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Black Tiger #1-6
The Complete Black Tiger Book Series
Written by racing enthusiast Leonard Wibberley (author of The Mouse that Roared ) under the pen name Patrick O'Connor, The Black Tiger Series transports the reader back to a golden age of both racing and American life to tell timeless stories of courage, teamwork, glory, heartbreak, and the human condition.
THE BLACK TIGER BOOK SERIES
Book 1: The Black Tiger
Book 2: Mexican Road Race
Book 3: Black Tiger at Le Mans
Book 4: Black Tiger at Bonneville
Book 5: Black Tiger at Indianapolis
Book 6: A Car Called Camellia
THE BLACK TIGER (Book 1)
From the moment 17-year-old Woody Hartford laid eyes on the Black Tiger, he knew the car was special. But when her owner dies in a horrible racing accident, the Black Tiger is branded a "killer car."
Then, through a twist of fate, Woody is given the chance to race the Black Tiger in a big race, and suddenly Woody finds himself faced with a dilemma that will define him for the rest of his race the killer car or run from it.
MEXICAN ROAD RACE (Book 2)
After Woody totals the Black Tiger, the only chance to save the car's company from bankruptcy is to race the brand new Black Tiger--the Mark II--the Mexican Road Race, a grueling 2,000-mile race from southern Mexico to Ciudad Juarez on the Mexican/US border.
Woody and his eclectic and international team of mechanics (including Worm McNess) will have to learn to work together--putting the Black Tiger first and their egos second--if they are going to win.
This exciting story of one of the most famous sports car races is based on the author's firsthand experience of car racing and his understanding of the qualities required of the successful courage, caution, sportsmanship, and intimate knowledge of his machine.
BLACK TIGER AT LE MANS (Book 3)
Woody Hartford, already winner of the Mexican Road Race with his Black Tiger, doesn't want to race any more. It's too dangerous. He's got a wife now and a baby on the way. But when the Black Tiger's fate lies in winning Le Mans--the most prestigious and grueling race of all--Woody realizes he's been making excuses. He's just afraid and once again has to overcome his fears.
BLACK TIGER AT BONNEVILLE (Book 4)
Having won the Mexican Road Race and Le Mans, Woody Hartford becomes obsessed with breaking the land-speed record. To be the fastest car in the world--to go over 400mph--Woody, with the help of his mechanic, Worm McNess, will need to build a special Black Tiger that uses four engines. And to race it, Woody will need four times the amount of courage.
BLACK TIGER AT INDIANAPOLIS (Book 5)
When Indy 500 champion Pete Elsworth wins a road race and declares that road race drivers are inferior to Indy drivers, Woody Hartford is forced to step up and defend his colleagues. But in order to compete, Woody needs to learn how to drive all over again--Indy style. It's Rocky on the racetrack.
A CAR CALLED CAMELLIA (Book 6)
Camellia's steam-powered turbine engine--noiseless, oil-less, and practically gasless--would seem to be the cure for pollution, but like all revolutions it doesn't happen overnight. Worm McNess (the implacable Scotsman employed by Black Tiger as genius mechanic/designer) invents it. Black Tiger won't have it. Ace-driver Woody Hartford won't believe it. The Indy 500 committee almost bars it. And the competing entries will try anything to stop it.
You'll hold your breath as you read about this water-powered car--named after a flower--that has to go up against the gas-guzzlers.
THE BLACK TIGER BOOK SERIES
Book 1: The Black Tiger
Book 2: Mexican Road Race
Book 3: Black Tiger at Le Mans
Book 4: Black Tiger at Bonneville
Book 5: Black Tiger at Indianapolis
Book 6: A Car Called Camellia
THE BLACK TIGER (Book 1)
From the moment 17-year-old Woody Hartford laid eyes on the Black Tiger, he knew the car was special. But when her owner dies in a horrible racing accident, the Black Tiger is branded a "killer car."
Then, through a twist of fate, Woody is given the chance to race the Black Tiger in a big race, and suddenly Woody finds himself faced with a dilemma that will define him for the rest of his race the killer car or run from it.
MEXICAN ROAD RACE (Book 2)
After Woody totals the Black Tiger, the only chance to save the car's company from bankruptcy is to race the brand new Black Tiger--the Mark II--the Mexican Road Race, a grueling 2,000-mile race from southern Mexico to Ciudad Juarez on the Mexican/US border.
Woody and his eclectic and international team of mechanics (including Worm McNess) will have to learn to work together--putting the Black Tiger first and their egos second--if they are going to win.
