Concept Cars: An a-z Guide to the World's Most Fabulous Futuristic Cars

Rees, Chris

ISBN 10: 1840384026 / ISBN 13: 9781840384024

Published by Hermes House, 1999

About this Item

(1st edition, 1st printing) Very large, very heavy book, glossy covers with stunning color photo on front of the car of the future, gray spine, light blue background and four color photos on back, gray background with pattern of cars inside covers and adjacent end papers, 96 heavy glossy pages, profusely illustrated in color throughout. DJ has front left tear with very slight wear parallel to long spine right edge, Near Good DJ/Very Fine book.

Seller Inventory # 51879

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Concept Cars: An a-z Guide to the World's Most Fabulous Futuristic Cars
• Publisher: Hermes House
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1840384026
• ISBN 13: 9781840384024
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fair
• Seller catalogs:
  • Technology
  • Future

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Synopsis

The concept car was born in 1939 with General Motors' invention of the Buick Y-job. This was not a car designed for general consumption, but one created by the styling department as an "ideas" car, a sleek, chrome-adorned sculpture contrived to inflate passions and inspire imaginations. The 1950s was the true golden age of the automobile, and America was the hub of innovative engineering, producing cars in different shapes and designing flying cars, nuclear-powered cars, and gyroscopically controlled two-wheeled cars. In the 1960s and 1970s the focus of concept car design moved to Europe, and the results were even sleeker and more sophisticated.

From the Chrysler Turboflite to the Renault Raccoon, the boundaries of car design were pushed to even more outlandish styles, eventually translating into the new classic designs of today.

Concept Cars is the ultimate guide to concept cars, featuring major designs houses from Ogle to Pininfarina as well as mass manufacturers. A comprehensive visual reference guide, complete with over 300 stunning color images, highlights some of the most significant and creative cars of the century, making this volume a thorough and entertaining book that will be treasured by car enthusiasts everywhere.