Intermeccanica - The Story of the Prancing Bull is the definitive
biography of Frank Reisner and his incredible sports car company,
Intermeccanica – responsible for some of the most beautiful sports cars
ever built. Frank Reisner, a Hungarian-born, Canadian-educated chemical
engineer, turned a youthful passion for cars into one of the most famous
small production sports car building companies in the world. From modest
beginnings based in the automotive mecca of Turin, Italy, throughout the
1960s and into the 1970s, Intermeccanica conceived, designed and
produced a dozen different models that shook the motoring world and went
on to find homes in museums and collections from Europe to the United
States to Japan. Most notable of these models are the Apollo, the Italia
and the Indra. From there, it was on to California, where Reisner
revolutionised the Porsche replicar market with his groundbreaking
fiberglass Speedster design, followed by the Roadster RS, which the
company continues to produce at its Vancouver, BC, Canada headquarters.
Along the way, Reisner and Intermeccanica dealt with, and in one case
sued, the largest automotive manufacturers in the world, all the while
maintaining an independent streak and maverick spirit that would come to
define the man and his company.
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