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Classic American Cars

Quentin Willson

List Price: $30.00
Used Price: $4.00
Publisher: DK ADULT
Avg. Customer Rating: 4 Stars

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Product Description: Celebrating 60 of America's best-loved automobiles, this full-color car show spotlights the most glamourous cars of the golden era from 1945-1975. The text, by the author of The Ultimate Classic Car, and more than 680 lavish full-color photos reveal the design flourishes that make each car a classic.

Hardcover: 192 pages
Publisher: DK ADULT
ISBN: 078942083X
Dimensions: 11.1 x 9.2 x 0.9 inches
Weight: 2.45 pounds
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Well Done: Avg. Customer Rating: 5 Stars; This book is the best I've read on this hard to find subject. Plenty of information that only true Classic car lovers will appreciate. I've been a collector of American classics since I graduated college in 1972, and it is very difficult to find accurate information on these cars without spending hours on the Internet-something most of us don't have the time to do. I was a mechanic for 10 years before owning and operating my own dealership in California, I still own two of the cars covered in this book, the 1963 Ford Thunderbird, and the 1966 Pontiac GTO, the author does a superb job of covering both of them.
The Nook is the man: Avg. Customer Rating: 2 Stars; When I read this book on Classic American Cars it blew me away but failed to mention about the Renalut Alliance and the power under the hood. My boy the Nook owned one of these classic babes and kicks himself everyday that he got rid of it. He drives to work in his Bentley cussing about how much smoother and more comfortable the ride was in the RA with the leather top. So one day Nook approces me and says "I am about to biuld the 2005 version of this sweetheart"/ My first thought was man he already get any hottie he wants now if he truely builds this the skys the limit. So he gets J-Abs, Kroll and ex-New Orleans Saints LB Vaughn Johnson brings us to his state of the art 40,000 square foot garage and shows us the plans. Vaughn, Kroll and mysekf went to get a case of Pabst Blue Ribbon so we could help and when we returned 30 minutes later it was built and he was painting it a pimp orange while a opal leather top. It has 45" spinners and 14 18" kicker speakers throughout the ride. So we go cruisin listening to Too Short's Life is Too Short and it was like flies on poop with the ladies. Nook literally had to do 3 mph down the main strip just not to run over one of these hot gals. Eat your heart out Monster Garage cause Nook has the granddaddy of them all. Nook is the new improved Renault Alliance and you are the 1987 Yugo.
A history of fins: Avg. Customer Rating: 3 Stars; The writer is fascinated with the evolution of the tail fin, and it seems to be the main theme. His writing is painful to read. Does "rude" means "good"? One car has a trunk the size of Indiana, another can hold a football team, and another a golf tournament. But which of these is the biggest? And those fins...by 1965 they were getting smaller by the day!
The writer clearly has his favorites and also some cars he doesn't like. Why did he feature a car that he greatly dislikes, and was not popular with the public? Because he found a gorgeous specimen for photographs. And a 1959 Edsel after he ripped apart the 1958 Edsel, and already told us when the brand died? Again, he had nice looking examples. But at least twice he mentions the fins of the 1959 Chevy, but never shows us a picture. Instead he recycles a picture of 1960 Chevy. He also repeats odd phrases and entire explanations, such as the naming pattern of the Chrysler 300 letter series.
Seeing the same license plates on more than one car, and the same exact license plates on the front and rear of every car, was obviously fake and distracting. It made me wonder what other tricks he used.
On the plus side, the consistent photographic angles makes it fun to compare car styles to each other. He often mentions which head stylist was responsible for a design, and points out that stylist's design traits. I also appreciated seeing specifications and figures such as 0 to 60 times and fuel mileage for each featured car.
A must-have for every automobile enthusiast!: Avg. Customer Rating: 5 Stars; This book is a Classic Car Show in book form. Taking cars from the 1940s through to the 1970s, it covers no less than 60 autos "that changed the world." It has many great color pictures, and a great deal of information on each car. This book is a must-have for every automobile enthusiast!
This large "coffee table" book, is excellently done, a real treat for the eyes, and also quite interesting to read. Among the cars included are no-brainers, like the 1963 Ford Thunderbird, the 1966 Corvette Stingray, and 1971 Chevy Nova (we had one!). However, there are also some other cars that are interesting additions, like the 1943 Willys Jeep, the 1954 Hudson Hornet, and 1958 Packard Hawk. This is a great book, one you must see!
Great format, little else: Avg. Customer Rating: 2 Stars; This is another one of those British books that leaves a lot to be desired. I love the format, but often the cars are incorrect or there's wrong information. If you want a great general book, then check this one out. If you consider yourself knowledgable on cars and want to complement your collection, look elsewhere.

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