Speed Read Ferrari: The History, Technology and Design Behind Italy's Legendary Sports Car

Preston Lerner

2018年5月 · Quarto Publishing Group USA

关于此电子书

This beautifully designed and illustrated essential guide to Ferrari celebrates the world’s premier performance-car manufacturer.

From the first complete car Enzo Ferrari constructed in 1940—the Auto Avio Costruzioni—to masterpieces produced by the company today, award-winning author Preston Lerner’s Speed Read Ferrari: The History, Technology and Design Behind Italy’s Legendary Sports Car covers fifty-plus aspects key to understanding Ferrari’s amazing history, including both racing and production cars, design and technology, and the personal histories of key figures.

In sections divided by topic, you’ll explore the story of Ferrari’s founding; descriptions and critiques of over twenty-five different Ferrari models, including the milestone racers, lust-inspiring road cars, and dominating F1, sports, and prototype racecars; profiles of the most famous Ferrari drivers; recaps of Ferrari’s most memorable racing wins; and a survey of all the stylists, coachbuilders, engineers, salesmen, and executives who have contributed to Ferrari’s success. Each section ends with a glossary of related terms, and informational sidebars provide fun facts, historical tidbits, and sleek illustrations of the cars that bring the evolution of the company to life.

作者简介

Preston Lerner, a regular contributor to Automobile magazine, has written about motorsports for publications ranging from Sports Illustrated to the New York Times. Lerner has co-authored Motorbooks titles Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman and History's Greatest Automotive Mysteries, Myths, and Rumors Revealed with Matt Stone.