Fiat – Twenty More Years Volume 3 is the final volume on 100 years of Fiat automobiles. A4 format, soft colour covers, 125 pages with 3-4 images per page. Includes Image Credits, References, Bibliography and an Index covering all three volumes, 1899-1999.
This volume covers a period when rapid changes were taking place throughout Europe, including the collapse in 1989 of the USSR’s control of its eastern European empire, the Iron Curtain states of Poland, Hungary, Romania, Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria and the DDR – East Germany. This was almost immediately followed by the collapse of the USSR itself.
New cars were being launched by Fiat, including the iconic Panda, the Uno, Tipo, Regata, Punto, Barchetta, Coupe, Cinquecento and Seicento, Bravo and Brava, Ulysse, Palio and finally the ‘ugly duckling’ Multipla. All Fiats were now front-wheel drive, the old 131 and Argenta rear-wheel drive cars were consigned to history.
Many changes took place within Fiat itself, with Gianni Agnelli searching for a family member able to take over from him when he retired. Several family members were groomed because Gianni’s only son, Edoardo, proved to be a dilettante and incompetent. Agnelli and his Rottweiler, Cesare Romiti, faced down the powerful Italian unions in a battle for control of the company in the face of strikes and social unrest, with Fiat unable to make the numbers of cars they wanted and the quality of those cars suffering as a result of inattention by workers on assembly-line. Automation was progressed as a result, eliminating many jobs. Nevertheless, this twenty-year period produced many sought-after Fiat models which are now regarded as classics.
From Sweden to Gran Canaria, from the Ukraine all the way to Portugal: the Amarok Adventure Guide presents 16 exciting European off-road tracks with varying levels of difficulty
Whether it’s a tunnel inside a mountain in Bulgaria or a desert in the East of Germany: Europe offers exciting off-road tracks for adventurers in many different countries. The Amarok Adventure Guide presents some of the most beautiful landscapes along these routes. A professional team made up of the author, a photographer, a videographer and a professional off-road driver took a trip through 16 European countries. Their vehicle: the new Volkswagen Amarok. The results of this amazing tour can be seen in this book and watched on the internet.
This book provides useful information about the visited locations, excels in technical knowledge about the new Amarok and invites the reader to drive along the paths mentioned in this book. Including geographical coordination of each location as well as tips and tricks for a safe off-road experience, it functions as the ultimate bible for Amarok drivers.
General Motors has been a world leader in automotive design for 100 years. No other large scale automobile manufacturer has put such energy and resources into creating cars that are as beautiful, colorful, and forward thinking. Coachbuilt Press is honored to tell this important story through the words of the world’s great automotive historians, journalists, and designers: Phil Patton, Terry V. Boyce, Michael Lamm, Jerry Burton, Tracy Powell, Tony Hossain, Lawrence R. Gustin, Jeffrey I. Godshall, Ed Welburn, Ken Gross, and Richard S. Adatto. Unique historical images and artwork are complimented by the insightful, contemporary photographs of Michael Furman. Foreword by Bob Lutz; introduction by Nicola Bulgari; edited by Jonathan A. Stein.
“Mascots and badges are a unique art form that have identified automotive marques since the late 19th century. This “automotive jewelry” has been beautifully presented in photographs by Michael Furman, and with enlightened commentary from an internationally renowned group of historians, designers, authors, collectors and curators. This significant group includes, among others, Robert Cumberford, Ed Welburn, Sandra Button, Paul Russell, Simon Moore, Sam Mann, Nicola Bulgari, Donald Osborne, Simon Kidston, Richard Adatto, Robert Ingram, Christian Philippsen, Teckla Rhoads and Robert Strand. Their unique perspectives and insights will heighten the experience of 200 mascots and badges presented in an elegant museum-style edition.
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