Celebrating the rich, deep partnership between the British car
industry and Italian design, this book is packed with coachbuilt
cars, design classics and concept cars from the 1920s to the
current day. The story starts with the early days of coachbuilt
cars on separate chassis from illustrious marques like Bentley,
Frazer Nash and Rolls-Royce, which were bodied by such Italian
coachbuilders as Pinin Farina, Viotti and Zagato. After World War
Two came the golden era of coachbuilt cars, with Italian companies
creating some of the world's most beautiful shapes of all time on
chassis from the likes of Aston Martin, Austin-Healey, Bristol,
Jaguar, Jowett, MG, Riley and Rover. Then came the era when Italian
carrozzerie morphed into design houses, penning shapes for
mass-produced cars like the BMC 1100/1300 and Triumph Herald, and
crafting what are widely recognised to be some of the world's most
beautiful cars, such as the Aston Martin DB4, AC 428 and Lotus
Esprit. Finally came the era of the 'concept car', with incredible
show designs based on British marques such as Jaguars by Bertone,
the BMC 1800 Berlina Aerodinamica by Pininfarina and Lotus by
Italdesign. This book reveals the full stories behind the intense,
diverse, sometimes surprising and always fascinating links between
British cars and Italian design: the characters, the deals, the
designs and above all the cars themselves. Over 40 British marques
are included, from AC to Wolseley, and from major names like Jaguar
down to smaller operations such as Jensen, TVR, Elva and
Gordon-Keeble. These are matched by more than 40 Italian
carrozzerie, from Allemano to Zagato. As well as major
collaborations - such as Pininfarina and BMC, Michelotti and
Triumph, Touring and Aston Martin - myriad never-before-told
stories of small operators really make this book special: the likes
of Frua, Boano, Fissore, Monviso, Sibona-Basano and Schiaretti.
Richly illustrated with hundreds of period images, high-quality
modern photography and dozens of sketches by the designers
themselves - many never seen in print before - this is a book to
relish for both lovers of design and enthusiasts of British and
Italian cars.
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