Cars : Freiheit - Stil - Sex - Power - Bewegung - Farbe

English

ISBN: 1840915048

EAN: 9781840915044

Category: Transportation / Automotive / General/Technology & Engineering / Automotive/

Publisher: Octopus Publishing Group

Release Date: 12/21/2011

Synopsis: The ultimate car book-a love letter to the most beautiful 86 cars ever manufactured by an award -winning car columnist and important cultural and design critic. The story of the car is the story of how objects of industry became a medium of artistic expression. Memorials of our tastes, yearnings, and capabilities, these machines have layers of meaning and can (as Henry Ford knew) be read like a book . . if only you know how. Stephen Bayley, car columnist, design authority and cultural commentator knows how, and in this opinionated volume, presents a spectacular study of achievements in car design. Bayleys 86 favorite designs range from the 1908 Ford Model T, to the 1961 Jaguar E-Type, to the 2003 BMW 5. All presented in chronological order, each automobile also makes a statement about the national character of the country of manufacture. In addition, hundreds of ravishing photographs (including full-body, interior and detail shots) and an elegant slipcase, make CARS the perfect gift book for all car enthusiasts and design aficionados.

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Cars : Freiheit - Stil - Sex - Power - Bewegung - Farbe

Illustrated: Yes

Format: Hardcover

Height: 2.25 inches

Width: 10.5 inches

Length: 11.38 inches

Weight: 101.66 oz

Pages: 384