A personal recollection of ‘supercar’ ownership in a very different era 1965-’85
By Michael Hipperson
With a foreword by former Jim Clark chief mechanic Cedric Selzer, this well-illustrated book chronicles 20 years from a young man to a 40-something, his life, times and the list of cars he was very fortunate to own through the period—and what a list!
Written, warts and all, in a very soap-operatic, but engaging way. Those of us, of a certain age, can easily reminisce, chuckle and appreciate some of the situations in which the author, Michael Hipperson, found himself. His exotic catalog of cars starts with his first sportscar, a Triumph Spitfire MkI, through to a Ferrari 308GTSi, meandering through a GT40, Jaguar E-Type and a Lamborghini Miura P400S to mention but a mere handful..
Hipperson’s motives for writing were two-fold, firstly I think it was a cathartic exercise for him, and second it was his wish to raise further funds for a charity dear to his heart—the Little Havens Hospice (registered charity 1022119) who provide specialist care for babies, children and teenagers, up to the age of 19 years from across the UK county of Essex, who have a life-limiting or life-threatening illness. Over the years, Michael has done much work to help finance this home by holding regular events including the annual “Elise Garden Party.” Since 2004, the fund-raising totals in excess of £250,000. With the proceeds of the book going to the charity this will probably be one of the best £15 you’ll spend this year!
- UK price: £15.00 (or equivalent + P&P)
- Book available direct from www.letthemstare.co.uk
