The Man Who Supercharged Bond The extraordinary story of Charles Amherst Villiers
by Kenny, Paul; Beaulieu, Lord MontaguFormat: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2010-02-01
Publisher(s): Haynes Publishing UK
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Summary
His cars broke lap records at Le Mans and Brooklands. Another was James Bond's 'only hobby'. He spent more than 20 years working on the US space programme, and his paintings were displayed in London's National Portrait Gallery. His name was Villiers, Amherst Villiers. Book jacket.
Author Biography
Paul Kenny is one of the few Chartered Accountants who hold a degree in Archaeology, and runs a UK division of a US corporation. A lifelong motor racing enthusiast, he has written for Motor Sport and lectured at Brooklands. This is his first book. He lives with his wife Jane and three children in Teddington, Middlesex.
Table of Contents
| Foreword | p. 6 |
| Acknowledgements | p. 8 |
| Introduction | p. 12 |
| Fiel Pero Desdichado | p. 15 |
| School | p. 28 |
| Quicksilver | p. 35 |
| Cordon Rouge and Cordon Bleu | p. 51 |
| First Forays into Supercharging | p. 69 |
| Bluebird | p. 85 |
| The First Supercharged Rolls-Royce | p. 117 |
| The Villiers Supercharge | p. 128 |
| The Enigma of the Blower Bentley | p. 145 |
| The Businessman | p. 169 |
| War | p. 186 |
| Rocketry | p. 195 |
| Painting | p. 207 |
| BRM | p. 219 |
| 'Bond Drove it Hard and Well' | p. 230 |
| California | p. 261 |
| After Nita | p. 272 |
| The Final Automotive Projects | p. 286 |
| The Renaissance Man without a Medici | p. 304 |
| Notes and Sources | p. 312 |
| Bibliography | p. 327 |
| Index | p. 341 |
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