Exotic Cars
Published on 1. September 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-0-7603-3261-0 (ISBN)
Description
These are the cars so fast and powerful, so superior in design and performance, that they could only be called supercars. Since legendary British motor journalist L. J. K. Setright christened the first, the Lamborghini Miura, in a review, others have followed from the finest automakers in the world: Bugatti, Porsche, McLaren, Maserati, Ferrari, Koenigsegg. And these are the supercars profiled in this book, with over 200 color photographs, detailed descriptions, performance specs, and curious facts about each. From historic classic cars to the latest breakthroughs in design and technology, this exhilarating survey of the supercar should thrill any high-performance auto enthusiast.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 208 mm
Width: 167 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
608 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7603-3261-0 (9780760332610)
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Person
As a respected automotive journalist and photographer covering high-performance cars for Road & Track since 1975, author and photographer John Lamm has worked with and interviewed nearly every significant figure in Ferrari history. Lamms work has won numerous awards including the International Motor Press Associations Ken Purdy award and the Motor Press Guilds Dean Batchelor prize. This is his 11th book. Lamm lives in San Clemente, California, with his wife Scheri.