CARS - DRIVEN BY DESIGN

Name: CARS - DRIVEN BY DESIGN
Brand: Hirmer
SKU: 9783777431222
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SPORTS CARS FROM THE 1950S TO THE 1970S

Til Barbara , Castenow Dieter

Publisher: Hirmer

Language: English

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The sports cars of the 1950s to the 1970s are fast, beautiful, eccentric and innovative. In recent decades these automobiles not only became coveted collector’s items; they also enjoy cult status. In an exciting journey through time the volume presents 25 outstanding sports cars as design icons and illuminates their presentation in film and photography.

As a design object beyond its practical purpose, the automobile has left an indelible mark on the world we live in. There is scarcely another everyday item which has been designed in a more sophisticated and inventive manner and which offers a larger projection area. This can be seen with particular clarity in the sports car.

Cars - Driven by Design pays homage to a selection of exclusive sports cars by legendary manufacturers, from Porsche to Ferrari to Jaguar, as artworks in their own right and as a unity of form, technology, design and emotions. Essays, selected texts and biographies shed light on the multi-layered development of automobile design and introduce the vehicles and their designers.

The featured cars: Cisitalia 202 SC Berlinetta (1948), Ferrari 166 MM Barchetta (1953), Porsche 356 (1952), Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Coupé (1955), Lancia Aurelia B24 S America Spider (1955), Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider (1956), BMW 507 Factory Prototype (1955), Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Speciale (SS) Prototipo (1957), Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder (1960), Maserati 5000 GT Allemano (1963), Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta Competizione (1961), Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato (1962), Jaguar E-Type Coupé presentation vehicle Geneva motor show (1961), Facel Vega II (1962), AC Shelby Cobra 289 (1964), Porsche 911 (1967), Bizzarrini GT Strada 5300 (1968), Ferrari 275 GTB/4 (1967), Lamborghini Miura P400 Lamborghini Miura S Serie II (1968), De Tomaso Mangusta (1967), Toyota 2000 GT (1967), Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona (1973), Ferrari Dino 246 GTS - Tipo 607 E (1973), Mercedes-Benz C111 Typ II - concept car (1970), BMW Turbo - year of presentation (1972), Lancia Stratos HF (1976), Lamborghini Countach 5000 QV (1986).