Karl Ludvigsen

Autor de Porsche: Excellence Was Expected: The Comprehensive History of the Company, its Cars and its Racing Heritage

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Author Ludvigsen's understanding of the automobile world has been facilitated by his training and experience in mechanical engineering (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) and industrial design (Pratt Institute). He subsequently served in the motor industry at senior levels with General Motors, mostrar más Fiat and Ford. Active over the years in motor sports, Ludvigsen holds a current competition license Karl Ludvigsen has served as technical editor of Auto Age and Sports Cars Illustrated magazines, as east coast editor of Motor Trend and as editor of Car and Driver. Ludvigsen has been a member of the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) since 1960. He is currently a member of the SAE's Vehicle Configuration and Historical Committees. He is chairman of London's Ludvigsen Associates, a motor industry management consulting firm, and managing director of Euromotor Reports, publishers of specialised automotive studies and reports. mostrar menos

Incluye los nombres: Karl Ludvigson, Karl Ludwigsen, Karl E. Ludvigsen

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Porsche: Excellence Was Expected: The Comprehensive History of the Company, its Cars and its Racing Heritage (1977) 56 copias

Classic Grand Prix Cars: The Front-Engined Formula 1 Era 1906-1960 (Second Edition) (2000) 27 copias

Classic Racing Engines: Design, Development and Performance of the World's Top Motorsport Power Units (2001) 24 copias

Juan Manuel Fangio: Motor Racing's Grand Master (Karl Ludvigsen Racer Biographies) (1999) 24 copias

Dan Gurney: The Ultimate Racer (Karl Ludvigsen Racer Biographies) (1855) 22 copias

Gurney's Eagles: The exciting story of the AAR racing cars (1976) 20 copias

Stirling Moss: Racing With the Maestro (1997) 19 copias

Colin Chapman: Inside the Innovator (2010) 18 copias

Italian Racing Red : Drivers, Cars and Triumphs of Italian Motor Racing (2008) 18 copias

Alberto Ascari: Ferrari's First Double Champion (2000) 17 copias

The V12 Engine: The Untold Story of Technology, Evolution, Performance and Impact of All (2005) 17 copias

The Complete Encyclopedia of the American Automobile (1977) 14 copias

Professor Porsche's Wars: The Secret Life of Ferdinand Porsche, the Legendary Engineer Who Armed Two Belligerents… (2014) 14 copias

Ferrari by Mailander (2005) — Autor — 13 copias

Indy Cars of the 1950s (Ludvigsen Library Series) (2000) 13 copias

Jackie Stewart: Triple-Crowned King of Speed (1998) 12 copias

Corvette: America's star-spangled sports car;: The complete history, (An Automobile quarterly library series book) (1973) 12 copias

Battle for the Beetle (2000) 11 copias

Mercedes-Benz Quicksilver Century: The Celebrated Saga of the Cars and Men That Made Mercedes-Benz the Most Feared and… (1995) 11 copias

Racing Colours: German Racing Silver. (2009) 10 copias

Red-Hot Rivals: Ferrari vs Maserati Epic clashes for supremacy (2008) 10 copias

Emerson Fittipaldi Heart of a Racer (2002) 10 copias

Ferdinand Porsche: Genesis of Genius: Road, Racing and Aviation Innovation 1900 to 1933 (2008) 10 copias

Cunningham Sports Cars: American Racing Legends 1951-1955 (2003) 10 copias

BRM V16 (2007) 9 copias

Indy Cars of the 1940s: Ludvisen Library Series (Ludvigsen Library Series) (2004) 9 copias

Porsche: Origin of the Species (2012) 9 copias

Porsche by Mailander (2011) — Autor — 9 copias

Chaparral: Can-Am Racing Cars from Texas (Ludvigsen Library) (2002) 9 copias

The Encyclopedia of the American Automobile 05348 (1982) 9 copias

Bruce McLaren: A Life and Legacy of Excellence (2002) 9 copias

Mercedes-Benz Racing Cars (1971) 8 copias

Ferrari - The Factory: Maranello's Secrets 1950-1975 (Ludvigsen Library) (2003) 8 copias

Indy Cars 1911-1939: Great Racers from the Crucible of Speed (Ludvigsen Library) (2005) 8 copias

Porsche Spyders 1956-1964: Type 550A, RSK and 718 (Ludvigsen Library) (2007) 8 copias

Porsche 917: Zuffenhausen's Le Mans and Can-Am Champion (Ludvigsen Library Series) (2006) 8 copias

Group 7: the world's most powerful road racing cars; the inside story of the Can-Am Challenge, the fastest and… (1971) 7 copias

Indy Cars of the 1970s (2003) 7 copias

Novi V-8 Indy Cars 1941-1965 (Ludvigsen Library Series) (2001) 7 copias

The Incredible Blitzen Benz (2006) 7 copias

The Inside Story of the Fastest Fords: The Design & Development of Ford GT Racing Cars (2001) 6 copias

Reid Railton: Man of Speed (2018) 6 copias

Indy Cars of the 1960s (Ludvigsen Library Series) (2001) 6 copias

Your sports car engine: Its maintenance, tuning and modification from spark plugs to supercharging (Modern sports car… (1958) 5 copias

Porsche Spyders: Type 550 1953-1956 (Ludvigsen Library) (2003) 5 copias

Ferrari: 50 Years of Innovations in Technology (1989) 5 copias

Can-Am Racing Cars: Secrets of the Sensational Sixties Sports-Racers (Ludvigsen Library Series) (Ludvigsen Library… (2005) 5 copias

