What NSX Books Are Available?
Acura produced two different "coffee table" books about the NSX when it was
first introduced.
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The first was given to sales prospects and intended to be
the NSX sales brochure, even though it's a hardback 12" x 12" book. The left third of the cover is black with a small
"ACURA" logo, the right two thirds is metal, like foil covered with plastic,
with a small "NSX" logo. The black spine has no writing on it. It's
about 50
pages (they're not numbered). It has less text and detailed description than the
technical information and development book, and more glossy
pictures. At the bottom right of the page of technical specs, it has the code
"E4130. Printed in USA. 50M 7/90" and bears a 1990 copyright. This book is
very common and was available brand new for $20 as late as 2001 or 2002. It
does not seem to be available new anymore from regular distributors, and
copies typically sell for $30 - $50 depending on condition. |
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The second was only given to owners and was intended to be a
coffee-table book. It measures 10.5" high by 12" wide. The cover is black
with a 1"x4" metal inset with the NSX logo on it. The spine says "ACURA" and
"NSX" on it. It's about 64 pages. The title page says "NSX: TECHNICAL
INFORMATION AND DEVELOPMENT HISTORY", and that's pretty much what it
contains. At the bottom of the last page, it says, "#E4131. Printed in
USA" and bears a 1990 copyright. This book is much rarer since it was only
given to owners. Copies typically sell for $125 - $150 depending on
condition. Since it is long out of print and difficult and expensive to
obtain, this entire book has been scanned and
posted here for your enjoyment. You're
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Another book was produced by BBC Enterprises (and not readily available in
the US) was called "The NSX", ISBN 0951775103. It has a black cover with
an intro by L.J.K Setright, most of the writing by other British journalists. It
was intended as a guide to selling the NSX for salespeople more used to selling
economy cars. It has lots of great pictures, even more great pictures than the
first two, comparisons with other exotics, comments from some F1 drivers
information about Ayrton
Senna's involvement in development and testing the prototypes. Typically sells
for $150-$200 if you can locate a copy.
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