Tatra - The Legacy of Hans Ledwinka

Hans Ledwinka’s innovative Tatra cars were models of design excellence, and were highly influential in shaping modern car design concepts and the development of the Volkswagen.

About the author

Ivan Margolius is an author of memoirs and a number of books and articles on art, architecture, engineering, design and automobile history. Born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, he studied architecture there. Following his arrival in London in 1966, he practised at Foster and Partners, Skidmore, Owings and Merrill and Yorke Rosenberg Mardall. His interest in Czech politics, history, technology and design spurred-on his publishing ventures. Since 2000, Ivan is the owner of 1949 Tatra T600 Tatraplan.
John G. Henry was born in Northern Ireland and studied in England. He is a projects manager involved in several important building designs in the United Kingdom and in the Middle East. Since his studies, he has been researching innovative achievements in automobile history.

Summary

Hans Ledwinka's innovative Tatra cars were models of design excellence, and were highly influential in shaping modern car design concepts and the development of the Volkswagen. This book places Ledwinka in his well-deserved place amongst the great car designers. This enlarged 2nd edition contains updated material and additional illustrations.

Product details

• Authors: John Henry, John G. Henry, Henry John G., I. van Margolius, Ivan Margolius, Ivan Henry Margolius, Margolius Ivan
• Publisher: Veloce publishing plc
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9781787116306
• ISBN: 978-1-78711-630-6
• No. of pages: 217
• Dimensions: 223 mm x 225 mm x 18 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Motor vehicles, aircraft, ships, space travel > Car, motorcycle, moped; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; TRANSPORTATION / Automotive / General, HISTORY / General, Motor cars: general interest, History of specific companies / corporate history, Former Czechoslovakia, Czechoslovakia