| Edition |
First American edition. |
| Description |
360 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 31 cm |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
First automobiles up to 1920. Pioneer vehicles ; First cars for customers ; Great marques : the Mercedes story ; Early production-line cars ; Ford Model T ; Ford Model T straight-four ; Driving through Paris, 1908 ; Birth of the competition car ; Great marques : the Cadillac story ; Luxury and power ; Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost -- The 1920s. Competition cars ; Bugatti type 35B ; Cadillac Cadillac V16 ; Luxury and prestige ; Lancia Lambda, 1922 ; Hollywood coupés and glorious roadsters ; Duesenberg model J ; Cars for the middle classes ; Great marques : the Rolls-Royce story ; Small cars ; Great marques : the Renault story ; Sports cars ; Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 ; Chrysler, 1929 -- The 1930s. Economy models of the post-depression era ; Racing cars and single-seaters ; Great marques : the Chevrolet story ; Luxury cars ; Rytecraft Scoota-car, c. 1937 ; Sports cars ; Mass-market models ; Volkswagen flat-four ; Sunbeam Silver Bullet, Daytona Beach, 1930 ; Streamlined cars ; Lincoln-Zephyr ; Magnificent and exotic body styles ; Great marques : the BMW story ; Powerful sports tourers -- The 1940s. Large cars ; U.S. style-setters ; Jeep, 1942 ; Practical everyday transportation ; Ford F-series ; Roadsters and sports cars ; Jaguar XK straight-six ; Great marques : the Jaguar story ; Small cars ; Volkswagen Beetle ; Great marques : the Citroën story ; Mid-range family sedans -- The 1950s. Economy cars ; De Soto, mid-1950s ; Detroit fins and chrome ; Opulence and high performance ; Great marques : the Ford story ; Racing cars ; Sports cars ; Chevrolet Corvette ; Chevrolet small-block V8 ; Bubble cars and microcars ; Austin Mini Seven ; Fiat Nuova 500, 1957 ; Large sedans ; Family cars ; Great marques : the Chrysler story ; Convertible style ; Citroën DS -- The 1960s. Family cars ; Rear/mid-engined racers ; Sports and executive sedans ; Great marques : the Aston Martin story ; Sedans and sporty coupés ; Lotus/Ford Cosworth DFV V8 ; Ultimate luxury and limousines ; BMC Mini, 1968 ; Great marques : the Austin story ; Compact coupés ; Powerful GT cars ; Volkswagen crash-test dummies, c. 1968 ; Sports cars Mercedes-Benz 180SL -- The 1970s. Supercars ; Jaguar E-type ; Small cars ; 4x4 and off-roaders ; Great marques : the Alfa Romeo story ; Sedans ; Sports cars ; NSU Wankel rotary ; Stylish coupés ; NASA lunar roving vehicle, 1971 ; Great marques : the Volkswagen story ; Muscles cars ; Racing cars ; Hatchbacks -- The 1980s. Boosted performance ; U.S, compacts ; Toyota, 1980 ; Superminis ; Great marques : the Audi story ; Ultimate sports sedans ; Pace-setting style from Italian designers ; DeLorean DMC-12 ; Porsche 911 flat-six ; Lamborghini Countach ; Two-seater excitement ; Ferrari F40 ; Multi-purpose vehicles ; Great marques : the Peugeot story ; Premium luxury -- The 1990s. Modern roadsters ; Mazda MX5 ; Great marques : the Toyota story ; Competition machines ; Renault Zoom, 1992 ; U.S. design reinvigorated ; Family-friendly cars ; Chrysler/Dodge Viper V10 ; Great marques : the Porsche story ; Executive sedans ; Hyper-performance cars ; Bentley Continental R -- 2000 onward. Famous marques reinvented ; Crossovers and off-roaders ; Great marques : the Suzuki story ; City cars ; Tata Nano ; Toward 200 mph ; Motor sports contenders ; Great marques : the Ferrari story ; Compact genius ; High-performance sports cars ; Morgan Aero 8 ; Sports cars ; Off-road luxury and power ; Honda Insight gas/electric hybrid ; Hybrid and electric cars ; Prestige cars: today and tomorrow. |
| Summary |
Traces the history of the automobile, from technological developments and manufacturers to the changing cultural backdrop of various models, and features photographs of the most noted cars of each decade. |
| Local Note |
WNDSR--This book is the gift of Marian Sorbo & Family in memory of Roger W. Ellert. |
| Subject |
Automobiles -- History.
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Automobiles -- Pictorial works.
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Automobiles. (OCoLC)fst00823232
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Pictorial works. (OCoLC)fst01423874
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| Added Author |
Hennessy, Kathryn. Editor.
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Hester, Beth Landis. Editor
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DK Publishing, Inc.
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| ISBN |
9780756671679 |
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0756671671 |
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