Porsche 911 - Ulf Porschardt
The Ultimate Sportscar as Cultural Icon
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The thinking man's sports car: a symbol of the relentless desire for peak power and limitless performance, the Porsche 911 inspires a worldwide ripple effect.When Ferdinand Porsche could not find a sports car he liked, he decided to build one himself. And now, the rest is history: Jerry Seinfeld drives it; Boris Johnson admires it; Steve McQueen loves it; and Jeremy Clarkson hates it. The Porsche 911 moves the world. Despised by many in Germany as a set of wheels for fat cats, it is the favorite car of free spirits and intellectuals in the U.S. and across the globe. The Porsche 911 was not just invented by one of the most fascinating and controversial families – it is also a technical meisterwerk. Since its launch in 1963, the 911 has built a reputation for itself as “the thinking man’s sports car.” Both a car and a cultural icon, it has earned a fan base that spans from young to old, East to West, connoisseur to enthusiast. Porsche 911: The Ultimate Sportscar as Cultural Icon explains how this German car be...
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2017Uitgever: Die Gestalten Verlag200 paginasTaal: EngelsGrootte: 260x210ISBN-10: 3899556879ISBN-13: 9783899556872Koop dit boek tweedehands
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The thinking man?? s sports car: a symbol of the relentless desire for peak power and limitless performance, the Porsche 911 inspires a worldwide ripple effect. When Ferdinand Porsche could not find a sportscar he liked, he decided to build one himself. The rest is history. Jerry Seinfeld collects Porsches, Steve McQueen loved the car. Since its launch, the 911 has built a reputation for itself as ???the thinking man?? s sportscar???. It is not just a car but a cultural icon with a fanbase spanning young to...