This exciting story of one of the most famous sports car races is based on the author's firsthand experience of car racing and his understanding of the qualities required of the successful courage, caution, sportsmanship, and intimate knowledge of his machine.
BLACK TIGER AT LE MANS (Book 3)
Woody Hartford, already winner of the Mexican Road Race with his Black Tiger, doesn't want to race any more. It's too dangerous. He's got a wife now and a baby on the way. But when the Black Tiger's fate lies in winning Le Mans--the most prestigious and grueling race of all--Woody realizes he's been making excuses. He's just afraid and once again has to overcome his fears.
BLACK TIGER AT BONNEVILLE (Book 4)
Having won the Mexican Road Race and Le Mans, Woody Hartford becomes obsessed with breaking the land-speed record. To be the fastest car in the world--to go over 400mph--Woody, with the help of his mechanic, Worm McNess, will need to build a special Black Tiger that uses four engines. And to race it, Woody will need four times the amount of courage.
BLACK TIGER AT INDIANAPOLIS (Book 5)
When Indy 500 champion Pete Elsworth wins a road race and declares that road race drivers are inferior to Indy drivers, Woody Hartford is forced to step up and defend his colleagues. But in order to compete, Woody needs to learn how to drive all over again--Indy style. It's Rocky on the racetrack.
A CAR CALLED CAMELLIA (Book 6)
Camellia's steam-powered turbine engine--noiseless, oil-less, and practically gasless--would seem to be the cure for pollution, but like all revolutions it doesn't happen overnight. Worm McNess (the implacable Scotsman employed by Black Tiger as genius mechanic/designer) invents it. Black Tiger won't have it. Ace-driver Woody Hartford won't believe it. The Indy 500 committee almost bars it. And the competing entries will try anything to stop it.
You'll hold your breath as you read about this water-powered car--named after a flower--that has to go up against the gas-guzzlers.
982 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 31, 2018
About the author
Patrick O'Connor
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A pseudonym used by Leonard Wibberley. 17 books were published under this pseudonym:
"Black Tiger" series, E. M. Hale (Eau Claire, Wisc.)
The Black Tiger, 1956
Mexican Road Race, 1957
Black Tiger at Le Mans, 1958
Black Tiger at Bonneville, 1960
Black Tiger at Indianapolis, 1962
A Car Called Camellia, 1970
Ives Washburn (New York)
The Society of Foxes (illus. Clyde N. Geary), 1954
Flight of the Peacock, 1954
The Watermelon Mystery, 1955
Gunpowder for Washington, 1956
The Lost Harpooner, 1957
The Five-Dollar Watch Mystery, 1959
Treasure at Twenty Fathoms, 1961
The Raising of the Dubhe, 1964
Seawind from Hawaii, 1965
South Swell, 1967
Beyond Hawaii, 1969
A pseudonym used by Leonard Wibberley. 17 books were published under this pseudonym:
"Black Tiger" series, E. M. Hale (Eau Claire, Wisc.)
The Black Tiger, 1956
Mexican Road Race, 1957
Black Tiger at Le Mans, 1958
Black Tiger at Bonneville, 1960
Black Tiger at Indianapolis, 1962
A Car Called Camellia, 1970
Ives Washburn (New York)
The Society of Foxes (illus. Clyde N. Geary), 1954
Flight of the Peacock, 1954
The Watermelon Mystery, 1955
Gunpowder for Washington, 1956
The Lost Harpooner, 1957
The Five-Dollar Watch Mystery, 1959
Treasure at Twenty Fathoms, 1961
The Raising of the Dubhe, 1964
Seawind from Hawaii, 1965
South Swell, 1967
Beyond Hawaii, 1969
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July 26, 2024
This six book series (complete in this volume) follows the auto racing adventures of our young adult protagonist and his circle of friends and acquaintances across multiple years and many races.
While the stories can be a bit formulaic to the adult reader, I think they will mostly hold the attention of a middle school reader. There is a small touch of dating and discussion around it in one book, but generally little overall.
I read one of them as a kid and it stuck with me well enough that 55 or so years later I remembered it fondly and sought it out, only to be pleasantly surprised by the rest of the series.
While the stories can be a bit formulaic to the adult reader, I think they will mostly hold the attention of a middle school reader. There is a small touch of dating and discussion around it in one book, but generally little overall.
I read one of them as a kid and it stuck with me well enough that 55 or so years later I remembered it fondly and sought it out, only to be pleasantly surprised by the rest of the series.
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