
Drive
The Definitive History of Driving
Giles Chapman(Author)
Dorling Kindersley (Publisher)
Published on 3. April 2018
Book
Hardback
360 pages
978-1-4654-6924-3 (ISBN)
Description
Slip off the handbrake and take a spin through the history of motoring - from the first horseless carriages to the rush of modern-day motorsport.
Find out everything you need to know about motoring from 1895 to the present day. Journey through motoring history with Drive and explore the twists and turns of how the motorcar has shaped the modern world over the last century.
Discover the exciting and impressive advances in technology and design that have made cars faster, safer, and better to drive - and transformed them from a means of transport into objects of status, excitement, and desire. Speed through personal accounts of motoring throughout the years and discover exciting new facts about the world's most famous racing events.
From the first service stations to the latest fuel cell, and packed full of stunning photography of social artifacts and of the cars themselves, Drive is the perfect visual guide for every car lover.
Reviews:
Past praise for Classic Car:
"[T]his is a book to savor, to be pored over time and again." - Booklist, starred review
Past praise for Car:
"Definitive' is an ambitious goal, but one this hefty book tackles with elan-perhaps the way a 1965 Gordon-Keeble might tackle a winding country road." - The New York Times
Find out everything you need to know about motoring from 1895 to the present day. Journey through motoring history with Drive and explore the twists and turns of how the motorcar has shaped the modern world over the last century.
Discover the exciting and impressive advances in technology and design that have made cars faster, safer, and better to drive - and transformed them from a means of transport into objects of status, excitement, and desire. Speed through personal accounts of motoring throughout the years and discover exciting new facts about the world's most famous racing events.
From the first service stations to the latest fuel cell, and packed full of stunning photography of social artifacts and of the cars themselves, Drive is the perfect visual guide for every car lover.
Reviews:
Past praise for Classic Car:
"[T]his is a book to savor, to be pored over time and again." - Booklist, starred review
Past praise for Car:
"Definitive' is an ambitious goal, but one this hefty book tackles with elan-perhaps the way a 1965 Gordon-Keeble might tackle a winding country road." - The New York Times
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
DK
Dimensions
Height: 310 mm
Width: 260 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
2115 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4654-6924-3 (9781465469243)
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Persons
Giles Chapman is a leading international authority on the automobile, its industry, its culture, and its history. A former editor of the best-selling Classic & Sports Car magazine, he is also the award-winning author of more than 40 books, including Classic Car.
Lawrence Ulrich is an award-winning auto journalist and chief auto critic at The New York Times.
Lawrence Ulrich is an award-winning auto journalist and chief auto critic at The New York Times.