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The Art of the Automobile: The 100 Greatest Cars

The Art of the Automobile: The 100 Greatest Cars

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Author: Dennis Adler
Publisher: Collins Living
Category: Book

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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars 9 reviews
Sales Rank: 350446

Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 256
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.6
Dimensions (in): 12.1 x 9.1 x 0.9

ISBN: 0061051284
Dewey Decimal Number: 629.22209
EAN: 9780061051289
ASIN: 0061051284

Publication Date: June 1, 2000
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Product Description

Award-winning automotive historian, author, and photographer Dennis Adler takes you on a whirlwind tour through more than a century of automotive history, from the first production motorcar, the 1886 Benz Patent Motorwage, to fabled makes including Hispano-Suiza, Duesenberg, packard, and Hudson

More than 200 stunning color photographs define and detail the remarkable styling and revolutionary mechanical engineering for 100 greatest cars ever built. Adler, in accordance with the world's leading automotive dseigners, collectors, and authorities, picks the top ten cars of all time--breathtaking cars that have become the motoring icons of the twentieth century.

The Art of the Automobile reveals not only the makes and models that have left an indelible mark on the motoring world, but why and how these specific cars have become so important to the history of the automobile itself. For anyone whose pulse quickens at the sound of a Ferrari V-12, or whose heart races at the sight of a glorious 1930s Duesenberg, here, truly, is the essential car book of the century.




Customer Reviews:   Read 4 more reviews...

5 out of 5 stars Just beautiful   April 15, 2008
Gorgeous! Photos, text and format. Gave it to my brother and it shut him up for several hours, while he pretended his truck outside was an Italian piece of automotive art.


5 out of 5 stars The Art of the Automobile   December 26, 2007
Great information. There are models mentioned that I am seeing for the first time.


5 out of 5 stars This is a truly beautiful book!   February 1, 2006
 3 out of 3 found this review helpful

I purchased this book for our lobby at work and we gave it to a client who absolutely raved about it. I've replaced the copy and I keep hearing "ooh"'s and "ah"'s of appreciation from our clients as they pour over the picures. The photos are large and very clear. The cars are positioned in romantic gorgeous locations which fuels the imagination. I don't expect this copy to stay long either!


4 out of 5 stars Very nice   February 24, 2004
 2 out of 2 found this review helpful

The author's list of what constitutes the 100 greatest cars is pretty sound but there are many others that would equally deserve a place; however you can't put everything in and still have a book that will sell for an economic price. Most of the photos are superb but there are a few that are disappointing such as the Thunderbird pics or the VW Beetle at the end. The photo of the Cisitalia has the rear cropped off, ouch.
The portrait photos are mostly full page and fortunately the publisher has avoided the trap of spreading them across the gutter and eliminating details in the middle, with a few exceptions. Overall it's a lovely book and if you like classic cars you are certain to treasure it.



4 out of 5 stars A Beautiful Book   October 5, 2002
Elegant, pretty, but not designed to give much in the way of details on the cars, or more than one or two pictures per car. But he gives you a top 10, and top 100, and a second 100 - but where are the Triumph roadsters?

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