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Here are 56 books I read so far.

What's actually on the shelf, not the ones I keep saying I'll get to. People ask what I'm reading often enough that a page is easier than answering twice.

Beautiful Machines

The Era of the Elegant Sports Car

Grrr

Classic cars, never fails to amaze me how beautifully these machines were crafted. Bring back smooth edges and curvy cars.

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Beautiful Machines

The Era of the Elegant Sports Car

Blake Z. Rong

Published
2019
Language
English
ISBN
9783899559880
Shelved under
Design, Technology

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My notes

Why the old ones look right

Curves came from hand-beaten steel, no crash structure and small engines

Rong says taste. It was the sheet: a shape you beat by hand has no flat panels in it.

Every straight line on a modern car is a regulation.

Today's cars: ugly, but survivable.

To do:

  • Re-read the SM chapter
  • Find a Lancia

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