About the Book
Start your engines for a grand tour of the most stylish grand motoring automobiles ever created. Evoking an era when elegance， romance， and outright performance defined the automobile--and the fascinating stories that made them icons of the road.Book Synopsis
Start your engines for a grand tour of the most stylish grand motoring automobiles ever created. Evoking an era when elegance， romance， and outright performance defined the automobile--and the fascinating stories that made them icons of the road. From the shark-inspired Maserati Ghibli to the fiery Lamborghini Miura， from European elegance with American firepower such as the Iso Grifo and Facel Vega to the groundbreaking designs of the Alfa Romeo Tipo 33 Stradale and Renault Alpine and the advanced technology behind the Jensen FF or Porsche 918 Spyder--these cars are less transportation and more testaments to beauty， freedom， ambition， innovation， and speed. Beautiful Machines was conceived and edited by gestalten. The stories are written by automobile expert Blake Z. Rong with a preface by Classic Drivers Jan Baedeker and gestaltens Robert Klanten.Dimensions (Overall): 10.8 Inches (H) x 12.0 Inches (W) x 1.3 Inches (D)
Weight: 5.5 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 336
Genre: Sports + Recreation
Sub-Genre: Motor Sports
Publisher: Gestalten
Format: Hardcover
Author: Blake Z Rong
Language: English
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