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The V12 Engine: The Untold Story of Technology, Evolution, Performance and Impact of All | 
 enlarge | Author: Karl Ludvigsen
Publisher: Haynes Publishing
Category: Book
List Price: $69.95
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Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 88156
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1st
Pages: 432
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4
Dimensions (in): 10.6 x 8.4 x 1.1
ISBN: 1844250040
Dewey Decimal Number: 629
EAN: 9781844250042
ASIN: 1844250040
Publication Date: November 11, 2005
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Product Description
With its highly readable text and stunning illustrations, this masterpiece of a book tells the story of the creation, evolution and exploitation of the V12 engine. From the big American V12s of the early 1900s to today's Aston Martin Vanquish V12, these glorious engines have been revered as more than just feats of engineering; in many cases they are respected as works of art. Here is an insightful, analytical and technical history of the V12 engines that have powered some of the most exciting and dramatic cars ever built for road or track.
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A little night music April 4, 2007
Paul Ehrmann
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Ludvigen's book on the V-12 is a well researched but compulsively readable account of the extraordinary and powerful engines with the lavish specification of having twelve cylinders. While giving details of design and development, the author also evokes the mixture of power, refinement and mechanical sophistication offered by these exotic engines from Ferrari, Aston-Martin, Mercedes and BMW while not neglecting the glorious history of the American Packard and Cadillac applications of of the V 12. It is like reading a book describing food where every bite is of gourmet quality, a city where all the streets are clean and beautiful or a dinner where all the guests are witty and candlelight glows off the bare shoulders of lovely, sophisticated women.
Covers every major manufacturer's V12 lineup! December 15, 2006
Reuben Gathright (United States)
I have been slowly reading and researching the automobiles this book mentions for the past month. The book is filled with references to never before publicized engine programs.
For example, did you know that Ford made a V12 out of their now legendary 4.6L V8? The car is used in an Austin Martin, Ford is the parent company.
Little details like this will keep popping up as you read this book. You'll never believe which V6 Ford engine was used to make the other V12 detailed in this book.
The book was printed on high quality paper, giving the images of these rare engines an almost artistic quality on the pages inside. The photo of a BMW V12 engine pulling on a dyno with it's turbos giving off a red glow is spectacular!
the v12 engine March 28, 2006
Jeff R. Barwick (PAYSON, ARIZONA)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Finally, a book that lives up to it's advertising. Every page is interesting in this voluminous 600 page masterwork. No long boring company histories and endless pictures of people here. Ludvigsen stays on subject with clear modern pictures and expert analysis from makers and users of such engines. There is not one weak point in the whole thing, I feel I got much more than I paid for with this great book.
The perfect book for those of us who should get out more. February 21, 2006
Eric R. Hines (Canberra, Australia.)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
A truly excellent work for those enchanted by the fine detail of technology. A myriad of fine drawings and half tones backed up by colour plates of the V12's birth and development through the century. Karl's fluid and emminently readable style maintains interest with pithy anecdotes like Henry Ford's reason for sticking with 4 cylinders rather than 6: "A car should have no more cylinders than a cow has teats". From 1.5 litres to 27 litres the V12 story is always absorbing.
 By engish, for english February 18, 2006
M. Weber
7 out of 9 found this review helpful
The author is British plain and simple, and it show with whimsical sayings like 'monkey motion' and the like. Outstanding historical documentation, but the author overwhelms with minutiae like bore and stroke for every engine, and which cylinder bank is staggered forward.
Also the author completely disregards the 180 degree V-12s (not boxing, boxing has 180 Vee angle with a 180 degree split crank journal) and spends too much time on VV12s (three banks of four cylinders).
There are some errors in the coverage of modern engines, notably VW VR6 and W12 information. and the author fails to explain the inherrent balance of an inline six, and how any vee angle V12 is balanced, but not necessarily even firing.
A good value, and the color photos are icing on the cake.
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