential British sports car; rugged good looks were combined with performance and economy at a price everyone could afford. These sports cars are always in demand and prized by British car collectors, racers, and open-air motoring enthusiasts. Triumph understood the connection between competition success and sales success and was able to parlay rally and road racing wins into the best-selling sports cars in the world, particularly in the United States during the 1950s and 1960s. The Works competition cars notched victories at Le Mans, Sebring, the Monte Carlo rally, and many others and inspired privateers to take their cars to the track. Every model came from a bloodline of racing. In The Illustrated History of Triumph Sports and Racing Cars, Triumph historian G. William Krause reviews every model in the sports car lineup. He covers the history, design evolution, and performance specifications from the first sports cars in the 1930s through the final cars built in 1981. Throughout Triumph's history a number of pivotal moments could have significantly changed the company's fortunes. This book also looks at the what if cars that never made it into production, including photos. Although they have not been built for more than three decades, their mark on sports car history is undeniable. Whether you're a fan of the spartan brutes of the 1950s or the refined comfort and performance of the last TRs, you will find the backstory of your favorites here. Included are some one-offs, could-have-beens, and racing successes"--Publisher's description

When Dan York, the hard driving owner of a dynamic construction business, rashly takes off into a storm and virtually disappears, the drama of survival which is Fools' Island likewise takes off. As he and his pilot try to extricate themselves from the crashed, undetected aircraft, simultaneously Dan's 'widow,' Ruth York, mother of their two children and commercial artist, is besieged by scheming conspirators bent on gaining control of Dan's lucrative company.This parallel story creates a tension between Dan and Ruth's respective and desperate human challenges, and provides a suspenseful scenario in which the cast of memorable characters emerge through natural dialogue and setting while the unfolding scenes flow with engaging juxtaposition and pace.Coupled with Dan and Ruth's personal challenges, the machinations of the cast of supporting players present the gamut of human drives, from avarice and sex to loyalty and love. The resolutions to the various dilemmas at play throughout Fools' Island leave a sense of destiny appropriately fulfilled.