In the very beginning, the automotive industry was dominated by open-top vehicles whose body shapes were very much based on the horse-drawn carriage, there were open and closed carriages and then there was the Coupe. This first volume of the Mercedes-Benz Coupe book addresses the journey from what was a functional sports car design to what has become the incomparable Mercedes-Benz 'Sports Coupe'; its timeless body design has remained, even today both a dream car and a dream Coupe to anyone whom aspires to follow in the early individualists who chose style and elegance over practicality.
With over 300 photographs and illustrations, this book includes: An overview of the early days of 'Sports-Car' design The influences of aerodynamics on design evolution Early protagonists at Daimler-Benz and how they influenced design of the Coupe shape How the Racing Coupe influenced what became the production Sport Coupe The experimental and one-off prototypes The continuation of the Super Sport Light concept through the 'S-Class' range
