This unique compendium, published in 2007, contains 413 pages and extensive photos from Tatra's archives. The book is multilingual: German, English, Spanish and French.

Pourtout is a name often mentioned as one of the greats of French coachbuilding. It was the company behind the rakish Darl’mat Peugeots of the 1930s and the famous ‘Embiricos’ Bentley. From modest beginnings, founder Marcel Pourtout – latterly working with designer Georges Paulin – created a respected business that bodied some of the world’s finest and most interesting chassis. 

When bespoke coachwork became a thing of the past, Carrosserie Pourtout was one of the few companies to survive. It moved on to fresh areas of activity. Quick on its feet, it thrived in a newly dynamised post-war France, whilst remaining a family business under the direction of Marcel Pourtout’s second son Claude. 

Extravagant publicity vehicles, notably for the ‘Tour de France’ cycle race, replaced special-bodied Hispano-Suizas and Delahayes. Then Carrosserie Pourtout became involved with ALM, for whom it created a cab body that redefined the image of the company’s rugged trucks, these becoming a staple of armed forces around the world. Finally it became France’s leading converter of Peugeot light vans and a sub-contractor for the aircraft and oil-prospecting industries. 

Written by award-winning author Jon Pressnell, this is the first history of Carrosserie Pourtout and has been compiled with the full and generous support of the Pourtout family. Using surviving documentation from the archives held by Kévin Pourtout, it tells the complete story of this enterprising small business, from its inception in 1925 to its demise in 1994.

Harry Niemann

Anfang des 20. Jahrhunderts gehörten Aufladung und Aerodynamik zu den Entwicklungsfeldern im Fahrzeugbau, die es zu erforschen galt. Mercedes-Benz zählte zu den Pionieren in beiden Segmenten und baute für die »2000 Kilometer durch Deutschland«-Rallye 1934 gleich sechs 500 K vom Typ W29, die mit Kompressoren und Stromlinienkarosserien ausgestattet waren. Drei dieser Stromlinienfahrzeuge werden momentan nach Originalunterlagen wieder aufgebaut. Dr. Harry Niemann beleuchtet nicht nur deren Wiedergeburt, sondern auch die komplette Historie, geht auf Details ein und recherchierte alle Daten zu diesen fortschrittlichen Fahrzeugen.
192 Seiten, 265 x 230 mm

Leseprobe

ISBN: 978-3-613-04486-9

Einband: gebunden

Seitenzahl: 352

Abbildungen: 1000 Abbildungen

Format: 230mm x 265mm

Format: 230mm x 265mm