Legendary American Cars

ManybooksprovideabasiccatalogofAmericanautomobilesfromca.1900to2000.Thisvolumetakesaverydifferentapproach：inadditiontodetailingengineeringandstylingadvances，italsopresentsthebroadsocialandeconomicenvironmentanddemonstrateshowandwhytheautomobilehasevolvedandthrivedsostronglythroughouttheUnitedStates.Carsmaybeauniversalproduct，butthat'snottosaythattheyarethesameeverywhere.Viewedfromafar，Americancars(andtrucks)looktoobig，haveenginesthataretoolarge，andareextravagantforsolocommuting.ConsideringtheAmericancontinent'svastextent，itswide，openroads，readilyavailableparkingandlowenergyprices，itisunderstandablewhyAmericanautomobilesdifferindesign，engineering，andsizefromthosefoundelsewhereintheworld.Beginningwiththeautomobile'searlydaysandHenryFord'sinventionoftheassemblylineandcontinuinguntilmoderntimes，thisintriguing，richlyillustratedvolumetracestheentirehistoryofAmericanautomobiles.Whetherluxury-marketoraverage-familymodels，theAmericancarisadreampossessionandcultobjectfamousanddesiredthroughouttheworld.，CommemoratingAmerica'songoinginterestwiththeautomobile，offersnearlyfourhundredphotographs，showcasingcarsfromeveryera，fromtheModelAFordandthePackardsofthe1930s，toMustangsandCorvettes，tothepresentday.，Princesangabouttheiconic“LittleRedCorvette”andtheBeachBoyspaidtributetothe“LittleDeuceCoupe.”Thecontroversialhorselesscarriagebecameasignofaffluenceinitsearliestdays，andthecarcontinuestobeanimage-makertothisday.Sincethefirstmodelsrolledofftheassemblyline，theAmericanautomobilehasbeenastatussymbolandsymboloftheenduringstrengthofthiscountry.Stunningcolorphotographsandalivelynarrativebyoneoftoday’sforemostautomotivewriterstellthestoryofAmerica’songoingloveaffairwithcars.Featuringclassiccars，sportscars，andluxuryautomobiles，thishandsomebookbringstogetherpicturesanddescriptionsofthemostimpressiveblendsoftechnology，art，beauty，andadventure.FromthegroundbreakingModelAFordtothestate-of-the-artmodelsoftoday，carsfromeveryeraareshowcasedinhundredsofgloriousfull-colorphotographsthatdemonstratethedesignsthatmadethesecarstrueicons.ReadersexperiencetheexcitementgeneratedbytheelegantcarsofPackard’sgoldenerainthe1930s，andadmiretheoutrageousfins，gleamingchrome，anddazzlingtwo-tonedpaintjobsofthecarsofthe50s.FordMustangsandCorvettesalsomakeanappearance，asdosuchundeniablyAmericanclassicsasPontiacs，Chryslers，Cadillacs，andmanymore.，CommemoratingAmerica'songoingloveaffairwiththeautomobile，alivelyhistory，complementedbynearlyfourhundredfull-colorphotographs，showcasesgreatcarsfromeveryera，fromtheModelAFordandtheelegantPackardsofthe1930s，tothelegendaryMustangsandCorvettes，tothehigh-techmodelsofthepresentday.12，500firstprinting.