{"title":"Reading","description":"\u003cp\u003eBooks that we think you will find interesting, celebrating the history of remarkable names in motoring.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"100-years-of-legends-the-official-celebration-of-the-le-mans-24-hours-hardcover","title":"100 Years of Legends: The Official Celebration of the Le Mans 24 Hours - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGerard Holtz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJulien Holtz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBasile Davoine\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished in collaboration with the ACO (Automobile Club de l'Ouest), organisers of the Le Mans 24 Hours, this official book celebrates the centenary of the world's greatest sports car race.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Besides recalling the most memorable moments in the event's history, \u003ci\u003e100 Years of Legends\u003c\/i\u003e takes an imaginative thematic approach in examining a huge range of topics to give a complete picture of the entire period, right up to Ferrari's victory in the centenary year. 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Just three years later, in 1966, \u003cb\u003eLamborghini stunned the automotive establishment with its introduction of the stunning Miura\u003c\/b\u003e, the first mid-engine production car. Rivals at the 1966 Geneva Auto Show could only stare in wonder. Wrapped in a svelte Marcello Gandini-penned body and powered by a 350-horsepower V-12, the Miura instantly made every other sports car look antiquated, including those offered by Lamborghini's Italian rival, Ferrari. It would be two years before Ferrari offered its own mid-engine reply in the form of the 206 Dino GT. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For Lamborghini, there was the time before the Miura and the time after the Miura. It marked a sea change not only for the Sant'Agata manufacturer but for the sports car world broadly. \u003cb\u003eThe Supercar had arrived.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In 1974, Lamborghini again shocked the automotive world with the mad \u003cb\u003eCountach\u003c\/b\u003e (an Italian expression one might utter at the sight of a beautiful woman), another Gandini masterpiece. Wide, low, and purposeful, the Countach completely redefined the supercar template, in the process becoming the poster car of choice for children of all ages the world over. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As Supercars evolved to Hypercars, Audi acquired Lamborghini, giving new life to the firm and unleashing a series of amazing cars from the \u003cb\u003eMurcielago\u003c\/b\u003e to the \u003cb\u003eGallardo\u003c\/b\u003e to the \u003cb\u003eAventador\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eHuracan\u003c\/b\u003e. 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