The Gold-Plated Porsche: How I Sank A Small Fortune Into A Used Car, And Other Misadventures

Stephan Wilkinson

ISBN 10: 1592287921 / ISBN 13: 9781592287925

Verlag: Lyons Pr, 2005

May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers G1592287921I4N00

Inhaltsangabe:

"This isn't a book about Porsche restoration. It's about Wilkinson's colorful life. That, along with elegant writing, is what makes this book so endearing-the tales are told without ego. This is less a tale about a machine than a tale about a man enjoying a machine."--Car and Driver

Stephan Wilkinson was looking for something to do. So he bought an old, run-down Porsche and over the next two years tore it apart and rebuilt it in a garage behind his house. The project cost him a small fortune, and it started him thinking about many other things.

Quirky, cool, entertaining, and opinionated, The Gold-Plated Porsche captures Wilkinson's inspired digressions on his various other careers and misadventures.

As he recounts his own personal history, Wilkinson also waxes eloquent on the history of Porsche, American engineering and culture, status, and all things mechanical.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor:

Stephan Wilkinson claims to have majored in sports cars at Harvard, which did not amuse the administration. He is currently automotive editor of Condé Nast Traveler.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The Gold-Plated Porsche: How I Sank A Small ...
Verlag: Lyons Pr
Erscheinungsdatum: 2005
Einband: Paperback
Zustand: Very Good
Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket