Download or read book Legendary Italian Cars written by Enzo Rizzo and published by . This book was released on 2013-05-01 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume traces through more than 150 years of Italian automotive history. A history made, above all, by men who have put creativity, hard work, inspiration, ingenuity, and tenacity to use in developing their ideas and in giving form to this revolutionary instrument of human mobility.
Download or read book Legendary Cars written by Larry Edsal and published by White Star Publishers. This book was released on 2012 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over 400 dazzling color photographs and an entertaining narrative tell the tale of our love affair with cars. Famous car photographers capture the elegance and excitement of each vehicle, while the stories behind the cars let us relive the adventures of designing and driving these marvels. Together they make an exciting history of the technological trends and designs that led to today's indispensable, stylish, and efficient automobile. The story concentrates on the most important car models produced in terms of social, aesthetic, and technological advances. From dream cars to road cars, this book captures the most stirring blends of technology, art, and beauty. Filled with a sense of adventure, it takes us on a fun spin through popular culture and into the future of automobiles.
Download or read book Legendary Cars written by Larry Edsall and published by White Star. This book was released on 2005 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over 400 photographs capture the excitement and elegance of automotive history and include many famous American models. The illustrations and words combine to re-create the adventures of designing and driving the legendary cars that evolved into today's indispensable, stylish, and efficient automobile. The book begins by describing how automobiles evolved from little more than "cookie tins" propelled by sputtering internal combustion engines to smoother-riding, rounded forms. It then concentrates on the most important models produced in terms of social, aesthetic, and technological advances, covering developments in aerodynamics, speed, and horsepower, setbacks like the gasoline crisis of the 1970s, and the emergence of the modern car company. The book concludes with a peek into the future to see what types of vehicles we'll soon be driving. From dream cars to road cars, this book brings together pictures and descriptions of the most stirring blends of technology, art, beauty, and adventure.
Download or read book Lamborghini written by Antonio Ghini and published by Rizzoli Publications. This book was released on 2023-10-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new updated edition of the volume released in 2020 with the history of Lamborghini. This official book is dedicated to the history of the Italian car brand founded in Sant’Agata Bolognese in 1963 by Ferruccio Lamborghini. Ferruccio’s dream was to create the perfect car and still today, more than half a century later, Lamborghini continues to produce super sport cars that are sought after and renowned throughout the world. The book is divided into five macro-sections: Where: In Sant’Agata Bolognese, Emilia, Italy - a small remote village now known throughout the world. How: With the ingredients that make it unique – the passion of the local people, mechanical purity and unstoppable technical innovation, forward-looking design, stylish and original use of color and a constant dialogue with new generations. Who: Lamborghini’s strength is its people, from the past and the present, who deserve respect for what they do and what they have done. When: The history of Lamborghini spans from 1963 to today, from the brilliant moments from the past to the successes of today, as well as the more difficult periods that were overcome with great dignity and commitment. Why: All the models that have shaped the history of Lamborghini are illustrated here, including special editions, those that underwent significant evolution and unreleased models.
Download or read book 100 of the Best Racing Italian Cars written by Alex Trost and published by A&V. This book was released on 2014-06-13 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you looking for a journey that will take you through this amazing obok, along with funny comments and a word puzzle? Then this book is for you. Whether you are looking at this book for curiosity, choices, options, or just for fun; this book fits any criteria. Writing this book did not happen quickly. It is thorough look at accuracy and foundation before the book was even started. This book was created to inform, entertain and maybe even test your knowledge. By the time you finish reading this book you will want to share it with others.
Download or read book Modena Racing Memories written by Graham Gauld and published by Motorbooks International. This book was released on 1999 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the 1950s and early 1960s, Modena was the center of Italy's sports car and Grand Prix universe. There, engineers and artisans crafted cars for Ferrari, Maserati, OSCA, ATS, and others, every day bringing an unending parade of new surprises to the famous Modena Autodrome for resting. As a young man, Graham Gauld traveled to the northern Italian villa several times, striking up relationships with famous drivers, engineers, and designers who granted him and his camera unprecedented access to their facilities. The result is this remarkable history which documents the fall of Italian carmakers from Grand Prix eminence, and their subsequent rise to dominance in international GT racing. All of the photos are from Gauld's private collection and are seen together here for the first time. Populated with fantastic cars, motorsport luminaries, and the author's rarefied memories, this splendid photo history is sure to interest all fans of vintage racing and classic Italian machinery.
Download or read book Best in Show written by Andrea Cittadini and published by . This book was released on 2015-09-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unique pieces, chassis no. 1, or strictly Italian prototypes, on which the greatest designers and coachbuilders from the past have experimented pioneering solutions: choices that foretell future fashion phenomena and stylistic canons. The Lopresto Collection is unlike all others: it comprises only Italian models, oneoff specimens, prototypes, special editions, and models made in extremely limited numbers, often personalized to match the customer's specific requests. This is why it is the most important collection in Italy and one of the most prestigious in the world. Frequently, they are masterpieces that have long been forgotten, but through skilled restoration Lopresto has salvaged their bygone splendor, because he, an architect by profession and collector by passion, is in fact an automobile archeologist in love with his vehicles.
