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Car wars down under : the untold story of Australia's first land speed record / Murray Hubbard.

Car wars down under : the untold story of Australia's first land speed record / Murray Hubbard.
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ISBN 9781922473899 (paperback)
Author Hubbard, Murray, 1948- (author)
Title Car wars down under : the untold story of Australia's first land speed record / Murray Hubbard.
Publisher and/or associated date/s Exile Bay, NSW : ETT Imprint, [2021]
©2021.
Description 237 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Note Includes index.
Summary "A rollicking ride through the early days of Australian motorsport. Set in 1900 - 1918 in Perth, Melbourne, Brisbane and the Gold Coast, the true story of bitter rivalry between two Brisbane car importers/ dealers: E.G. Eager & Son and Canada Cycle and Motor (CCM). There are four main characters; Fred Z. Eager, Alec Fraser Jewell, E.G. Eager and CCM managing director A.V. Dodwell. The paths of speedsters Fred Eager and Alec Jewell collide on Christmas Day, 1916, on Southport Beach at the first attempt to set an Australian land speed record. CCM could not beat Eager and Whitey in the premier motorsport event of hill climbs so they decided to stage an event of their own, bespoke for the Studebaker. This race would nullify Fred Eager's driving skills and suit the big-engined Studey: A straight-line land speed contest against the clock on the firm, low-tide sand of Southport (Surfers Paradise) beach. Only one of them could win. Or could they?" -- Back cover.
Subjects Eager, Fred Z.(Frederick Zina)
Dodwell, A. V.(Alexander Vaughan)
Jewell, Alec Fraser
Eager, E. G.
Eager, Fred Z.(Frederick Zina)
Dodwell, A. V.(Alexander Vaughan)
Canada Cycle & Motor Agency (Queensland)
E. G. Eager & Son
Canada Cycle and Motor
Automobiles, Racing -- Australia -- History
Call number 2021.307
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