Reid Railton: Man of Speed

Reid Antony Railton, Cheshire-born automotive engineer par excellence, created an extraordinary range of cars. He rose to renown during the 1930s as chief engineer at Thomson & Taylor, Brooklands-based racing-car builders. There he realised the dreams of that era-s top men of speed, including Tim Birkin, Malcolm Campbell, Whitney Straight, John Cobb, Raymond Mays and Goldie Gardner. His great cars powered them all to sensational racing and record-breaking success. This magisterial book, by one of the world-s foremost automotive historians, tells Reid Railton-s personal and professional story in superb detail and fascinating depth, with special focus on Reid-s unique insights-amounting to genius-and technical accomplishments.