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<\/a><\/p>\nIn this 125-page compilation of black-and-white photographs (many never before seen) Ludvigsen reveals the tale of the creation of the C-2, C-4R, C-5R and C-6R, as well as their often star-crossed assaults on Le Mans. The racing photos are fabulous and well reproduced, but it is the technical shots and detail photos that reveal many new insights into these quintessentially American racecars.<\/p>\n
This book will be a must-have for any fan of the Cunningham family of racecars. Available directly from the publisher for $24.95<\/strong> (+$4.95 S&H<\/strong>) by calling (800) 289-3504.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cunningham Sports Cars: American Racing Legends 1951\u20131955 Foreword by Karl Ludvigsen The latest offering from Icon\u00adografx\u2019s Ludvigsen Library Series is a photographic history of the famed sports cars built by Briggs Cunningham. After racing a variety of racecars built by other manufacturers, sportsman Briggs Cunningham set out on a quest to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans in a car of his own construction. The result was the mi\u00adghty blue-and-white Cun\u00adningham sports cars built between 1951 and 1955. In […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54,"featured_media":816610,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[263,18359,11339],"tags":[2942,17152,1439,17940,3297],"class_list":["post-460154","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-car-culture","category-cunningham","category-product","tag-car-books","tag-car-culture","tag-cunningham","tag-product-reviews","tag-products"],"yoast_head":"\n
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<\/a>The latest offering from Icon\u00adografx\u2019s Ludvigsen Library Series is a photographic history of the famed sports cars built by Briggs Cunningham. After racing a variety of racecars built by other manufacturers, sportsman Briggs Cunningham set out on a quest to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans in a car of his own construction. The result was the mi\u00adghty blue-and-white Cun\u00adningham sports cars built between 1951 and 1955.