The story of this unique car stunned both Steve and his fellow researcher, Martin Saul, as they painstakingly uncovered it over years of diligent research and exploration.

In creating the book, the team took the car back to a selection of the most important places from its history – locations where it raced and lived. To the racetracks, towns, houses and even the aircraft in which the owners raced, frequented, lived, flew and fought.