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Bibliographical references for books in more than one language
Chapter 4: General works on motor vehicles, marques, companies, and automotive and transport industries, plus automotive accessories and components

25 jahre Treuhandverband des Autotransport-Gewerbes (TAG), 1938-1963 = 25 ans Fédération suisse de l'industrie des transports automobiles (TAG), 1938-1963 (Bern: s. n., 1963). French & German. 70 p.
AMAG: gestern, heute = hier, aujourd'hui (Schinznach-Bad: Automobil- und Motoren AG (AMAG), 1995). French & German. 94 p., illustrations, 31 cm.
COMMENTS: Published for an anniversary (celebration).
NOTES ON CONTENTS: Covers the 1945-1995 period.

Mainetti, Pierfrancesco & Alessandro Sannia, Ambulanze italiane (Le) (Brescia: Fondazione Negri, 2003). English & Italian. 196 p., illustrations (120, bw/c), 25 x 29 cm, (hc).
NOTES ON CONTENTS: History of Italian ambulances from the first models to the of the 1980s. Covers cicilian as well as military versions.

Casal Tatlock, Alvaro, Automovil en América Del Sur: origenes, Argentina, Brasil, Paraguay, Uruguay (El) = Automobile in South America: the origins, Argentina, Brasil, Paraguay, Uruguay (The) (Montevideo: Ediciones de la Banda Oriental, 1996). English & Spanish. 112 p., illustrations (bw) (sc). NOTES ON CONTENTS: Foreword by Nick Georgano.
Pernau, Gabriel (1964- ), Barcelona i el cotxe: cent anys d'amor i odi (Barcelona: Lunwerg + Ajuntament de Barcelona, Sector de la Via Pública, 2001). Catalán & English. 278 p., illustrations (bw/c), 33 cm, ISBN: 8477828369. Also in English & Spanish, "Barcelona y el coche: cien años de amor y odio".
COMMENTS: Published for an exhibition held between November 38, 2001, and January 6, 2002.
Pernau, Gabriel (1964- ), Barcelona y el coche: cien años de amor y odio (Barcelona: Lunwerg + Ajuntament de Barcelona, Sector de la Via Pública, 2001). English & Spanish. 278 p., illustrations (bw/c), 33 cm, bibliogr. ref. p. 201, ISBN: 8477828148. Also in Catalán & English, "Barcelona i el cotxe: cent anys d'amor i odi".
COMMENTS: Published for an exhibition held between November 38, 2001, and January 6, 2002.

Greggio, Luciano, Bertone 1991-1996 (Vimodrone, Milano: Giorgio Nada, 1996). English & Italian. 31 p., illustrations (c), 24 x 27 cm, ISBN: 8879111663 (sc).
NOTES ON CONTENTS: Survey of the prototypes and designs by Carrozzeria Bertone from 1991-96. Models included: Freeclimber, Fiat Rush, Blitz, Opel Astra cabriolet, Fiat Punto Cario, Bertone Karisma, Bertone ZER electric car, Kayak, and the Enduro 4x4.

Greggio, Luciano, Bertone: 90 years, 1912-2002 (Vimodrone, Milano: Giorgio Nada, 2003). English & Italian. 2 vols, illustrations (1000, bw/c), 24 x 27 cm, ISBN: 8879112732 (hc, dj, cs).
NOTES ON CONTENTS: History of automobiles, motorcycles or trucks designed by Carrozzeria Bertone. Also a history of the company and a biography of its founder, Giovanni Bertoni, and of his son, Giuseppe or Nuccio. Includes photographs not previously published.
NOTES ON CONTENTS (vol. 1): 176 p. Includes period photographs.
NOTES ON CONTENTS (vol. 2): 228 p. Catalogue of the company's products starting in 1921, the year Bertone first produced a body for a motor vehicle. Covers such models as the Alfa BAT series, Lamborghini's Miura and Countach and the Volvo 260 coupé. All in balck and white.
Gardin, Gianni Berengo & Giancarlo Perini, Bertone design machine (Milano (MI): Automobilia, 1998). English, French & Italian, [Car-men; 1]. 96 p., illustrations (bw/c), 26 x 26 cm, ISBN: 8879600850 (sc).
Clerc, Patrick & Patrick Rey, Carosserie Worblaufen Fritz Ramseier & Cie: Schweizer carrosseriebau der spitzenklasse = un carrossier suisse haut de gamme, 1930-1960 (Bellevue-Genève: [Patrick Clerc], 1999). French & German. 124 p., illustrations, 27 cm, bibliogr. ref., (hc). Translation by Odette Brändli & E. Glauser.
COMMENTS: Published for an anniversary (celebration).
NOTES ON CONTENTS: History of Carrosserie Worblaufen Fritz Ramseier & Cie as an history of coachbuilding in Switzerland.
Puttini, Sergio (ed.), Carrozzeria Boneschi (Vimodrone (MI): Giorgio Nada, 1989). English & Italian. 156 p., illustrations, 25 x 28 cm, ISBN: 8879110187 (hc).

