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Lancia Stratos Zero
The Eternal Futurist
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The definitive history of the most extraordinary concept car ever, featuring personal quotes and experiences from the designer, including the role of the Lancia Stratos Zero in Michael Jackson's Moonwalker film project. Some have dubbed it the "most extraordinary concept car ever". The Lancia Stratos HF...
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The definitive history of the most extraordinary concept car ever, featuring personal quotes and experiences from the designer, including the role of the Lancia Stratos Zero in Michael Jackson's Moonwalker film project.
Some have dubbed it the "most extraordinary concept car ever". The Lancia Stratos HF Zero remains one of the greatest concept cars, with design ramifications so vast that it deserves a book of its own. Not only did it influence almost every Lamborghini since the Countach LP500 and give birth indirectly to the greatest rally weapon, the similarly named Lancia Stratos HF Rally, but its impact was far-reaching at every level of designβautomotive or otherwise.
The use of LEDs, sequential indicators, and flat digital screensβcommonplace todayβwas first suggested in this time machine. Even more astounding was the fact that the Stratos Zero was a drivable device, unlike many other flights of fancy from then, or, for that matter, today.
No doubt the Stratos HF Zero is as impractical and, in many ways, as meaningless as most automotive concepts. Yet, how many concept cars are there that look even more sensational today than they did half a century ago? Yes, a few may be named, but did they work? What lovechild, what bloodline did they leave behind? What ideas did they suggest that we could see today in everyday cars? Which other concept starred both in cinemas and art museums?
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781956309201
Publisher: Dalton Watson Fine Books
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 19 February 2025
Country: United States
Imprint: Dalton Watson Fine Books
Edition: New edition
Illustration: 456 images
Audience: Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Width: 219.0mm
Height: 304.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 328
About the Author
Gautam Sen is a vice president at Federation Internationale de Vehicules Anciens, a jury member of the Le Mans Classic, and founder of Indian Auto. He is the author of several books, including, most recently, Bugatti: The Italian Decade, also published by Dalton Watson Fine Books.
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