Traction for Sale is Bill Munro's eleventh book, but he started his writing career while still at school, producing articles for the British magazine, Drag Racing and Hot Rod. His first book, Carbodies - the Complete Story was published in 1998, followed by six more for different publishers. In 2011 he produced his first self-published book, Taxi Jubilee, which he followed with two more books on his pet subject, the history of the London taxi.

• Introduction | Acknowledgements | Part 1 Harry Ferguson Research Ltd: Ch1 Ferguson, Dixon and Rolt - the Key Players: Ch2 Harry Ferguson Research Ltd: Ch3 Defining The People's Car: Ch4 R4, R5 and The Ferguson Principle: Ch5 The Ferguson Formula: CH6: A New Partner and New Technology| Part 2 Ferguson Four-wheel Drive in Motor Sport: Ch7 P99 - The Ferguson-Climax: Ch8 Indianapolis - The Novi Cars: Ch9 Indianapolis - The Turbine Years: Ch10 Four-wheel Drive in Formula One: Ch11 Hill Climbers and Sports Cars | Part 3 The Ferguson Formula World-wide: Ch12 FF Developments - Taking the Technology Forward: Ch13 FF Developments - Into Production with Specialist Vehicles: Ch14 The quattro Effect - Ferguson Formula Goes Into Mass Production: Ch15 Group B - a Revolution in Rallying: Ch16 The Ferguson Formula Becomes Mainstream: Ch17 The 1990s and Beyond - the Ferguson Legacy | Appendix A Harry Ferguson Research and FF Developments' Projects: Appendix B Non-four-wheel drive Harry Ferguson Research Projects: Appendix C FF Developments' Transmission Engineering | Bibliography

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