The Last Open Road

The Last Open Road

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name = The Last Open Road
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author = B. S. (Burt) Levy
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country = United States
language = English
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genre = Novel
publisher = Think Fast Ink
release_date = 1994, May 1998 (rev. ed)
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media_type = Print (Hardback)
pages = 354 pp
isbn = ISBN 0-9642107-0-3 (first edition, hardback)
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"The Last Open Road" is the story of a young mechanic from Passaic, New Jersey who becomes involved in automobile road racing during its peak in the 1950s. It was written by B.S. Levy, a longtime amateur racer. Levy has written three sequels to "The Last Open Road" : "Montezuma's Ferrari, The Fabulous Trashwagon and Toly's Ghost". Each story is written as fiction but the racing action is historically based. Levy weaved his fictional characters together with his knowledge and research into the worldwide racing scene of the 1950's and 60's to produce the novels.

The novel meanders through several real life race tracks, including Watkins Glen, Sebring, and Elkhart Lake (touching briefly on the creation of Road America near the end of The Fabulous Trashwagon). Burt Levy's ability to create vivid characters, experiencing the world of amateur motorsports for the first time, and mixing that with historical detail are among the most engaging aspects of the story.


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