Cunningham: The Passion, The Cars, The Legacy

by Richard Harman

Gathered together for the first time, here is a comprehensive record of the motoring achievements and competition history of Briggs Swift Cunningham II. He was a competitor, patron and pioneering champion of road racing in the USA, and in addition to the cars that bore his name with pride and competed against the best in the world, the Cunningham team raced many other models in the late 1950s and early 1960s in both the USA and Europe. Further, during his long life, Cunningham owned a large variety of vehicles ranging from the mundane to the spectacular. Richard Harman has spent the past seven years researching this long overdue and worthwhile tribute to the accomplishments of the great man. He was granted unprecedented access to hitherto unpublished archive material by the Cunningham family and the families of the team members and has been able to trace the history of most of the Cunningham-owned cars in great detail. This book has been awarded the 2014 Cugnot Award by the Society of Motoring Historians

840 pages, Hardcover

Published August 1, 2013

Reviews

[Jose · Rating 5 out of 5]

My hat's off to the author and publisher for such a large and exhaustive history of Briggs Cunningham The Gentleman driver,team owner,Sportsman and great All-around American. Two large heavy hardcover with dustjacket books that come in a case with handle to carry. Every car,race by Cunningham as driver,owner or whatnot. I would have liked more on Briggs life outside the track more than was covered,and more Corvette coverage and photos he raced.Granted there is great Vette coverage in there. His Yachting is covered. They should have also include a string bookmark. You need not be An Cunningham fan to love this set, I have seen his Collection of which some are now the Collier collection at The Revs and I will go again. This set brings such a rich important American icon to life.Massive two-book tome.Highly recommended.