Phil Remington REM Remembered by his friends
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| Rating | : | 4.37 (829 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00VGR77IY |
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| Number of Pages | : | 456 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-09-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Great Read!" according to Gary. Excellent book. Having met Phil Remington in the early 1960's, it was a great opportunity to revisit many things that I hadn't thought about in years.Phil Henny did an excellent job of capturing the real Rem!. "Five Stars" according to James Demas. Great book about a man that racing fans should know. Great book Phil Henny did a good job compiling the thoughts and tributes from the people who worked with Phil Remington. The author makes the statement that some of this will be repetitive. Yes there were instances when a contributor told the same story as another and many other times people would describe his considerable talents using the same terms. To me the stories were interesting because of what he meant to each individual and the repeat descri
To hiscredit, he doesn't gloss over any aspect of what he saw, either within oroutside of Shelby's organization.His comments about drivers are particularly insightful. &
To hiscredit, he doesn't gloss over any aspect of what he saw, either within oroutside of Shelby's organization.His comments about drivers are particularly insightful. His stories of theAmerican racing scene and particularly the Shelby era are fascinating. About the AuthorPHIL HENNYPhil was born in 1943,in the village of Montagny prèsd'Yverdon in the French speaking region of Switzerland. After years working forrenowned drivers, Phil decided to sit behind the wheel of his own race cars forpleasure and to prove the efficacy of the products manufactured by his company,DRYSUMPSYSTEMS Inc., founded in 1971.Beside his mechanical talents, Phil enjoys writing about the joy and thetribulations of his life in racing. &n
By the time he was in his teens he had developed a strong attraction to automobiles. Phil Remington was born on January 21, 1921 in Santa Monica, California. It is a collection of reminiscences sent in by colleagues and friends who agreed to share their personal stories of the man they universally admired, respected and honored. When there is a problem, by the time other people realize it, he's already made six fixes." It was this natural affinity for all things mechanical that allowed Rem to out distance his contemporaries and surpass his mentors. Successes included many Indy car victories with an Indianapolis 500 victory as well as numerou