The Jaguar Bertone Pirana Coupe: A history in photos
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| Rating | : | 4.48 (690 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1479155543 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 52 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-12-07 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The fully functional Pirana made its debut at the 1967 Earls Court Motor Show owing some of its styling to Bertone's Lamborghini Marzal concept car and it served as the preview for the styling treatment for the production Lamborghini Espada which debuted just a year later. In 1967 a one-off concept car based on the Jaguar E-type was commissioned by newspaperman John Anstey of the Daily Telegraph Magazine in the UK. It is a remarkable story, one that will likely never be repeated.. The Jaguar Bertone Pirana Coupe serves to document this unique collaboration between The Daily Telegraph Magazine, Jaguar, and Carrozzeria Bertone. The Jaguar Bertone Pirana Coupe contains 13 pages of historical text and images, a specification chart comparing the Jaguar Bertone Pirana Coupe to the Jaguar E-Type 2+2 that served as the donor chassis, and 33 full-page color plates. It broke cover at the 2012 Concorso I
Over the past 20 years his work has been published in Car and Driver, Motor Trend, Road & Track, Cars and Parts, Musclecar Enthusiast in the US as well as Octane and Classic and Sports Car in the UK as well as many other automotive and travel publications in Germany, France, Italy, and the Netherlands. With more than 1,0
It is the first in what is a planned series that will cover his passions of muscle, vintage, classic, and orphan cars. About the Author Author and photographer Richard Truesdell has been a full-time automotive photojournalist since 1995. Since 2007, Richard has also been the co-founder and editorial director of the digital-only magazine Automotive Traveler and its companion website, AutomotiveTraveler. The Jaguar Bertone Pirana Coupe is Richard's first self-designed and self-published edition. . Many of his photographs are available for purchase on the Automotive Traveler/Fotki image gallery at automotivetravelertki. His first traditional book, Hurst Equipped, co-authored with Mark Fletcher, will be published in the fall of 2012 by Car Tech Books. With more than 1,000 published automotive, mobile electronics, and travel features along with