THE CAR: THE EVOLUTION OF THE BEAUTIFUL MACHINE
Written by Rod Green
Published by Carlton Books Limited
in 2012
ISBN: 9781847328762
THE CAR: THE EVOLUTION OF THE BEAUTIFUL MACHINE
Written by Rod Green.
Stock no. 2123387
1st.
2012.
Hardback.
Large format.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Large format. B/w pictorial covers. This book explores every aspect of the development of the automobile from the evolution of the family car to the desire for speed and the need for 'green' technology. Features a fascinating, unique collection of facsimile documents and memorabilia including: Karl Benz's patent for the first motor car; A blueprint for a Peugeot racing chassis and One of the original design drawings for the E-type Jaguar. ISBN: 9781847328762. All ephemera present. Light scuff to spine. Contnets clean. Contained in a Very Good colour pictorial slip-case; just a little bumping to a couple of corners and some light scuffing.
Front cover
Contents
- Horseless Carriages
- Petrol Power
- Into the Twentieth Century
- On the Starting Grid
- Cars for Every Family
- The Car Goes to War
- The Racing Twenties
- Power and Glory
- The New Style Era
- The Bugatti Queen and the Silver Arrows
- Surviving the War Years
- Icons of War
- The Fin's the Thing
- The Top Cats
- The Swinging Sixties
- Muscle Cars
- The Car's the Star
- The Motoring World in Crisis
- Evolution of the Supercar
- The New Age Takes Shape
- Wild Beasts in the Wilderness
- Car Makers Go Global
- The Formula 1 Phenomenon
- The Car Goes Green
- Retro Styling
- Into the Future