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  • af Karl E. Ludvigsen
    833,95 kr.

    "In this richly illustrated volume, Karl Ludvigsen takes the reader behind the scenes of the creation of the greatest V12 engines, recalling the effortless urge of the luxurious Hispano-Suiza of the 1930s and the scintillating surge of Lamborghini supercars of the 1960s. From exotic Auburns, Packards and Pierce Arrows in America to Europe's Ferraris, Lagondas and Delahayes, The V12 Engine is a lavish feast for car enthusiasts who relish the untold facts behind the story"--Provided by publisher.

  • af Karl E. Ludvigsen
    355,95 kr.

    When it was published in 1973, Corvette-America's Star Spangled Sports Car was groundbreaking as the first book written about the Corvette, or any single car model for that matter. It has since been credited with helping to kick-start the exciting Corvette hobby, and four decades later is still widely regarded as the Corvette bible. This fully revised and expanded edition is the result of extensive new research into the Corvette's first three decades by author Karl Ludvigsen. Delivering unprecedented insights and interpretations, Corvette-America's Star-Spangled Sports Car: 1953-1982 is a book for anyone who ever drove a Corvette-or wanted to.

  • af Karl E. Ludvigsen
    1.601,95 kr.

    Porsche - Origin of the Species is the latest Porsche heritage book by renowned automotive historian Karl Ludvigsen. Within Jerry Seinfeld's renowned Porsche collection resides an unassuming yet extraordinary piece of Porsche history: Porsche Gm nd coupe 356/2-040. Captured exclusively for this book in a series of evocative portraits by acclaimed automotive photographer Michael Furman, 040s unsullied originality conveys with startling immediacy the combination of artistry, innovation and determination that went into its improbable creation. This cornerstone of the Seinfeld collection serves as the inspiration for Porsche - Origin of the Species, an in-depth exploration by the eminent automotive historian Karl Ludvigsen into the specific influences and circumstances that brought forth the first Porsche-badged sports cars. How and when did the people of the Porsche firm find themselves in a sawmill in Gm nd? What was the influence on the 356 of the cars and engines built by Porsche before and during the war? How and why was the first 356 shaped as it was? What was the real relationship between the tube-framed Type 356 roadster and the first 356/2 coupes? Questions like these deserve answers because the resulting DNA is so powerful, so robust, that it still influences the shape and style of Porsches well into the twenty-first century. Karl Ludvigsen, author of the award-winning Porsche: Excellence Was Expected and Ferdinand Porsche Genesis of Genius, tackles these questions and more in Porsche - Origin of the Species. The saga that emerges encompasses mechanical revelations, human drama and the turmoil of world war. Porsche - Origin of the Species will appeal to all car enthusiasts who are eager to know what events really ignited the spark from which all other Porsches evolved.

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