Flat to the Boards. A History of Motor Car Sport in New Zealand from 1901 to 1940.

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Flat to the Boards. A History of Motor Car Sport in New Zealand from 1901 to 1940.A. Messenger and D. Wood. A complete and well illustrated history of motor sport in the country when it was in the hands of amateur enthusiasts and there was no commercial sponsorship. There were frequent car races, trials, speed record attempts and hill climbs. Craig Printing Co. Ltd., Invercargill, 1985. Hardback with dust jacket. 186 pages. SECONDHAND. Good condition, slight adhesion to rear end papers.

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