Lancia Sporting Coupes
Lancia had built sporting cars from its foundation in 1907, but the first of a long line of distinguished sporting coup233s was launched in 1951. The famous and beautiful Aurelia B20 set a trend for fine true GT cars that Lancia would continue into the 1980s. This book collects together the history of […]
RED/GREEN/SILVER-3V SET-V
This 3-video set celebrates the glorious era of motor racing when cars were painted in nationalistic colors unfettered by commercial sponsorship. ‘Racing Red Great Italian Racing Cars’ features marques such as Fiat, Alfa Romeo, Maserati, Lancia, and Ferrari, and the beauty and appeal of these exotic machines. Rare archival footage from the start of the […]
Twin Cam Italia: Fiat-Lancia-Alfa Romeo: All the Cars powered by Aurelio Lampredi’s famous engine, and how to look after
Offers vital advice for anyone seeking or owning any of these classic Italian cars: highlights the cars to buy and how to look after them.A huge variety of Italian cars have one important thing in common - the famous Twin Cam engine designed by Aurelio Lampredi. One of the most successful passenger car power units […]
Maserati : A Racing History
A sister volume to First Among Champions: The Alfa Romeo Grand Prix Cars and Bugatti: A Racing History, this handsome book completes a trilogy devoted to the great motor racing marques of the 1930s and 1950s. It offers a fascinating account of the design, development and competition history of the Maserati cars, and the personalities […]
Cars in Film : Great Moments from Post-War International Cinema
Subtitled: Great Moments from Post-War International Cinema. From Steve McQueen’s Mustang in ‘Bullitt’ to 007’s Aston Martins, and the veteran Darracq in ‘Genevieve’ to the daredevil Mini Coopers in ‘The Italian Job,’ cars are the stars just as much as their human occupants in a number of films. This book reviews the good, the bad, […]
The Essential Muscle Car
Essential Muscle Cars pays tribute to the legend and is lavishly illustrated with large format, full-color photographs of all the major models, along with a comprehensive technical specification of each. It is the perfect reference book for everyone interested in America’s most interesting performance cars.Essential Muscle Cars tells the full story of America’s most exciting […]
Lamborghini: Forty Years
For forty years, Lamborghini has been one of the world’s most flamboyant and exotic car marques. Written by a long-term Lamborghini insider, the book tells, for the first time, the real story of the men who kept alive the Italian business making cars bought by wealthy business executives, show business celebrities and sports stars.Custodians of Lamborghini have included Chysler and businessmen in Switzerland and Asia. Now Lamborghini sits alongside Bugatti at Audi, part of the Volkswagen Group.Previous Lamborghini books have been little more than collections of pictures of the cars and technical descriptions, but this one describes the character of the men whose passion for Lamborghini kept the company alive. The book is published in 2004 as the all-new Lamborghini Gallardo goes on sale, 41 years after the original 350GTV burst onto the scene at the Turin motor show.Hardcover - 8-1/4′x 10-5/8′ - 192 pp - 80 color
Mercedes-Benz SLK
Lively, carefree and unforgettable, the SLK, without a doubt, is one of this centurys cars to remember. Alfieri vividly profiles all facets of the SLKs styling and design, technology, electronics, chassis, engine, and safety features. Includes a chapter on driving impressions. Beautifully produced. English, French & Italian text. Hdbd., 10x 11 5/8, 96 pgs., full-color.
Supercars
Supercars represent the zenith of the motoring experience. They look great, drive superbly, and go faster than any other cars on the road. This book is a photographic celebration of the greatest cars ever made. From the groundbreaking Porsche 911, to the classic creations of the Italian firms Ferrari and Lamborghini, this book features all of the best supercars. A series of chapters deals with the breed chronologically, from the Mercedes gullwings of the 1950s right up to the present day - the era of monstrously fast, streamlined exotica such as the McLaren F1, the Ferrari Enzo, and Lamborghini Murciliago.Paperback - 8-1/4′ x 5-5/8′ - 400 pages - 450 color, 50 b/w
Ferrari - The Factory : Maranello’s Secrets 1950-1975
Over the years few people have had the opportunity to visit the Ferrari factory and see these great sports and racing cars made. Among those who have done so are Rudy Mailander, Karl Ludvigsen and Edward Eves. Starting in the early 1950s and through the 1970s their photography provides an unique record of the way this famous Italian company makes its cars. Their unpublished photos from the Ludvigsen Library are a feast for Ferrari fanatics, taking them behind the scenes of the foundry, machine shops, engine assembly and testing and car assembly lines at Ferrari. Included as well are rare photos of the racing department and the magnificent Ferrari sports and racing cars under construction. Commentary by Karl Ludvigsen provides insights into the creation of these legendary cars, including his own run-in with Enzo Ferrari when he took a photograph too far.Hardcover, 10-1/4 x 8-1/2, 128 pp, 121 b/w
