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Ivan Margolius is an author of memoirs and a number of books and articles on art, architecture, engineering, design and automobile history. Born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, he studied architecture there. Following his arrival in London in 1966, he practised at Foster and Partners, Skidmore, Owings and Merrill and Yorke Rosenberg Mardall. His interest in Czech politics, history, technology and design spurred-on his publishing ventures. Since 2000, Ivan is the owner of 1949 Tatra T600 Tatraplan. John G. Henry was born in Northern Ireland and studied in England. He is a projects manager involved in several important building designs in the United Kingdom and in the Middle East. Since his studies, he has been researching innovative achievements in automobile history.
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"This book provides an in-depth history of the third oldest car company, and the achievements of its prewar driving force ... the large format,greatly improved reproduction and the many new images, particularly theappended period brochures, will make it difficult to resist adding thisone to your bookshelf ... the book remains a fine tribute to aremarkable engineer." The Automobile, January 2016
"A testament to the Czech Republic's greatest marque and its talented engineer." Classic Cars, February 2016
"The Tatra brand may be gone, but the memories persist of the outstanding cars of this Czech marque and with them also lives the significant man who designed these vehicles : Hans Ledwinka. This book allows many insights into the genius of the design and progressiveness of constructions ...The work is extensively illustrated and impresses especially by the historical detail images that bring the reader closer to the very early Tatras." Zwischengas.de
"Margolius and Henry fill a gap in car history with this book ... this book is a 'must have' for those interested in the history of car design." CarArtSpot.com
"What distinguishes this book is its scope ... The book has a depth and completeness ... This fascinating book deserves a place on the bookshelf of anyone who has an interest in automotive history and fine engineering." Speedreaders.info
" "This brilliant second edition pays further tribute to Ledwinka and reinforces his position amongst the world's greatest designers.", TKC, September 2016
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- PublisherSAF
- Publication date1990
- ISBN 10 0946719063
- ISBN 13 9780946719068
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages160
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