Download or read book Italian GT Cars written by Gaetano Derosa and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Italian GT Cars By Gaetano Derosa. Subtitled: Alfa Romeo, Lamborghini, Maserati and Other Makes. The best of the best from Italy! Top quality color photographs profile a cross-section of postwar Italian coupes from major manufacturers.Popular models from Alfa Romeo, Lamborghini, Lancia, Maserati, Abarth, Cisitalia and others. Derosa details the engines, racing victories, famous drivers and more. Sftbd., 8 1/4"x 11", 93 pgs., 3 b&w ill., 121 color.
Download or read book Ferrari written by Roberto Bonetto and published by . This book was released on 2011-12 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the first Ferrari 125 S in 1947 to the Ferrari 590 GTO of 2010, the automobiles of the Cavallino Rampante (prancing horse) have marked the history of motoring on the roadway as well as on the racetrack. The fascinating line; the inimitable red of the chassis, now become paradigm; the power and unmistakable sound of the V8 and V12 engines have made, and continue to make, the automobiles produced at Maranello, in the province of Modena, a veritable legend on the road as well as a symbol of Italian excellence. Cars of refined style, the work of illustrious planners and designers like Pininfarina, Bertone, and Vignale, Ferraris are dreams come true for lovers of four-wheeled vehicles, and veritable cult objects for appassionati and collectors around the world. Enzo Ferrari, the founder of the prestigious automobile company, said: 'The best Ferrari ever built is the next one'. It's a legend that continues to renew itself.
Download or read book Enzo Ferrari written by Luca Dal Monte and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Published in Italy in 2016."--Back jacket flap.
Download or read book Italian Chic written by Andrea Ferolla and published by Assouline Publishing. This book was released on 2018-07-01 with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Italy is a country synonymous with style and beauty in all aspects of life: the rich history of Rome, Renaissance art of Florence, graceful canals of Venice, high fashion of Milan, signature pasta alla bolognese of Bologna, colorful architecture of Portofino and winking blue waters of Capri and the Amalfi Coast, among many others. Italians themselves live effortlessly amid all this splendor, knowing instinctively just the type of outfit to throw on, design element to balance, or delectable ingredient to add.
Download or read book Maserati written by and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2014-11-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published to coincide with Maserati’s one-hundredth anniversary, this lavishly produced volume celebrates the glamour and excellence of Italian automotive style and design. Maserati traces the history of the legendary Italian luxury sports car company that was founded in 1914 by Alfieri Maserati and his three brothers, Bindo, Ernesto, and Ettore, and which went on to back-to-back wins at the Indianapolis 500—the only Italian car manufacturer ever to do so. The book profiles the twelve most iconic Maserati vehicles, including the best-selling Ghibli as well as the Quattroporte, GranTurismo, Bora, Berlinetta, and—for the first time ever published—the Alfieri, which has been described as the manifesto of the future of Maserati design. The book features stunningly precise photography that highlights the exquisite lines and lavish details of the vehicles, along with never before published images and technical and engineering highlights. Also included are special contributions by Lorenzo Ramaciotti, Giovanni Soldini, Franca Sozzani, Gildo Zegna, and Mario Botta.
Download or read book Italian Cars written by ENZO. RIZZO and published by . This book was released on 2024-09-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume traces more than 150 years of Italian automotive history from the Maserati 3500GT, the Lamborghini Countach, and the Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale all the way up to more-recent dream cars, like the Ferrari FF and the F12 Berlinetta. The automobile is one of the symbols of Made in Italy around the world. This book tells the story of the Italian automobile through ever-changing conditions. The chapters follow a chronological format that reviews social, economic, and political factors, both in Italy and internationally, as well as the various eras of the Italian car and its development based on design generations and mechanical innovation.
Download or read book Italian Sports Cars written by Winston Goodfellow and published by Motorbooks International. This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Italian Auto Legends written by Michel Zumbrunn and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Features 400 colour illustrations of 57 of the most important Italian cars and discusses their background, design and performance.
Download or read book Intermeccanica written by Andrew McCredie and published by Veloce Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2010-05 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Frank Reisner, a Hungarian-born American, turned a youthful passion for cars into one of the world's most famous small sports car building companies. From modest beginnings in Turin, Intermeccanica designed and produced a dozen different but exciting models that shook the motoring world in the 60s & 70s.
Download or read book Legendary Race Cars written by Basem Wasef and published by Motorbooks International. This book was released on 2009-10-09 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Illustrated profiles of the greatest motorsports pairings of man and machine, from the winner of the first Indy 500 race to the Audi R10 the dominated Le Mans for nearly a decade.
