Berlinetta '50s:
Rare Italian Coup̩s of the Fifties
Xavier De Nombel and Christian Descombes

Berlinetta '50s: Rare Italian Coupés of the Fifties by Xavier De Nombel and Christian Descombes
 
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Berlinetta '50s: Rare Italian Coupés of the Fifties
by Xavier De Nombel and Christian Descombes

In the years following the Second World War, the Italian coachbuilders practised their art and demonstrated their talent on a huge range of cars. From this proliferation of creative ideas, both technical and artistic, some prestigious marques would emerge – Ferrari, Lancia, Maserati and Alfa Romeo. The coachbuilders such as Bertone, Ghia, Pininfarina, Vignale and Zagato made their contributions producing cars in series for the likes of Fiat, or for the most exclusive Ferrari, designing models to satisfy a clientele demanding exclusivity. This abundance of creativity, both technical and aesthetic, raised the Italian designers to a dominant position in international automotive design.

Specially photographed for this book, the author, Xavier de Nombel, pays tribute to the stylists who gave Italian design the leading position it occupied from the 1950s until the turn of the 21st century. Christian Descombes travelled widely to capture the cars in exciting and unusual settings which only serve to enhance their style.

  • Hard cover with dust jacket
  • 320 pages
  • 472 black and white, and color photographs
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5 of 5 Berlinetta anni 50 April 23, 2020
Reviewer: Davide Tedeschi from Mestrino , Veneto Italy  
Bel libro ben illustrato lo consiglio Dalton Watson eccellente tutti i libri che ho acquistato sono superlativi 👍🏻👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

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5 of 5 Berlinetta 50's October 14, 2018
Reviewer: Edmund Treidler from Pasadena, CA United States  
I have a particular interest in Italian and other European coachwork.  This is a particularly well produced and presented book on the subject.

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5 of 5 Berlinett '50s March 20, 2018
Reviewer: Thomas Bown from Portland, OR United States  
Like fine chocolate, I've been savoring each photograph, one at a time, enjoying every detail.  Delightful book!

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5 of 5 Fantastic book. January 8, 2018
Reviewer: MOTOYA YAMAGISHI  
I had looking for such a book introduces variety of  Italian front engine berlinetta ,  like  Otto Vu and SIATA 208 .
This  is the very book.

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5 of 5 December 6, 2017
Reviewer: tim freeman from Mineral Point, WI United States  
I am a builder and interested in the cars of this period. So the book is a great fit. Now if you could find me a copy of
"Style Auto #31" I would be set for Christmas.

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