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[sbrinley]

Has anyone seen the book on the BRM V-16 Grand Prix car from the '50s? The cutaway of the car consisted of pages of a cellophane-like material that revealed more layers of the cutaway as you turned the pages. The material had something like wrinkles in it to keep the pages in place. That is the only example of that I ever saw, as cutaways were quite common in Sports Car Illustrated, other magazines, and the famous The Grand Prix Car books of Laurence Pomeroy.
Sheridan Brinley

[Robin Fairservice]

I have a copy of this book, which was published in 1954 by Motor Racing Publications Ltd. It cost me 7/6d new.

[Tony Matthews]

I have a copy of this book, which was published in 1954 by Motor Racing Publications Ltd. It cost me 7/6d new.

Mine cost me £25 about 10 years ago!


Complete with wrinkles!


I don't think the wrinkles were a device for locating the overlays, just a characteristic of the film used.

Edited by Tony Matthews, 20 January 2011 - 18:24.

[Doug Nye]

Ah yes - the Transart double-sided cutaway drawing process. Very nice, I have always thought, in that it enables one in effect to dismantle the engine, and examine the heads etc from both above and below. I think I recall one other Transart cutaway on something like a turbo-prop aero engine, or was it maybe the Napier Deltic???? But they are certainly few and far between.

DCN

[Tony Matthews]

... or was it maybe the Napier Deltic????
DCN

Jaguar V12, Doug. There may be others...

[sbrinley]

Mine cost me £25 about 10 years ago!


Complete with wrinkles!


I don't think the wrinkles were a device for locating the overlays, just a characteristic of the film used.

That is the book! I can't remember what I paid for it, but I bought it in the late '50s at R. Gordon's book store on East 59th Street in New York. You may be right about the wrinkles. I wonder if anyone owns the car or knows its history.
You will note that the book has an advertisement in it for the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company--the predecessor of BP.

[Alan Cox]

They turn up fairly regularly on eBay with a couple currently for sale.
http://cgi.ebay.co.u...=item33646147d2
Numerous copies on Amazon
http://www.amazon.co...;condition=used
http://www.amazon.co...;condition=used
The dust jacket tends to have fared rather badly on a lot of copies which are offered.

[Doug Nye]

Jaguar V12, Doug. There may be others...

Aah YES!!!

DCN

[cooper997]

Before Goodwood FoS in 1997 I pondered purchasing this BRM V16 book from Chris Knapman at his shop. But didn't. Then after Goodwood upon another visit, it was there and now had Rivers-Fletcher's moniker in it. Alas it helped make my luggage way over weight on my return to Australia.

There's also the Daily Express soft cover publication, BRM - Ambassador for Britain. This promotes the project and its early supporters. Also has a fantastic illustrated colour BRMA poster of the prototype V16 in the centre. Published late 1949/early 1950 I think.

Stephen

[Bauble]

On a related subject, as an ardent fan of the BRM I recieved one Christmas a jig saw puzzle which featured a V16 on a plain WHITE background, so while the car was easy to complete, trying to finish a large area of plain white pieces took weeks. Not one to be beaten easily I persevered until it was done, and then drew pen lines across the white to give a clue for the next time. Bit I never did it again.

Anyone else remember this puzzle.

To remain on subject I too had a copy of the book, but was much to young too care how the engine was made.

Edited by Bauble, 21 January 2011 - 09:01.

[Tony Matthews]

On a related subject, as an ardent fan of the BRM I recieved one Christmas a jig saw puzzle which featured a V16 on a plain WHITE background, so while the car was easy to complete, trying to finish a large area of plain white pieces took weeks. Not one to be beaten easily I persevered until it was done, and then drew pen lines across the white to give a clue for the next time. Bit I never did it again.

Anyone else remember this puzzle.

Well done for persevering! Later puzzles had a graph-paper style grid, which was not much better than plain white, and the last one, the Jaguar 'D' type, had a graduated colour background, which may have helped.

[Bauble]

That looks like the series Tony, as so many have said before - it's amazing what comes up on this site when you ask a question or pose a problem.

Next question is; Did YOU do any of these puzzles and if so did you persevere?

Thanks,

Bob.

[dwh43scale]

I've got and completed the 250 GTO - some time ago though. Still in the house somewhere

[David McKinney]

I did the 250F. Once

[Tony Matthews]

I did the 250F. Once

So did I! The wierd thing is, I was completely familiar with the illustration, and, confronted with a detail photo or scrap of illustration I would have no hesitation in recognising the subject. In jigsaw form? No chance, I'd be looking at a piece, no idea what it was or where it went, only to find I'd got it upside down!

[Tony Matthews]

I've got and completed the 250 GTO - some time ago though. Still in the house somewhere

Completely OT, but Wilco Johnson and Lee Brilleaux! Some avatar!

Edited by Tony Matthews, 22 January 2011 - 22:05.