Italian Cars

By (author) Rizzo Enzo
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One hundred and fifty fascinating years of unique and inimitable Italian automotive innovation including The Topolino, the 500, the Panda, the Lancia Lambda, presented in this new book for car lovers.
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150 fascinating years of unique and inimitable Italian automotive innovation. The Topolino. The 500. The Panda. The Lancia Lambda. The Fulvia. The Alfa Romeo, Duetto, and Giulietta. The Ferrari Testarossa. The Maserati 3500GT. The Lambroghini Miura, Countach, Diablo, and Revuelto... and so on, all the way up until the electrified supercars and new hypercars of our future, like the Pagani Utopia, Pininfarina Batista and Estrema Fulminea (just to name a few)! Cars that dreams are made of, lives are changed with, and history is marked by: legendary Italian cars.

Table of contents:
Preface by Giorgetto Giugiaro page 8 Introduction page 10 Chapter 1 page 20 Italy starts up its engines: the first manufacturers, the early bodywork Chapter 2 page 60 The 1920s, a unique decade Chapter 3 page 88 From the crisis in 1929 to the war Chapter 4 page 122 The post-war period: Italian style is born Chapter 5 page 170 From the Dolce Vita of the 60s to the crisis in the 70s Chapter 6 page 214 The epic changes of the 80s and 90s Chapter 7 page 244 The Third Millennium Author, Bibliography, Photo credits page 302
Biographical note:

Enzo Rizzo is a professional journalist. He is the sub-editor of two magazines, Monsieur and SpiritodiVino, and also works for Il Giornale, LeStrade, Flotte&Finanza, Vie&Trasporti. Together with Giuseppe Guzzardi, Rizzo has compiled the multimedia production, Alfa Romeo: a Century of Racing and has written Convertibles. History and Evolution of Dream Cars and Motor Racing. The Drivers and Their Machines for White Star.