{"id":6569,"date":"2009-11-29T20:11:20","date_gmt":"2009-11-30T03:11:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/?p=6569"},"modified":"2013-03-05T16:57:57","modified_gmt":"2013-03-05T23:57:57","slug":"book-review-top-25-race-cars-of-all-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/book-review-top-25-race-cars-of-all-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Review: Top 25 Race Cars of All Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mr_social_sharing_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Social Sharing Toolkit v2.2 --><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2Fbook-review-top-25-race-cars-of-all-time%2F&amp;media=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2009%2F11%2F145829.jpg&amp;description=Book+Review%3A+Top+25+Race+Cars+of+All+Time\" class=\"pin-it-button\" count-layout=\"none\" rel=\"lightbox[6569]\"><img border=\"0\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/images\/PinExt.png\" title=\"Pin It\" \/><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><fb:share-button type=\"button_count\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/book-review-top-25-race-cars-of-all-time\/\"><\/fb:share-button><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-count=\"horizontal\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/book-review-top-25-race-cars-of-all-time\/\" data-via=\"myrideisme\" data-text=\"Book Review: Top 25 Race Cars of All Time\"><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><div class=\"g-plusone\" data-size=\"medium\" data-annotation=\"none\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/book-review-top-25-race-cars-of-all-time\/\"><\/div><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a class=\"mr_social_share_email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=Book Review: Top 25 Race Cars of All Time&amp;body=https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/book-review-top-25-race-cars-of-all-time\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-sharing-toolkit\/images\/icons_small\/email.png\" class=\"nopin\" alt=\"Email\" title=\"Email\"\/><span class=\"mr_small_icon\">Email<\/span><\/a><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"linksalpha_button linksalpha_link\" href=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/social\/mobile\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/book-review-top-25-race-cars-of-all-time\/\" data-text=\"Book Review: Top 25 Race Cars of All Time\" data-desc=\"We've got another treat for you guys and gals from Motorbooks.\u00a0 This time, we take a look at Basem Wasef's \"Legendary Race Cars\". \"Legendary Race Cars\" is Basem's Top 25 Race Cars of all time.\u00a0 I dig how he's chosen cars from all corners of the globe and from all forms of racing.\u00a0 The book\" data-image=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/145829.jpg\" data-button=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/images\/social_share_button.png\" alt=\"Share\" class=\"linksalpha_image\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/scripts\/loader_iconbox.js?v=2.4\"><\/script><\/span><\/div><p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/145829.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[6569]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6575 alignleft\" style=\"margin: 4px; border: black 2px solid;\" title=\"Legendary Race Cars by Basem Wasef\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/145829.jpg\" alt=\"Legendary Race Cars by Basem Wasef\" width=\"300\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/145829.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/145829-125x150.jpg 125w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/145829-250x300.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>We&#8217;ve got another treat for you guys and gals from Motorbooks.\u00a0 This time, we take a look at Basem Wasef&#8217;s &#8220;Legendary Race Cars&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Legendary Race Cars&#8221; is Basem&#8217;s Top 25 Race Cars of all time.\u00a0 I dig how he&#8217;s chosen cars from all corners of the globe and from all forms of racing.\u00a0 The book includes an off-road race truck, a WRC Rally Car, a Pikes Peak turbo monster, Le Mans cars from various decades, F1, a Nostalgia NHRA dragster and a few cars from the early 1900&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p>The pictures and photography\u00a0are excellent.\u00a0 It includes shots taken by the author himself as well as old archive photography from the race car&#8217;s hey-day.\u00a0 Here&#8217;s a few examples below of Basem&#8217;s quality work.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/p12.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[6569]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6570\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" title=\"Ford GT40 LeMans Winner and sports car icon\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/p12.jpg\" alt=\"Ford GT40, racing, LeMans sports car, gt-40\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/p12.jpg 583w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/p12-150x148.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/p12-300x296.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/p12-400x395.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 583px) 100vw, 583px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can&#8217;t have a Top Race Car&#8217;s list without the legendary Ford GT40 can you?<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/p127.