An Historical Who's Who of the Automotive Industry in Europe | 
enlarge | Author: Jan P. Norbye Publisher: McFarland & Company Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 2645002
Media: Hardcover Number Of Items: 1 Pages: 374 Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.7 Dimensions (in): 10.1 x 7.1 x 1
ISBN: 0786412836 Dewey Decimal Number: 629.22209224 EAN: 9780786412839 ASIN: 0786412836
Publication Date: January 23, 2006 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description The rich history of automobile manufacturing in Europe stems from the talents and labor of a great number of peopleinventors, designers, engineers, entrepreneurs, executives, and otherswho shaped the industry from its beginnings in the late 19th century to the present day. This biographical dictionary profiles some 600 of the most important figures, summarizing their lives and careers and recounting their specific contributions to the industry or to individual companies or models. It includes not only those whose names grace some of the worlds most famous marques, such as Carl Benz, Enzo Ferrari, Ferdinand Porsche, and Andre Citroen, but many who are little known today despite their accomplishments.
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