Novi: The Legendary Indianpolis Race Car Volume Two: The Granatelli Years (1961-1966)

Novi: The Legendary Indianpolis Race Car Volume Two: The Granatelli Years (1961-1966) by George Peters. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780963022714.

by George Peters & Henri Greuter, volume 2: The Andy Granatelli Years (1961-1966) Soft cover, 257 pages, 208 black & white pages. Volume II details the continuing saga of the world famous Novi race cars from their sale to the Granatelli brothers in 1961 through temporary retirement after the failure to qualify for the 1966 race and their definitive retirement in 1968. By 1968, the fabled front engine cars were no longer considered competitive due to the evolutionary changes in Indy car construction. The dramatic chages began with the appearance of the rear engine Cooper/Climax car in 1961 and extended through the success of the English built Lotus. The Granatellis countered with four wheel drive to tame the powerful, superchared Novi V-8 engine. Yet, it was not enough to withstand the rear engine revolution. Thus ended the resurrection of the Novi as a feared Indy competitor.