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Type of bind: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 629.2221
EAN num: 9780760325964
ISBN number: 0760325960
Label: Motorbooks
Manufacturer: Motorbooks
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 352
Printing Date: October 15, 2006
Publishing house: Motorbooks
Sale Popularity Level: 669030
Studio: Motorbooks
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They're incredibly fast, they're incredibly beautiful, and they turn heads and set speed records with every incarnation. Velocity: Supercar Revolution is the first complete history of the supercar and tells the story behind the most desirable cars in the world. With stunning photographs, detailed text, and a host of commentaries from Jay Leno and other collectors, famed automotive photographer John Lamm provides an in-depth historical, cultural, and technological account of these amazing machines. Organized by decade and by top speed, the book details these luxurious cars over the past 40 years as they reached speeds of 170, 180, 190, and finally 200-plus miles per hour, the informal mark of today's supercar.
Velocity: Supercar Revolution charts the evolution of the battle for engine supremacy and performance among the world's leading marques, including Ferrari, Lamborghini, Bugatti, Porsche, Aston Martin, Ford GT, among others. The book profiles the designers and engineers who developed these cars, and includes interviews with the racers and celebrities who drive them, and of course, fabulous photographs of the supercars themselves. Included in the book are several hilarious and informative commentaries by Jay Leno, the host of The Tonight Show and one of the best-known automotive collectors and enthusiasts in the world, telling stories and opinions on these cars (many of which he owns).
Velocity: Supercar Revolution conveys as never before the power of automotive aesthetics and performance pushed to their absolute limits. It is a benchmark in automotive publishing and destined to become a classic history of these incredible marques.
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I have quite a decent library of supercar books, but this is my golden Book. It's simply the best althought I personaly would like to see in there the specs in metric units and in Km/h. But that no reason for not giving it a Five stras review! Just a reminder dont forget to put a Koenigsegg in the subsequent edition...
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John Lamm's experience and tenure at "Road & Track" magazine puts him in the perfect position to provide the details and history of the exotic supercars which make up the collection of this book. The photographs are superb, and with each car givin its own subchapter, the book is a perfect book to grace anyone's coffeetable. Definitely not a book to live on a shelf.
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I got this book as a gift for Christmas. I imediately looked at the beautiful photography for hours, but only recently got around to reading the text. What a great story! The author knows this subject inside and out, and worked with many of the famous designers who created these spectacular cars. The sidebars by Jay Leno were hilarious! I had never been a Leno fan until I read this book and realized he was as smart and knowledgeable as he is funny. I now watch him regularly.
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