The Classic Car Book by Dk
A spectacular celebration of the most iconic vintage cars. With more than 1300 colour photographs of the key classic cars from every decade since the 1940s to the 1980s, you'll meet the designers behind these beautiful machines and discover the story of their manufacturers. Here's what you'll find inside this lavishly illustrated vintage car book: - Comprehensive catalogues draw out the key features of each important model, with detailed profiles and specifications - Feature spreads broaden the scope of this classic car guide, covering everything from the designers and manufacturers who created them to their evolution over the decades - Stunningly shot DPS images add an extra layer of colour and flavour to this book about classic cars - Written by award-winning author and expert on all aspects of motoring, Giles Chapman From Bentley and Mercedes to Ferrari and Aston Martin, Classic Car tells you the story of more than 20 great marques in incredible detail. It places classic cars into a wider cultural context and charts their enduring legacy as symbols of luxury and objects of desire. This car reference book puts you in the driving seat of the Chevrolet Corvette, the Ford Thunderbird, and the Jaguar C-type. It's packed with stunning photographic catalogues that showcase the iconic cars of every era and specially commissioned photographs that pick out key details of each featured model. Whether you're a collector of these super-cool cars or a motor enthusiast, there is simply no other classic car book that compares.
'Comprehensive histories of the classic car world are notoriously hard to write definitively - and even harder to get rightBut Giles Chapman manages to do just that with The Classic Car Book.' -- Nat Barnes * Daily Express *
Giles Chapman is an award-winning writer and commentator on the industry, history, and culture of cars. He began his career in 1984 in automotive consultancy, moving into magazine publishing in 1985, and by 1991 was editor of Classic & Sports Car, the world's best-selling classic car magazine. With over 40 books to his name, he is the editor-in-chief of DK's best-selling The Car Book and The Classic Car Book, which was awarded one of Auto Express magazine's Top 20 Motoring Products of 2016.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780241240489 |
| ISBN 10 | 0241240484 |
| Title | The Classic Car Book |
| Author | Dk |
| Series | Dk Definitive Transport Guides |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Dorling Kindersley Ltd |
| Year published | 2016-09-01 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |