Dimensions
145 x 160 x 31mm
Sources are eclectic, results mixed, but one thing is certain: car design is being forced up an ever tightening spiral of creativity. These machines are memorials of our tastes, yearnings and capabilities. They have layers of meaning and can as, Henry Ford knew, be read like a book...if only you know how. This book tells that story in a series of case studies which reveal national characteristics: American flair, German technical suprematism, French vernacular chic, gorgeous Italian sculpture, English antiquarianism, Japanese ingenuity, Swedish responsibility. Cars featured appear in chronological date order from the 1908 Ford Model T to 2003 BMW5 Series. The chosen cars are specially photographed in a uniform style and reproduced in black and white which distances this book from the cliches and conventions of specialist automotive publishing and highlights their form and shape. Each picture is accompanied by an aesthetic appraisal of each vehicle. This pocket-sized book is the perfect gift book for all car enthusiasts and design admirers.
