CARS: Driven By Design

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The sports cars of the 1950s to the 1970s are fast,beautiful, eccentric and innovative. In recent decades these automobiles not only becamecoveted collector's items; they also enjoy cult statu s.In an exciting journey through time the volumepresents 25 outstanding sports cars as design iconsand illuminates their presentation in film andphotography.

As a design object beyond its practical purpose, theautomobile has left an indelible mark on the world welive in. There is scarcely another everyday item whichhas been designed in a more sophisticated andinventive manner and which offers a larger projection area. This can be seen with particular clarity in thesports car. The volume pays homag e to a selection ofexclusive sports cars by legendary manufacturers,from Porsche to Ferrari to Jaguar, as artworks in theirown right and as a unity of form, technology, designand emotions. Essays, selected texts and biographiesshed light on the multi - layered development ofautomobile design and introduce the vehicles andtheir designers .