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[6569]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6571\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" title=\"Ecurrie Ecosse's Jaguar D-Type, winner of the 1956 24 Hours of LeMans\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/p127.jpg\" alt=\"Jaguar D-Type, racing, winner 24 Hours of LeMans, jag, knock-offs,vintage\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/p127.jpg 1014w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/p127-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/p127-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/p127-400x227.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1014px) 100vw, 1014px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a Jaguar D-Type which won the 1956 24 Hours of LeMans with a 200 HP 3,442 cc Dual Overhead Cam inline 6 cylinder.\u00a0 The curvy lines of these 50&#8217;s LeMan&#8217;s cars are pure sports car perfection.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/p103.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[6569]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6572\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" title=\"Carroll Shelby's Cobra Daytona Coupe won LeMans in 1965\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/p103.jpg\" alt=\"Shelby's Cobra Daytona Coupe, race car, vintage, knock-offs, LeMans\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/p103.jpg 991w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/p103-150x87.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/p103-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/p103-400x232.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 991px) 100vw, 991px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Another legend, the Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe, winner of the 1965 LeMans race.\u00a0\u00a0The author\u00a0explains the details behind that chopped off rear end design and the necessity of that duck-tail wing to keep it under control at high speeds.\u00a0 Check out that exhaust tucked into the bodywork, all in the name of aerodynamics.\u00a0 The poor drivers feet take a heating though.<\/p>\n<p>This book helps continue the legacy these 25 race cars have left behind.\u00a0 I really enjoyed reading this book and hoped it would keep going and going.\u00a0 I hope Basem does more books of this type to showcase the many other race cars I think should be highlighted.\u00a0\u00a0Top cars from Trans-Am and Road Racing, drag racers and land speed racers from the <a title=\"MyRideisMe.com&#039;s coverage of Land Speed Racing\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/tag\/bonneville-salt-flats\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bonneville Salt Flats<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>What would you consider to be\u00a0your\u00a0Top 3\u00a0Legendary Race Cars of all time?\u00a0 Leave a comment below with your favorites!<\/p>\n<p>Hechtspeed<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mr_social_sharing_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Social Sharing Toolkit v2.2 --><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2Fbook-review-top-25-race-cars-of-all-time%2F&amp;media=&amp;description=Book+Review%3A+Top+25+Race+Cars+of+All+Time\" class=\"pin-it-button\" count-layout=\"none\"><img border=\"0\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/images\/PinExt.png\" title=\"Pin It\" \/><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><fb:share-button type=\"button_count\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/book-review-top-25-race-cars-of-all-time\/\"><\/fb:share-button><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-count=\"horizontal\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/book-review-top-25-race-cars-of-all-time\/\" data-via=\"myrideisme\" data-text=\"Book Review: Top 25 Race Cars of All Time\"><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><div class=\"g-plusone\" data-size=\"medium\" data-annotation=\"none\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/book-review-top-25-race-cars-of-all-time\/\"><\/div><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a class=\"mr_social_share_email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=Book Review: Top 25 Race Cars of All Time&amp;body=https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/book-review-top-25-race-cars-of-all-time\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-sharing-toolkit\/images\/icons_small\/email.png\" class=\"nopin\" alt=\"Email\" title=\"Email\"\/><span class=\"mr_small_icon\">Email<\/span><\/a><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"linksalpha_button linksalpha_link\" href=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/social\/mobile\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/book-review-top-25-race-cars-of-all-time\/\" data-text=\"Book Review: Top 25 Race Cars of All Time\" data-desc=\"We've got another treat for you guys and gals from Motorbooks.\u00a0 This time, we take a look at Basem Wasef's \"Legendary Race Cars\". \"Legendary Race Cars\" is Basem's Top 25 Race Cars of all time.\u00a0 I dig how he's chosen cars from all corners of the globe and from all forms of racing.\u00a0 The book\" data-image=\"\" data-button=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/images\/social_share_button.png\" alt=\"Share\" class=\"linksalpha_image\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/scripts\/loader_iconbox.js?v=2.4\"><\/script><\/span><\/div><p>Email We&#8217;ve got another treat for you guys and gals from Motorbooks.\u00a0 This time, we take a look at Basem Wasef&#8217;s &#8220;Legendary Race Cars&#8221;. &#8220;Legendary Race Cars&#8221; 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