Dennis Adler, photojournalist and car nut, captures the beauty and power of the sports car in this tribute to America's dream machine. There are great cars and then there are sports cars, those that have withstood the test of time and have remained desirable and valuable for over 50 years. This profile features many examples of the motor car, several of which are benchmarks in the history of the sports car in the 20th century.
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Auto buffs will be in raptures over this lusciously illustrated history of the sports car. Adler, editor of Car Collector magazine, provides a highly detailed account of the evolution of small cars with big engines, recounting the travails of famous auto designers, the engineering and styling innovations they pioneered and the races and road rallies at which cars proved (and advertised) themselves. His narrative dwells mostly on European makes such as Jaguar, Porsche and Ferrari, but also discusses the American Corvette and muscle cars like the Ford Thunderbird and the Dodge Challenger. Sounding a frankly erotic note, Adler writes that "this book is, then, about passion" and "lust" and "about whatever fuels your desires when...you whisper to yourself, 'I want one.'" Hard-core aficionados will derive much gratification from the detailed descriptions of mechanical design and performance ("the engine developed 105 horsepower at 4,800 rpm, with a 72mm x 100 mm (2.8 inch x 3.9 inch) bore times stroke and 7.5:1 compression ratio"). But just about anyone will be entranced at the pictures of classic cars meticulously restored, polished to a sheen and photographed on opulent country estates. It's a "high-speed tour" of the greatest sports cars in history, enthuses the famously car-collecting Leno, and while this volume is a kind of car porn, many of these machines are indeed beautiful enough to merit the term "art."
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
About the Author
Author and photographer Dennis Adler is recognized as one of the leading automotive photojournalists in the world, with more than 5,000 articles and photographs published. The Art of the AutomobileMotor Trend, Road & Track,andAutoweek,to Forbes,the Robb Report, Popular Mechanics, and the Dupont Registry. His photographs have graced the covers of hundreds of magazines, and during the late 1980's and early 1990's, he did much of the new product photography for the Chevrolet Motor Car Division of General Motors. He is also a noted portraitist of automotive collectors and their collections.
Adler is a member if the prestigious Meguiar's committee, which annually selects and pays tribute to those individuals who have excelled in the automotive hobby; he serves on the Meadow Brook Concours d'Elegance Selection Committee, and was a founding member of the American Automotive Heritage Foundation. He is presently senior editor of European Car, and for the past fifteen years has been the senior contributing editor of The Star--the official publication of the Mercedes-Benz club of America. A native Californian, he now lives in central Pennsylvania. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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This review is from: The Art of the Sports Car: The Greatest Designs of the 20th Century (Hardcover)
This is a great book of historical sports cars, with lots of information and beautiful pictures. This is a neat reference and a great coffee table book, very informative and very very classy too! I really recommend this for a car person, of just someone who loves the history or simply the art of beautiful cars.Sam Kochel: STi driver
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This book is a beautiful. You do not have to be a car enthusiast to enjoy this book, where art and beauty come together in a well-detailed book. An excellent edition to any coffee table collection.
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Perfect balance great photos and text,
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The author does it again! This time he captures 50 of the best sportscars with purpose made photography, done especially for the book, and writes simple but very informative text so everyone can relive the best of the best.Bravo!
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