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The Art of the Automobile: The 100 Greatest Cars
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by:
Adler, Dennis
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Publisher: HarperResource
Published: May 2, 2000
ISBN: 0061051284
Format:Hardcover
Pages:256
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Book Description
Synopsis Showcasing the one hundred greatest cars ever made, this illustrated resource to the classic automobile includes profiles of the 1920 Rolls Royce, the Volkswagon Beetle, and the Cadillac Coupe.
About the Author Author and
photographer Dennis Adler is recognized as one of the leading automotive photojournalists in the world, with more than 5,000 articles and photographs published. The Art of the Automobile
Adler is a member if the prestigious Meguiar's committee,
which annually selects and pays tribute to those individuals who have excelled in the automotive hobby; he serves on the Meadow Brook Concours d'Elegance Selection Committee, and was a founding member of the American Automotive Heritage... read more
Book Description
Award-winning automotive historian, author, and photographer Dennis Adler takes you on a whirlwind tour through more than a century of automotive history, from the first production motorcar, the 1886 Benz Patent
Motorwage, to fabled makes including Hispano-Suiza, Duesenberg, packard, and Hudson
More than 200 stunning color photographs define and detail the remarkable styling and revolutionary mechanical engineering for 100 greatest cars ever built. Adler,
in accordance with the world's leading automotive dseigners, collectors, and authorities, picks the top ten cars of all time--breathtaking cars that have become the motoring icons of the twentieth century.
The Art of the Automobile reveals not
only the makes and models that have left an indelible mark on the motoring world, but why and how these specific cars have become so important to the history of the automobile itself. For anyone whose pulse quickens at the sound of a Ferrari V-12, or
whose heart races at the sight of a glorious 1930s Duesenberg, here, truly, is the essential car book of the century.
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