Michael Köckritz

Auto. Kultur. Magazin. In seven years and 30 issues, ramp has lived up to its name with its stylish take on cars, filling its pages with fresh, pioneering imagery. ramp sees a car as much more than a means of transportation or a technical miracle: to ramp, cars equal culture. A car is a part of our lives that can become an extension of our identities, a place where we touch, get behind the wheel, drive, pursue our passions, and experience the world. As intensely and subjectively as possible. ramp is on the road around the world, to people, ideas, places, things, and events. With its immediate, authentic, and creative images, and with its modern and surprising visual design, ramp has become the most-honoured car magazine in the world in its seven-year existence. It has set the creative bar for both magazines and advertising. Coinciding with the 30th issue, the team, headed by editor-in-chief and publisher Michael Kockritz, has brought the best pictures and stories out of the archives.In accordance with ramp's philosophy, they will be placed in a fresh new context, also providing an opportunity to show off many gorgeous pictures that, for one reason or another, did not make it into the magazine. The result: a wild jam session of automotive storytelling.

Nicknames have to be earned. They are tokens of appreciation given only when people have built a special relationship to something (or someone). From the Chevrolet 2100 Pickup "Bubble Maker" and the Citroen DS "Goddess," all the way back to Ford's "Tin Lizzy," this book presents ninety-nine classic cars and race cars, illustrated with great talent and affection by Helge Jepsen, with informative texts cleverly penned by Michael Kockritz. Just like the vehicles portrayed, this book will drive its way right into the heart of any car lover."