CAR: THE DEFINITIVE VISUAL HISTORY OF THE AUTOMOBILE
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, BIRTH OF THE COMPETITION CAR GREAT MARQUES: THE CADILLAC STORY LUXURY AND POWER ROLLS-ROYCE SILVER GHOST COMPETITION CARS BUGATTI TYPE 35B LUXURY AND PRESTIGE LANCIA LAMBDA, CONTENTS HOLLYWOOD COUPÉS 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 CHRYSLER, THE 1930S IN THE SHADOW OF THE GREAT DEPRESSION, THRIFTY MODELS AND THE ADVENT OF THE “PEOPLE’S CAR” MADE MOTORING EVER MORE EGALITARIAN STREAMLINING AND TEARDROPS WERE ALL THE RAGE, NEWSPAPERS HAILED THE SUPERHEROES WHO SMASHED SPEED RECORDS, AND SPORTS AND LUXURY CARS REACHED NEW PEAKS OF POWER AND STYLE ECONOMY MODELS OF THE POST-DEPRESSION ERA RACING CARS AND SINGLE-SEATERS GREAT MARQUES: THE CHEVROLET STORY LUXURY CARS MASS-MARKET MODELS VOLKSWAGEN ?AT-FOUR SUNBEAM SILVER BULLET, DAYTONA BEACH, STREAMLINED CARS LINCOLN-ZEPHYR MAGNI?CENT AND EXOTIC BODY STYLES GREAT MARQUES: THE BMW STORY POWERFUL SPORTS TOURERS THE 1940S WORLD WAR II BROUGHT CAR PRODUCTION TO A HALT, BUT WHEN PEACETIME RETURNED AND FACTORIES WERE REBUILT, THE LEGACY OF MILITARY TECHNOLOGIES RESULTED IN AN EXPLOSION OF EXCELLENT NEW ENGINES, PRACTICAL, NO-FRILLS PICKUPS, AND ECONOMICAL SMALL CARS THAT SOLD IN THE THOUSANDS LARGE CARS U S STYLE-SETTERS JEEP, PRACTICAL EVERYDAY TRANSPORTATION FORD F-SERIES ROADSTERS AND SPORTS CARS JAGUAR XK STRAIGHT-SIX GREAT MARQUES: THE JAGUAR STORY VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE GREAT MARQUES: THE CITROËN STORY MID-RANGE FAMILY SEDANS THE 1950S IN THE POST-WAR BOOM U S CARMAKERS HIGHLIGHTED SPEED, LUXURY, AND POWER BY HARNESSING AEROSPACE LINES AND CHROME-PLATED DECORATION, WITH BREATHTAKING (AND SOMETIMES ABSURD) RESULTS IN EUROPE FABULOUS SPORTS CARS AND RACING MACHINES STIRRED THE SOUL, AND BUBBLE CARS BOUNCED ON TO CITY STREETS ECONOMY CARS DE SOTO, MID-1950S DETROIT FINS AND CHROME OPULENCE AND HIGH PERFORMANCE GREAT MARQUES: THE FORD STORY THE 1970S IF THE 60S WAS THE CAR PARTY, THE 70S WAS ITS MORNING AFTER, WITH THE FUEL CRISIS AND THE ?RST INKLINGS THAT SOARING CAR USE REQUIRED TIGHTER CONTROLS BUT CARS ALSO BECAME BETTER TO DRIVE: MID- MOUNTED ENGINES BOOSTED RESPONSIVENESS, TURBOCHARGERS ADDED BITE, AND AUTOMATIC SEATBELTS AND AIRBAGS GAVE ASSURANCE SUPERCARS JAGUAR E-TYPE 4X4 AND OFF-ROADERS GREAT MARQUES: THE ALFA ROMEO STORY SEDANS NSU WANKEL ROTARY STYLISH COUPÉS NASA LUNAR ROVING VEHICLE, GREAT MARQUES: THE VOLKSWAGEN STORY MUSCLE CARS RACING CARS HATCHBACKS THE 1980S WITH THE RISE