The Classic Car Book
The Definitive Visual History
Published on 1. September 2016
320 pages
978-0-241-42880-1 (ISBN)
Description
From the Chevrolet Bel Air to the Ferrari Testarossa, this book takes you on a scenic drive through the history of classic cars, exploring their status as objects of luxury and desire.
The Classic Car Book showcases the most important and iconic classic cars from every decade since the 1940s, with a foreword by award-winning writer and commentator on the industry, history, and culture of cars and motoring, Giles Chapman.
Fully illustrated and packed with stunning photography, The Classic Car Book uses specially commissioned photographic tours to put you in the driver's seat of the world's most famous and celebrated cars, including stylish roadsters and luxury limousines from manufacturers such as Mercedes-Benz, Ferrari, Rover, Jaguar, and Bentley.
The Classic Car Book is ideal for any car collectors and enthusiasts.
The Classic Car Book showcases the most important and iconic classic cars from every decade since the 1940s, with a foreword by award-winning writer and commentator on the industry, history, and culture of cars and motoring, Giles Chapman.
Fully illustrated and packed with stunning photography, The Classic Car Book uses specially commissioned photographic tours to put you in the driver's seat of the world's most famous and celebrated cars, including stylish roadsters and luxury limousines from manufacturers such as Mercedes-Benz, Ferrari, Rover, Jaguar, and Bentley.
The Classic Car Book is ideal for any car collectors and enthusiasts.
Reviews / Votes
'Comprehensive histories of the classic car world are notoriously hard to write definitively - and even harder to get right. But Giles Chapman manages to do just that with The Classic Car Book.' -- Nat Barnes * Daily Express *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Dorling Kindersley Ltd
Product notice
Fixed format
File size
126,63 MB
ISBN-13
978-0-241-42880-1 (9780241428801)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Book
09/2016
DK
€51.00
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