Coventry Climax Racing Engines

The result of extensive research, here is the definitive development history of Coventry Climax racing engines: the first British engines to power Formula One World Championship-winning cars.

The comments and anecdotes of those who were there give a real insight to life at Coventry Climax before its takeover by Jaguar in 1963. The author was given free access to Walter Hassan s papers; he also managed to track down and interview all of the surviving key players from the company s motor racing heyday (four World Championship wins).