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BL
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783012
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b603025
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Car : : the Definitive Visual History of the Automobile.\ DK Publishing
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London: DK Pub., 2011
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(362 pages)
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0756689384
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: 9780756689384
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4; Pioneer Vehicles 10; First Cars for Customers 12; Great marques: The Mercedes story 14; Early Production-Line Cars 16; Ford Model T 18; Ford Model T straight-four 22; Driving through Paris, 1908 24; Birth of the Competition Car 26; Great marques: The Cadillac story 28; Luxury and Power 30; Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost 32; Competition Cars 38; Bugatti Type 35B 40; Cadillac Cadillac V16 44; Luxury and Prestige 46; Lancia Lambda, 1922 48; Hollywood Coupés and Glorious Roadsters 50; Duesenberg Model J 52; Cars for the Middle Classes 56; Great marques: The Rolls-Royce story 58. Small Cars 60Great marques: The Renault story 62; Sports Cars 64; Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 66; Chrysler, 1929 70; Economy Models of the Post-Depression Era 74; Racing Cars and Single-Seaters 76; Great marques: The Chevrolet story 78; Luxury Cars 80; Rytecraft Scoota-car, c.1937 82; Sports Cars 84; Mass-Market Models 86; Volkswagen flat-four 88; Sunbeam Silver Bullet, Daytona Beach, 1930 90; Streamlined Cars 92; Lincoln-Zephyr 94; Magnificent and Exotic Body Styles 98; Great marques: The BMW story 100; Powerful Sports Tourers 102; Large Cars 106; U.S. Style-Setters 108; Jeep, 1942 110. Practical Everyday Transportation 112Ford F-Series 114; Roadsters and Sports Cars 118; Jaguar XK straight-six 120; Great marques: The Jaguar story 122; Small Cars 124; Volkswagen Beetle 126; Great marques: The Citroën story 130; Mid-Range Family Sedans 132; Economy Cars 136; De Soto, mid-1950s 138; Detroit Fins and Chrome 140; Opulence and High Performance 142; Great marques: The Ford story 144; Racing Cars 146; Sports Cars 148; Chevrolet Corvette 150; Chevrolet small-block V8 154; Bubble Cars and Microcars 156; Austin Mini Seven 158; Fiat Nuova 500, 1957 162; Large Sedans 164. Family Cars 166Great marques: The Chrysler story 168; Convertible Style 170; Citroën DS 172; Family Cars 178; Rear/Mid-Engined Racers 180; Sports and Executive Sedans 182; Great marques: The Aston Martin story 184; Sedans and Sporty Coupés 186; Lotus/Ford Cosworth DFV V8 188; Ultimate Luxury and Limousines 190; BMC Mini, 1968 192; Great marques: The Austin story 194; Compact Coupés 196; Powerful GT Cars 198; Volkswagen crash-test dummies, c.1968 200; Sports Cars 202; Mercedes-Benz 280SL 204; Supercars 210; Jaguar E-type 212; Small Cars 216; 4x4 and Off-Roaders 218. Great marques: The Alfa Romeo story 220Sedans 222; Sports Cars 224; NSU Wankel rotary 226; Stylish Coupés 228; NASA Lunar Roving Vehicle, 1971 230; Great marques: The Volkswagen story 232; Muscle Cars 234; Racing Cars 236; Hatchbacks 238; Boosted Performance 242; U.S. Compacts 244; Toyota, 1980 246; Superminis 248; Great marques: The Audi story 250; Ultimate Sports Sedans 252; Pace-Setting Style from Italian Designers 254; DeLorean DMC-12 256; Porsche 911 flat-six 260; Lamborghini Countach 262; Two-Seater Excitement 266; Ferrari F40 268; Multi-Purpose Vehicles 272.
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DK's latest Car traces the history and role of the automobile, cataloging the diverse spectrum of cars from the first prototypes to the supercars of today. The book will not only cover the technological developments and manufacture of cars, but also the cultural backdrop against which the various models arose, and the enduring impact which the car has had on society as an object of curiosity, symbol of luxury, and item of necessity.
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Automobiles -- History.
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Automobiles -- Pictorial works.
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TRANSPORTATION -- Automotive -- General.
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DK Publishing
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