Porsche: The Fine Art of the Sports Car - Hardcover

Scheller, William

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0789399784 ISBN 13: 9780789399786

Publisher: Universe, 2008

Synopsis

The Porsche is the quintessential sports car—sleek, shiny, sexy, and very fast. The striking looks of the car are matched by the machine’s superb engineering and performance, making it one of the world’s great automobiles. In merging the highest standards of design with advanced technology, the Porsche has become a four-wheeled work of art. Now, in a book whose design is as refined and as smart as the car itself, the story of the Porsche unfolds from the beginning as a creation of Dr. Ferdinand Porsche and his son in 1948, through forty-eight models to today’s magnificent examples. Interwoven with the history of the Porsche’s development are factors and events that influenced the development of the company, such as the imprisonment of Dr. Ferdinand Porsche by the French during World War II, the development of the Volkswagen, the ever-changing rules of national and international racing associations, and the marketing genius of people as far away as Chicago. Porsche: The Fine Art of the Sports Car features over 380 pages of text and more than 250 stunning color and 120 historical black-and-white photographs, enabling the history of the world’s beloved sports car to be cherished and enjoyed at home in a stylishly handsome volume.

About this title

About the Author:

Lucinda Lewis is one of America’s top automotive photographers. She lives in Los Angeles. William G. Scheller is the author of more than 20 books including Manifold Destiny and Last Chance Garage. He and his wife, Kay, are authors and publishers of Best Vermont Drives, a guide to their adopted state.

Review:

“...a good read and an even better visual journey.” ~The New York Times

About this edition

• Publisher: Universe
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0789399784
• ISBN 13: 9780789399786
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 384