Gold Cup Rookies: The Wynn and Lonny Racing Books Series, # 4 -by Eric Speed ( volume Four / iv )

New York, NY: N.Y. / New York: Grosset & Dunlap ( G&D ), 1976, 1st Edition, First Printing, 1976. ----------( 1st printing of the First edition ) ---hard cover, a Very Good+ example, a bit of light rubbing to covers and tips, overall a tidy copy, quite scarce, ERIC SPEED was a house pseudonym used by Sylvia Wilkerson and Bill Fishburne, this title was written by BF ---" After selling their Datsun, Wynn and Lonny buy a new Zink Formula Super Vee and set out to race in the Gold Cup series. Competition is stiff, and an unknown enemy tries to sabotage their efforts. -- Jeff Kuralt, their sponsor, has invented an electronic device called the Altaguard and hopes for a contract with the Army. The boys try it on their racer, then take it to Aberdeen Proving Ground to demonstrate it to the Test and Evaluation Command. It fails! Jeff is about to lose his contract and must withdraw his sponsorship. The boys are shattered. How will they be able to race for the rest of the season? -- When an Arab sheik shows unusual interest in their car and the Altaguard, a chain of mysterious events erupts. Their friends Nancy-Rae and Inky are on an airplane that is hijacked by Arab guerillas. The Super Vee is damaged by an intruder at night, and Wynn is almost killed on the race track. Will they be able to beat the Swedish Super Star Sven Rosen? Don' t miss the grand finale. It is breathtaking! "---, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo /// NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+ ( see Description )/No Jacket as issued. Illus. by Uncredited Cover Art. 5w x 7.5h Inches.