SUPERVELOCE Part 2 with Peter Grimsdale

About this episode

Peter Grimsdale discusses his book on the history of the Italian auto industry.

Author Peter Grimsdale returns to Horsepower Heritage to discuss his new book "Superveloce: How Italian Cars Conquered the World". It's a sweeping history of the Italian auto industry with a fascinating cast of characters and astonishing insights into the development of legendary machines that are beloved the world over. From the early days of the motorcar through the Swinging Sixties, Superveloce will make you appreciate Italian iron more than ever. BUY "SUPERVELOCE": https://www.ama...

People in this episode

Host: Maurice Merrick

Guest: Peter Grimsdale

Topics covered

• Italian auto industry
• history of cars
• legendary machines
• automotive culture
• book discussion

Keywords

• Italian cars
• automotive history
• Superveloce
• Peter Grimsdale
• car culture

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Superveloce: How Italian Cars Conquered the World

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