The Car Book(English, Hardcover, DK)
Quick Overview
The Car Book is a book for all the automobile enthusiasts around the world. It covers the history of the automobiles and profiles a wide variety of cars from various parts of the world. Summary Of The Book The Car Book traces the history of the automobile from decade to decade, across many countries, profiling many different models. It is a stunning visual encyclopedia of cars from the early machines to the latest models. To the genuine car enthusiast, to the people who love the machine they drive to work everyday, the car is more than just a transportation tool. It is to them a living entity on which they lavish a lot of attention. They like to work on their machines, know every part of it, keep it in top condition at all times, and keep it new and shining. To them, learning the history of the automobile can be a passion, and they will be intent on tracing the gradual evolution of the car over the past century. They will be driven to understand the technology that drove the evolution, the cultural ideas and the technical features that drove the design, and the different features of models from different countries. This book provides interesting information about many famous models. It discusses how some brands like the Chevrolet and the Porsche became household names. It profiles not just the cars, but the stories of the men behind these machines. It contains colorful pictures of the cars and their internal anatomy. It profiles many iconic cars like Italy’s Alfa Romeo and India’s Ambassador, and provides information about the cultural and social factors that drive the design. The Car Book also traces the evolution of the machine from the initial prototype machines of more than a century ago to the modern supercars. It contains beautiful visual profiles and interesting facts of over 2000 different iconic cars. It discusses what these machines have come to symbolize over the decades, machines of convenience, symbols of luxury, an item of necessity, and so much mo