Car: The Definitive Visual History of the Automobile

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Whether you're a vintage car spotter or an armchair petrolhead, strap yourself in for an unforgettable ride through motoring history. This sumptuously designed visual guide is packed with everything you could ever want to know about cars through the ages, from the earliest "horseless carriage" to the modern supercar and Formula 1. Inside the pages of this visually stunning car encyclopedia, you'll discover an iconic celebration of automotive design and motoring history. - Trace the history of the car decade-by-decade in stunning visual detail - In-depth profiles highlight the most important cars of each period along with their specifications and special features - Includes beautifully photographed "virtual tours" that showcase particularly celebrated cars such as the Ferrari F40 and the Rolls Royce Silver Ghost - Tells the story of the people and companies that created sports cars like Porsche and Lamborghini Take a trip through decades of automotive history See the fastest, biggest, most luxurious, most innovative, and downright sexiest motorized vehicles come to life in the most spectacular way! Packed with stunning photography and featuring more than 2000 cars, Car shows you how the finest cars from every corner of the globe have evolved over the last 130 years. Lavishly illustrated feature spreads reveal the stories behind the car world's most famous marques and models, the geniuses who designed them, and the companies and factories who built them. It's the ultimate gift for men or anyone interested in cars, motoring, and motor racing. This new edition has been updated to include hybrid and electric cars, as well as the cars of today and tomorrow. Want to learn more about machines? There's more to discover in this epic series from DK Books! Take an action-packed flight through the history of air travel in Aircraft. Stay on the right track and step off at the most important and incredible rail routes from all over the world in Train. 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 Coupes 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 Scootacar, 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 US 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 Coupes Lotus/Ford Cosworth DFV V8 Ultimate Luxury and Limousines BMC Mini, 1968 Great Marques: The Austin Story Compact Coupes Powerful GT Cars Volkswagen Crash-Test Dummies, c. 1968 Sports Cars Mercedes-Benz 280SL 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 Coupes NASA Lunar Roving Vehicle, 1971 Great Marques: The Volkswagen Story Muscle Cars Racing Cars Hatchbacks THE 1980s Boosted Performance US 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 US 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 Alternative Fuels and Electric Power Prestige Cars: Today and Tomorrow McLaren Speedtail Sedans How an Engine Works How an Electric Drivetrain Works GLOSSARY INDEX ACKNOWLEDGMENTS