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GT - The world's best GT cars 1953 - 1973

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  • GT: The world's best GT cars 1953 - 1973
  • GT: The world's best GT cars 1953 - 1973
  • GT: The world's best GT cars 1953 - 1973
  • GT: The world's best GT cars 1953 - 1973
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2nd hand book in very good condition

 

By: Sam Dawson .

Get behind the steering wheels of more than 50 of the most glamorous, beautiful, fast and capable cars of the fifties, sixties and seventies in this, the first of a series charting the true Grand Touring cars. These are the cars that inhabited the world of the jet set, now they could become part of your life too; some are depreciated bargains, some are blue-chip investments, and all were exclusive when new and are still every bit as glamorous today.

This book takes in the milestones, the innovators, the oddities and the mainstays of this diverse sector of the car market, including the 1953 Lancia Aurelia B20 GT, the car that arguably became the template for the Grand Touring car; the Facel Vega, which united American power with European sophistication; the experimental aerodynamics of Alfa Romeo; the innovations of Jensen; and the design and engineering genius behind the Lamborghini Espada. We look at the waifs and strays, too: the Marcos Mantis, a GT car you could build yourself; the Avanti, an all-American GT originally built for just a year, but still available brand new today; and Iso, an Italian industrial giant which cornered, captivated and lost the transcontinental V8 market within a decade, to name just a few.

With more than 140 pictures, and written from a social as well as technical perspective, this is a fascinating and contentious book that will ignite debate amongst automotive enthusiasts from all walks of life.

 

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Publisher Code:
GTWOBE
ISBN 10:
 
ISBN 13:
9781845840600
Published:
2007
Dimensions:
255x255mm
Pages:
144
Illustrations:
Hard Bound, Colour and b/w ill
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9781845840600
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Condition Sync Code:
4000
Sync Category Code:
261186
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