OF THE JAPANESE CAR INDUSTRY, THIS DECADE SAW THREE CAR-MAKING CONTINENTS COMPETE HEAD TO HEAD CARS BECAME SAFER, MORE COMFORTABLE, AND BETTER EQUIPPED WITH IMPROVED ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS THERE WAS STILL PLENTY OF EXCITEMENT, TOO, AS DESIGNERS— LED BY THE ITALIANS—TRANSFORMED FAMILY CARS AND SUPERCARS BOOSTED PERFORMANCE U S COMPACTS TOYOTA, CHEVROLET CORVETTE BUBBLE CARS AND MICROCARS AUSTIN MINI SEVEN FIAT NUOVA 500, LARGE SEDANS FAMILY CARS GREAT MARQUES: THE CHRYSLER STORY CONVERTIBLE STYLE CITROËN DS THE 1960S THIS WAS THE AGE OF ANYTHING GOES WITH NEW ENGINES AND BODY SHAPES, AND A GALAXY OF ALL-TIME GREATS, FROM E-TYPE TO ELAN, AND MINI COOPER TO CORVETTE STING RAY, IT WAS EXCITEMENT ALL THE WAY FAMILY CARS REAR/MID-ENGINED RACERS SPORTS AND EXECUTIVE SEDANS GREAT MARQUES: THE ASTON MARTIN STORY SEDANS AND SPORTY COUPÉS ULTIMATE LUXURY AND LIMOUSINES BMC MINI, GREAT MARQUES: THE AUSTIN STORY COMPACT COUPÉS POWERFUL GT CARS MERCEDES-BENZ 280SL SUPERMINIS GREAT MARQUES: THE AUDI STORY ULTIMATE SPORTS SEDANS PACE-SETTING STYLE FROM ITALIAN DESIGNERS PORSCHE 911 ?AT-SIX LAMBORGHINI COUNTACH TWO-SEATER EXCITEMENT MULTI-PURPOSE VEHICLES GREAT MARQUES: THE PEUGEOT STORY PREMIUM LUXURY THE 1990S CONSUMERS DEMANDED SAFETY, LUXURY, PERFORMANCE, AND PERFECT BUILD—AND GOT THEM ALL EXCELLENCE IN MANUFACTURING WAS SATIS?ED; NOW IMAGINATIVE DESIGN COULD SHINE A NEW EPOCH IN SPORTS CARS AND EXECUTIVE SEDANS WAS MATCHED BY RAPIDLY EVOLVING AND INCREASINGLY USER-FRIENDLY GENRES SUCH AS THE SUV AND MPV MODERN ROADSTERS GREAT MARQUES: THE TOYOTA STORY COMPETITION MACHINES RENAULT ZOOM, U S DESIGN REINVIGORATED FAMILY-FRIENDLY CARS GREAT MARQUES: THE PORSCHE STORY EXECUTIVE SEDANS HYPER-PERFORMANCE CARS BENTLEY CONTINENTAL R 2000 ONWARD CROSSOVER CARS HAVE BLURRED TRADITIONAL GENRES BY COMBINING OFF-ROAD ABILITY, PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION, AND PERFORMANCE HYBRIDS ARE HELPING SAVE FUEL AND CUT EMISSIONS, WHILE THE LATEST SUPERCARS MAKE 200MPH (322KM/H) SEEM ORDINARY WHAT NEXT? ENTHUSIASTS ARE HOPING DRIVING WILL STILL BE THE ONE THING IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN—FUN FAMOUS MARQUES REINVENTED CROSSOVERS AND OFF-ROADERS GREAT MARQUES: THE SUZUKI STORY CITY CARS TATA NANO TOWARD 200MPH MOTOR SPORTS CONTENDERS GREAT MARQUES: THE FERRARI STORY COMPACT GENIUS HIGH-PERFORMANCE SPORTS CARS MORGAN AERO LOTUS RACING T127, FORMULA 1, OFF-ROAD LUXURY AND POWER HONDA INSIGHT GAS/ELECTRIC HYBRID CARS OF THE FUTURE HOW AN ENGINE WORKS