Colin Chapman (1928–1982) and Lotus: from an Austin Seven in a garage to the monocoque Lotus 25, ground effect and seven constructors’ titles.
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Enzo Ferrari: The Man Who Sold Cars to Go Racing
Enzo Ferrari (1898–1988): from Alfa Romeo driver to founder of the Scuderia, Baracca’s prancing horse, the loss of Dino and the battle with Ford.
Soichiro Honda: The Blacksmith’s Son Who Put the World on Two Wheels
Soichiro Honda: from a garage in Hamamatsu and engines on bicycles after the war to the 100-million Super Cub, wins at the Isle of Man TT and in Formula 1.
Juan Manuel Fangio: The “Maestro” with Five World Championships
Juan Manuel Fangio: the Argentine mechanic who became five-time Formula 1 world champion with four different teams. And his legendary 1957 race at the Nürburgring.
Carroll Shelby: The Texan in Overalls Who Made His Dreams Come True
Carroll Shelby: from chicken farmer to 1959 Le Mans winner, father of the AC Cobra and the Mustang GT350. The life of a man with a weak heart and enormous courage.
Stanley Meyer and the “Water-Powered Car”: Myth and Reality
Stanley Meyer claimed to have built a car that ran on water. What he claimed, what a court ruled in 1996, why water is not a fuel and the legend after his death.
Porsche 911: The Water-Cooled Era, from the 996 to the 992
The Porsche 911 after 1998: the controversial “fried egg” 996, the 997 comeback, the bigger 991, the 992 and how the 911 has stayed a 911 for more than 60 years.
Ferdinand Porsche: From the 1900 Electric Car to the Beetle and the 911
The life of Ferdinand Porsche: the 1900 Lohner-Porsche hybrid, Daimler and the Mercedes SSK, the Auto Union racers, the Beetle, prison and the legacy of the 356 and 911.
Five Designers Who Changed the Shape of the Car
Battista Pininfarina, Harley Earl, Flaminio Bertoni, Giorgetto Giugiaro and Marcello Gandini: the people behind the Cisitalia 202, Cadillac fins, the DS, the Golf and the Countach.
Ford Model T: The Car That Put the World on Wheels
Henry Ford and the Model T (1908–1927): the moving assembly line, the five-dollar day, “any colour so long as it is black” and 15 million cars.