Karl Ludvigsen's Fast Friends: Stars and Heroes in the World of Cars (2019) 4 copias

Mercedes-Benz 300SL Racing Cars 1952-1953 (Ludvigsen Library Series) (2002) 4 copias

Mercedes-Benz 300SL: Gullwings and Roadsters 1954-1964 (Ludvigsen Library) (2005) 4 copias

White Racers from Zuffenhausen: Porsche 904, 906, 907, 908, 909, 910 (Ludvigsen Library Series) (2008) 4 copias

Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR (Ludvigsen Library Series) (2004) 4 copias

Porsche : excellence was expected (2019) 4 copias

Ferrari: 60 Years of Technological Innovation. (2007) 3 copias

Mercedes-Benz Quicksilver Century: The Celebrated Saga of the Cars and Men That Made Mercedes-Benz the Most Feared and… 3 copias

People's Car : An Investigation into the Design and Performance of Civilian and Military Volkswagens 1938 - 1946 : A… (1996) 3 copias

The Best of Corvette news : a nineteen year selection, 1957-1976 (1976) 3 copias

Opel: Wheels to the world ; a seventy-five year history of automobile manufacture (1975) 3 copias

Jaguar XK120, XK140, XK150 Sports Cars (Ludvigsen Library) (2005) 3 copias

Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix W196: Spectacular Silver Arrows 1954-1955 (2009) 3 copias

The Inside Story of the Fastest Fords: the Design and Development of the Ford Gt Racing Cars (1970) 2 copias

Mercedes-Benz guide (Modern sports car series) (1959) 2 copias

Classic Racing Engines: Expert Technical Analysis of Fifty of the Greatest Motorsports Power Units: 1913-1994 (2017) 2 copias

Guide to Corvette speed, (Modern sports car series) (1969) 2 copias

Porsche. Geschichte und Technik der Renn- und Sportwagen (1984) 2 copias

AUTOMOBILE QUARTERLY: VOLUME 42 NUMBER 3 - THIRD QUARTER 2002 2 copias

Mercedes-Benz, Rennwagen und Sportwagen (1999) 2 copias

Bentley's Great Eight (2010) 2 copias

Corvair by Chevrolet: Experimental & Production Cars 1957-1969 (Ludvigsen Library) by Karl Ludvigsen (2001-11-24) (1656) 2 copias

Prime Movers: Ilmor and Its Engines (1995) 2 copias

Ford's Feisty Capri: European Sporting Coupes 1969-1987 (Ludvigsen Library Series) (2009) 2 copias

Porsche 956 & 962: Immortal Endurance Racers 1982-1994 (Ludvigsen Library) (2010) 2 copias

The V12 Engine - The Technology, Evolution and Impact of V12-Engined Cars: 1909-2005 (2016) 2 copias

Tribute to the Turbo Carrera: (Porsche) The Story of the Creation of one of the Greatest Grand Touring Motor Cars of… (1976) 1 copia

Opel: Wheels to the World (1979) 1 copia

OPEL Rader Fur Die Welt (1984) 1 copia

Corvette : the exotic experimental cars (2000) 1 copia

50 Anni di Innovazioni Technologiche 1 copia

Autos der Welt eine Enzyklopädie (1990) 1 copia

Corvette - America's Star-Spangled Sports Car: 1953-1982 (2014) 1 copia

Porsche: Excellence Was Expected, 4 Volume Set, 2019 Edition (2019) 1 copia

Sports Cars Illustrated 1961-13 Directory 1961 (1961) 1 copia

Mercedes-Benz Renn und Sportwagen (1993) 1 copia

Deutsche Rennsport Geschichte - Eine Bilddokumentation (2012) 1 copia

Porsche: Excellence Was Expected: The Comprehensive History of the Company, Its Cars and Its Racing Heritage (2003) 1 copia

Your Sports Car Engine. (Modern Sports Car Series) 1 copia

Maserati A6G.CS 1947 - 1953. (Collection 2) 1 copia

Maserati Tipo 26B (Collection 1) 1 copia

Maserati A6GCS 2000 1953-1955 (collection 3) 1 copia

Maserati 200S 200SI. 1055 - 1957 (Collection5) 1 copia

Kundenorientierung in der Automobilbranche (1995) 1 copia

Maserati 150S 1955 - 1957 (Collection 4) 1 copia

Tribute to the Turbo Carrera (2001) 1 copia

Porsche pur: Die legendären Fotos von Rodolfo Mailander (2011) 1 copia

MERCEDES-BENZ - Guide (History of the Automobile) 1 copia

Brm V16 by Karl Ludvigsen (Illustrated, 21 Aug 2006) Hardcover 1 copia

The Mercedes Benz Racing Cars 1 copia

BMW Racing Cars: 328 to Racing V12 (Ludvigsen Library) (2007) 1 copia

1960 Sports Cars Illustrated Directory (1960) 1 copia

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Fecha de nacimiento: 1934-04-24
Género: male
Nacionalidad: USA
Lugar de nacimiento: Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
Lugares de residencia: Suffolk, England, UK
Educación: Phillips Exeter Academy
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Pratt Institute
Ocupaciones: journalist
author
historian
Organizaciones: US Army Signal Corps

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Porsche : excellence was expected : the complete… por Karl E. Ludvigsen

Newer edition of the original 1977 Excellence was Expected have been published, but many Porsche fans swear by this edition. Ludvigsen is a prolfic author, but this is his masterpiece.

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