CrusaderOverview Forewords by Ken Warby and Sally Railton Joslin The tale of Crusader, the jet powered boat of 1952, appears to be a simple one about the ambition of John Cobb and Reid Railton, two unassuming but deeply gifted men, to break the water speed record on Loch Ness only for their efforts to end in tragedy. In fact the story behind that fateful outcome Cobbs death on his first high speed run is a complex web of clever design and inspirational

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“An excellent book about a fascinating period of our motoring history

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designers and mechanics to team owners

“Phillips writes well and clearly with an obvious enthusiasm for the company and its vehicles… a nicely presented book that includes some useful features

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most significantly Malcolm Campbell

Argentine Juan Manuel Fangio becoming World Champion five times

Two-seater variety: the amazing range of sports cars he drove included Jaguars (XK120

“A widely researched and very readable insight into one of the great

I say this is required reading

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