Cornil, Daniele, Centro Stile Lancia (Milano (MI): Automobilia, 2000). English, French & Italian, [Car-men; 9]. 96 p., illustrations (80, c), 26 x 26 cm, ISBN: 8879601210 (sc).

Gestern-heute: von der vergangenheit in die zukunft = Hier-aujourd'hui: du passé au futur (Zürich: Automobil- und Motoren AG (AMAG), 1995). French & German. 94 p., illustrations, 30 cm. Edited by Automobil- und Motoren AG (AMAG).
Rolseth, Asbjørn, Håndverk på hjul: karosserifabrikker og karosseribygging i Norge = Norwegian bodymakers = Karosseriebau in Norwegen (Oslo: Transportreportasje, 2001). English, German & Norwegian. 615 p., illustrations, 22 x 28 cm, ISBN: 8299589002. German translation by Hiltrud Hemmersbach.
NOTES ON CONTENTS: Covers automobiles and buses.
Doncieux, Pierre, Honda France, 25 ans déjà: l'intégration réussie d'une société japonaise dans l'hexagone (Paris: Éditions pratiques automobiles (EPA), 1989). English & French, [Réussites industrielles]. 63 p., illustrations (bw/c), 22 cm, ISBN: 2851203347 (hc).
Kieselbach, Ralf J. F., Karosserien nach mass Erhard Wendler 1923 bis 1963 = Tailormade bodywork by Wendler of Reutlingen, Germany, 1923-1963 (Stuttgart: Kohlhammer, 1982). English & German, [Auto und verkehr]. 152 p., illustrations, 29 cm, bibliogr. ref. p. 149, ISBN: 3170076256.
Hoving, P. G., Nederlandse ambulances, 1908-1970 = Ambulances of the Netherlands, 1908-1970 (Grave: Holland Hobby Sales (HHS), 1982). Dutch/Flemish & English. 96 p., illustrations, 15 x 22 cm, ISBN: 9070674017.

Zagari, Franco, Tre per una stella: Mercedes, lo stile, la produzione, le corse (Brescia: Fondazione Negri, 2001). English & Italian. 260 p., illustrations (475), 25 x 28 cm.
NOTES ON CONTENTS: History of Mercedes-Benz until 1957 with lots of biographical material on Gottlieb Daimler, Karl Benz and Wilhelm Maybach. Covers prototypes, the searh for speed-record breaking and racing history including the Mille Miglia, the Targa Florio, and the Pescara race track. Covers also the coachbuilding aspect. Includes technical details on the cars. Foreword by Bruno Sacco. Many photographs previously unpublished.

Rogliatti, Gianni, Tutti i motori Ferrari = All Ferrari engines (Modena: Edizioni Ferrari, 2002). English & Italian. 140 p., illustrations (260, bw/c), 20 x 25 cm, ISBN: 887911000X (sc).
NOTES ON CONTENTS: Covers between 1947 and 2002. Gives technical data. 190 black and white illustrations and nearly 75 in colour. Foreword by Enzo Ferrari & Luca di Montezemolo.

Zagato 1919-2002 (Milano (MI): Automobilia, 2002). English, French & Italian, [Car-men; 11]. 96 p., illustrations, 26 x 26 cm, ISBN: 8879601393 (sc).
Zhongguo qi che wu shi nian, 1953-2003 = The 50th anniversary of Chinese auto industry (Shanghai: Shanghai hua bao chu ban she, 2003). Chinese & English, 1st ed. 225 p., illustrations (bw/c), 30 x 30 cm, ISBN: 7806850813. Edited by the Automobile Engineering Association of China and the Shanghai Pictorial Publishing House.