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Books > Sport & Leisure > Transport: general interest > Road & motor vehicles: general interest > Motor cars: general interest
Gridlocked, asphyxiating cities. Looming climate disaster. A main
cause of this nightmare is the conventional car and its basic
design which is unchanged since its origin in the nineteenth
century. ‘The Ghost Car’ is the fascinating story of a
radically different type of urban car which could sweep away the
traffic jams and the air pollution and energy wastage that go with
them. The inventor, and author of this book, Edmund Jephcott, gave
up an academic career in a determined bid to turn his idea into
reality. He built a successful prototype which was presented to
major car producers worldwide. The vehicle was well received by the
public and press. Yet… the traffic jams are still there, along
with the ever-_worsening weather events and fears of some ultimate
catastrophe. Why? This book gives the answer, and readers of it
might never look at existing cars in the same way again.
The first and only "virtual gallery" with all or almost all the
models produced by the Maranello firm from 1947 to the present day,
drawn by an artist of the calibre of Giorgio Alisi. Detailed
technical files and texts by Leonardo Acerbi, an established
historian of the marque, complete this unique overview of the
Prancing Horse and its history. First published in the mid-2000s
and reprinted on a number of occasions, Ferrari All the cars
reviews, model by model, all the most significant cars produced by
the Maranello firm from 1947 to the present day. From the Auto Avio
Costruzioni of 1940, the Ferrari precursor, to the 125 S, the first
car to carry the Prancing Horse badge and the Ferrari name, through
to the latest Portofino, the reader explores unforgettable icons of
automotive history. Among them, to mention but a few, are models
such as the 250 GTs, the Testa Rossa, the 250 GTO, the 250 Le Mans
and the 275 GTB , through to the latest creations, the FF, 488 GTB,
California and GTC4 Lusso, by way of the 365 GTB/4 "Daytona", 512
BB, 308 GTB and many others. Then, naturally, there are all the F1
single-seaters from 1950 to the present day, those that have
permitted the Prancing Horse to win 15 World Driver's Championships
and 16 Constructors' titles, and the unforgettable Sports cars and
Prototypes, undisputed protagonists for years in the enthralling
endurance classics such as the Le Mans 24 Hours and the Targa
Florio. The files on each model are complemented by an accompanying
image, brief but pertinent contextual texts and detailed technical
specifications. Ferrari All the cars is a unique book allowing you
to have a complete history of Ferrari and its unforgettable cars
always to hand, an authentic vademecum of the Maranello firm.
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