The Story of Classic Cars Gift Set

A Tribute to Four Automotive Icons
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Containing the stories of four iconic car manufacturers, this collectable box holds a stunning set of books paying tribute to automotive excellence. Exploring four world-renowned manufacturers who have made car production into an art form, each of these four little books follows the story of a... Read More
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The Story of Classic Cars Gift Set

A stunning box-set of four fascinating books, telling the stories of Ferrari, Porsche, Aston Martin and Lamborghini.

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Containing the stories of four iconic car manufacturers, this collectable box holds a stunning set of books paying tribute to automotive excellence.

Exploring four world-renowned manufacturers who have made car production into an art form, each of these four little books follows the story of a brand from its creation, moving through its development history, the key models that define it, and its impact on the motoring landscape today.

Discover the truth behind the prancing horse with The Story of Ferrari, the engineering excellence that drives the 911 in The Story of Porsche, the effortless style that attracted James Bond in The Story of Aston Martin and the outrageous power behind the fantastic machines in The Story of Lamborghini.

Featuring hundreds of exquisite images and text by expert authors, these definitive guides to luxury cars are the perfect gift for any petrolhead.

Series: The Story of Cars

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781035420032

Publisher: Headline Publishing Group

Format: Multiple-component retail product

Date Published: 10 October 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Welbeck

Illustration: 400 black and white and colour photographs

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 70.0mm

Width: 136.0mm

Height: 200.0mm

Weight: 1580g

About the Author

Stuart Codling (Author)

Stuart Codling is a respected motorsport journalist and broadcaster. He has appeared as an F1 expert on TV and radio, hosted for Renault F1, and contributes to F1 Racing, Autosport, Autocar, and the Red Bulletin. Stuart is the author of several book, including Real Racers: Formula 1 Racing in the 1950s and 1960s, Art of the Formula 1 Race Car, Art of the Classic Sports Car, and The Life Monaco. He has also written several books in the Story of Cars series for Welbeck. Stuart lives in Surrey, England.

Luke Smith (Author)

Luke Smith is a Formula 1 and motorsport journalist. He is the senior writer covering Formula 1 for The Athletic, and has previously contributed to Autosport and The New York Times, as well as serving as lead F1 writer at American broadcaster NBC Sports and F1 Editor for Crash.net. Luke has also worked with Al Jazeera and CNBC, as well as hosting FIA press conferences. He is based in London.

Peter Tomalin (Author)

Peter Tomalin has been writing about cars for more than 30 years. He has been managing editor of Vantage, the Aston Martin quarterly, as well as deputy editor of Performance Car and editor of Evo. He currently writes for a number of magazines, including Evo and Octane, and owns a 2006 Aston Martin V8 Vantage.

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