Porsche: The Fine Art of the Sports Car
by: William Scheller

: Porsche: The Fine Art of the Sports Car
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 629
EAN: 9780789399786
ISBN: 0789399784
Label: Universe
Manufacturer: Universe
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 384
Publication Date: September 23, 2008
Publisher: Universe
Release Date: September 23, 2008
Studio: Universe



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The Porsche is the quintessential sports car—sleek, shiny, sexy, and very fast. The striking looks of the car are matched by the machine’s superb engineering and performance, making it one of the world’s great automobiles. In merging the highest standards of design with advanced technology, the Porsche has become a four-wheeled work of art. Now, in a book whose design is as refined and as smart as the car itself, the story of the Porsche unfolds from the beginning as a creation of Dr. Ferdinand Porsche and his son in 1948, through forty-eight models to today’s magnificent examples. Interwoven with the history of the Porsche’s development are factors and events that influenced the development of the company, such as the imprisonment of Dr. Ferdinand Porsche by the French during World War II, the development of the Volkswagen, the ever-changing rules of national and international racing associations, and the marketing genius of people as far away as Chicago. Porsche: The Fine Art of the Sports Car features over 380 pages of text and more than 250 stunning color and 120 historical black-and-white photographs, enabling the history of the world’s beloved sports car to be cherished and enjoyed at home in a stylishly handsome volume.



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Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Nice as a gift.
I got this as a gift for my husband. It's a nice, big book - somewhat heavy actually. Has great, HUGE images. I have not read it or looked at it in great detail but it was a nice gift. He seemed excited to get it.


Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - Nice but not complete
Porsche: The Fine Art of the Sports Car is a very nice book with lots a great photos but if you are looking for 996 photos or text, you will not find the 996 model here.


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Great Book!
This has to be one of the best coffee table books around. Love the size, love the pictures and the history told inside.


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - The fine art of the sports car
Of the 35+ porsche related texts I own and collect this is one of my favorites. Excellent photos, quality printing and readable history on a wide variety of models.


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Mrs. Lewis has made some wonderful pictures here!
Although I have the spanish version of this book purchased in my country (I was unable to buy it brand new over the net) I must say this is one of the best Porsche book in my collection. The book is huge and complicated to handle but once you put it on a table and see the wonderful pictures it has (never saw pictures that large indeed) you know Mrs. Lewis has a special gift to captivate the beauty of these cars. The text is interesting but basic and there's a lack of info about some models as noted ... Read More

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