Vintage Cars - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1614282625 ISBN 13: 9781614282624

Publisher: Assouline Publishing, 2014

Synopsis

The timeless beauty of antique automobiles elicits an emotional reaction, and avid collectors will spend millions on vintage models for the nostalgia they evoke. A model’s value is a combination of its rarity and also the quality and pride of craftsmanship with which cars were once built. Featuring exquisite photography of premium models by renowned photographer Laziz Hamani, Vintage Cars is a tribute to the great automobiles of the past and the undeniable fascination they hold for many passionate collectors today.

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About the Author:

Former executive director of the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, and a Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance judge for twenty-five years, Ken Gross has been the guest curator for seven critically acclaimed exhibitions of significant automobiles in fine art museums across the United States. Along with those exhibitions' catalogs, his books include Hot Rods and Custom Cars: Los Angeles and The Dry Lakes; Art of the Hot Rod; Hot Rod Milestones; The Illustrated BMW Buyer's Guide; and Ferrari 250GT SWB. The author of Behind the Headlights, an acclaimed SPEED/TV series, Gross also co-wrote Rockin' Garages with Tom Cotter. He's a recipient of the Automotive Hall of Fame Distinguished Service Citation, the Ken Purdy Award, and the Lee Iacocca Award. Over the past fifteen years, Laziz Hamani has produced work for the world's most prestigious luxury names, including Cartier and Dior. Although his talent for lighting and studio techniques is widely acclaimed, he still appreciates and finds it necessary-working outdoors in a more spontaneousstyle. Hamani has published over thirty books on lifestyle, artistic, and luxury themes, including more than twenty Assouline titles, and has produced several exhibitions on his personal work.

About this edition

• Publisher: Assouline Publishing
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1614282625
• ISBN 13: 9781614282624
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 168