Explore the design philosophy, the racing pedigree, and the cultural legacy of a car that transcends trends and generations. Featuring stunning photography, rare archival material, and stories from the road and the track, this book puts you in the driver’s seat of a living legend.
This book is a look at the alternative Formula 1 history.
Read about:
The driver who knocked down his team principal;
A suicide attempt during practice;
The jazz band which produced two F1 drivers;
A team sponsored by pop superstars Abba;
How the World Champion was kidnapped...
and how a F1 car killed a cyclist and a motorcycle rider on a public road.
This book is not just a collection of breathtaking images, but a tribute to the German passion for technical perfection and continuous evolution: starting from Benz and Daimler, the reader will move on to timeless icons such as the VW Beetle, the Porsche 911 and the Mercedes 300 SL. Not to forget the new challenges of electrification, with the VW ID.3 or the BMW XM hybrid SUV.
150 fascinating years of unique and inimitable Italian automotive innovation. The Topolino. The 500. The Panda. The Lancia Lambda. The Fulvia. The Alfa Romeo, Duetto, and Giulietta. The Ferrari Testarossa. The Maserati 3500GT. The Lambroghini Miura, Countach, Diablo, and Revuelto... and so on, all the way up until the electrified supercars and new hypercars of our future, like the Pagani Utopia, Pininfarina Batista and Estrema Fulminea (just to name a few)! Cars that dreams are made of, lives are changed with, and history is marked by: legendary Italian cars.
From the Alfa Romeo 6C to the Porsche 996 GT3, the author has chosen cars from each decade from the 1930s to the end of the twentieth century, his choices made from the perspective of the enthusiast and collector. All are considered 'milestone' cars and all have risen substantially in value in the past five to ten years. They are not all necessarily the fastest, rarest or most valuable cars, but they are all highly significant and highly regarded.
These are the cars that should have been bought when they were new and kept for the future - now that they are truly desired.
Features cars from across the varied spans of time, price and purpose, including: Lancia Lambda, Austin Seven, Volkswagen Beetle, Jaguar C-Type, Citroen DS19, Ford Mustang, DeLorean DMC 12, McLaren F1.
