Great Cars of the World: Firsts in Automotive Engineering and Design

Pressnell, Jon

ISBN 10: 0831740876 / ISBN 13: 9780831740870

Published by Prion, 1994

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Hard Cover - VG/VG - Book and dust jacket are clean and tight with light wear - Illustrated - Index - 216 pages. - (SHIPPING IN U.S. AND BY MEDIA RATE ONLY).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Great Cars of the World: Firsts in Automotive Engineering and Design
• Publisher: Prion
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0831740876
• ISBN 13: 9780831740870
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Authors: Jon Pressnell Publisher: Smithmark+publishers Inc Keywords: world, cars Published: 1994-12 Language: English ISBN-10: 0831740876 ISBN-13: 9780831740870 Binding: Hardcover List Price: 14.98 USD Introduction This book charts significant moments in automative technology and design from 1885, when Benz built his first petrol-powered tricycle, to the Japanese "supercars" of the 1990s. The book traces the emergence of German excellence, the rugged workhorse cars on which the Ford empire was built, early racing cars from Bentley, Bugatti and Alfa Romeo, the multi-cylinder philosophy pioneered by Duesenberg, Cadillac, Lincoln and Histano-Suiza, the era of flamboyant coachwork by Saoutchik and Figoni & Falaschi, the peerless creations of Maserati and Lamborghini, the 1980s and the Audi generation and the supercars of the 1990s.