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Virgil Exner

Author : Peter Grist
Publisher : Veloce Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1845848055
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (458 download)

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Download or read book Virgil Exner written by Peter Grist and published by Veloce Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2014-10-09 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of a man that brought his own personal style to the world of industrial design, from automobiles to powerboats. Some 50 years after his design masterpieces wrested styling leadership away from General Motors - Harley Earl. Thirty four years after his untimely death, Virgil Exner’s name still remains inexorably linked to the Chrysler Corporation in the minds of car enthusiasts worldwide. For an all too brief period, Exner’s name epitomised all that was great and exciting in America. His thrilling automobile designs from the mid-fifties took the world by storm and put Chrysler at the top. His work was nothing less than a revolution. Until the mid-fifties, engineers, creating cars that were reliable but invariably staid and conservative, had dominated auto design. Exner introduced to Chrysler, firstly with his ‘idea cars’ then with production models, vehicles that were wanted for their looks but at the same time, were soundly engineered; automobiles that carried classic proportions and gave the illusion of movement even whilst stationary. His design of the 1947 Studebaker established the design pattern for all modern cars and was a huge success. Along with automobile styling, his talents stretched to many other areas of industrial design, from trains to trucks and boats to Buicks. This book gets behind the character of the man, his strengths and weaknesses, his personal tragedies and his vision of modern transport. Uncover why he set up in competition with Raymond Loewy, get the real facts behind historic inaccuracies and why he was made scapegoat for the sales disaster of the early sixties, Then delight in his fine artwork and his love of motor racing. With many previously unseen works of art and family photos among the 150 colour images throughout this is a unique and fascinating insight into a pivotal player in the development of the modern automobile.

The Fisher Body Craftsman's Guild

Author : John L. Jacobus
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786493380
Total Pages : 361 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book The Fisher Body Craftsman's Guild written by John L. Jacobus and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-05-07 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Fisher Body Craftsman's Guild was a national auto design competition sponsored by the Fisher Body Division of General Motors. This competition was for teenagers to compete for college scholarships by designing and building scale model "dream" cars. Held from the 1930s through the 1960s, it helped identify and nurture a whole generation of designers and design executives. Virgil M. Exner, Jr., Charles M. Jordan, Robert W. Henderson, Robert A. Cadaret, Richard Arbib, Elia 'Russ' Russinoff, Galen Wickersham, Ronald C. Hill, Edward F. Taylor, George R. Chartier, Charles W. Pelly, Gary Graham, Charles A. Gibilterra, E. Arthur Russell, William A. Moore, Terry R. Henline, Paul Tatseos, Allen T. Weideman, Kenneth J. Dowd, Stuart Shuster, John M. Mellberg, Harry E. Schoepf, and Ronald J. Will, are among those designers and design executives who participated in the Guild. The book also describes many aspects of the miniature model Napoleonic Coach and other scale model cars the students designed.

Travel to Collections

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 28 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book Travel to Collections written by and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Dodge Challenger & Plymouth Barracuda

Author : Peter Grist
Publisher : Veloce Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1845841050
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (458 download)

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Download or read book Dodge Challenger & Plymouth Barracuda written by Peter Grist and published by Veloce Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2009-04 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This ultimate Chrysler pony car book features every series and model of pony car made by the Chrysler Corporation in the 1960s and 70's, including the slippery Barracuda and the classic Dodge Challenger.

Chrysler Concept Cars 1940-1970

Author : David Fetherston
Publisher : Cartech
ISBN 13 : 9781932494709
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (947 download)

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Download or read book Chrysler Concept Cars 1940-1970 written by David Fetherston and published by Cartech. This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chrysler Concept Cars 1940-1970 follows the design, development, and creation of almost 50 Dodge, Chrysler, and Plymouth concept cars during the automotive industrys golden postwar years, when Chrysler set the Detroit Style. Readers get an inside look not only at the styling of the cars, but also of the performance developments and engineers unique ideas. The book features interviews, profiles, and references to the work of famous Chrysler automotive designers and engineers including Virgil Exner, Chuck Mashigan, Dana Waterman, Elwood P. Engel, John Herlitz, and Jack Charipar.

Rolling Sculpture

Author : Gordon M. Buehrig
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Rolling Sculpture written by Gordon M. Buehrig and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Transatlantic Style / Stile Transatlantico

Author : Donald Osborne
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780988273375
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (733 download)

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Download or read book Transatlantic Style / Stile Transatlantico written by Donald Osborne and published by . This book was released on 2016-08-18 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Auto-Opium

Author : David Gartman
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135094276
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book Auto-Opium written by David Gartman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-01-11 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This much needed book is the first to provide a comprehensive history of the profession and aesthetics of American automobile design. The author reveals how the appearance of the automobile was shaped by the social conflicts arising from America's mass production system. He connects the social struggles of American society with the organizational struggles of designers to create symbol-laden substitutes for the American dream. Theoretically sophisticated, lucid and compelling, Auto-Opium will appeal to all interested in the American obsession with the car.

Classic Car

Author : DK
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0744087600
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (44 download)

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Download or read book Classic Car written by DK and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2023-04-11 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "When I see an Alfa Romeo, I lift my hat." Henry Ford Few things ignite such reverence as a classic car. With more than 250 iconic models from the 1940s to the 1980s, photographed from every angle, this title is a glorious celebration of the stars in the classic car firmament. Edited by award-winning automotive journalist Giles Chapman, Classic Car brings you the story of more than 20 great marques, including household names Bentley, Mercedes, Ferrari, Cadillac, and Aston Martin. Its lavish photography reveals every detail in close-ups of models that range from the 1940s giant two-ton Daimler DE36, which ferried royals about in style, through to sleek Ferraris from the 1980s capable of smashing the 200mph barrier. It puts you in the driving seat of such icons as the Chevrolet Corvette, the Ford Thunderbird, and the Mercedes 300SL and brings you the designers of these amazing machines and the story of their manufacturers. Whether you dream of owning one of these super-cool cars or you are a collector already, Classic Car is set to become a treasured favorite.

It's Delightful! It's Delovely! It's... DeSoto Automobiles

Author : Dennis David
Publisher : Enthusiast Books
ISBN 13 : 9781583881729
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (817 download)

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Download or read book It's Delightful! It's Delovely! It's... DeSoto Automobiles written by Dennis David and published by Enthusiast Books. This book was released on 2006-11-01 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In between DeSoto's introduction in 1928 and its demise in 1961 would come 32 years of wonderful styling, bright colors, and power to spare. DeSotos were billed as "a lot of car for the money" and sales proved it. DeSoto was purely an American effort. One look at the graceful flying lady mascot on the hood of a DeSoto S-11 is all it takes to see that it was a different era - a time in American automotive history that is forever gone. Revisit this era in a concise history of this magnificent marque - illustrated with colorful pictures, period advertising, artist renderings and contemporary black and white factory photos that show the fine details of these beautiful cars.

Automobile Quarterly:Vol-4 #4

Author :
Publisher : Automobile Heritage Publishing & Co
ISBN 13 : 1596131152
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (961 download)

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Download or read book Automobile Quarterly:Vol-4 #4 written by and published by Automobile Heritage Publishing & Co. This book was released on with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Disaster in Dearborn

Author : Thomas E. Bonsall
Publisher : Stanford University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780804746540
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (465 download)

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Download or read book Disaster in Dearborn written by Thomas E. Bonsall and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tells the disastrous story of the design and development of the Edsel, with insights into this spectacular failure of the automobile industry to sell a car that it had marketed extensively.

Without a Prop

Author : David S. Yetman
Publisher : Dog Ear Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1608444759
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (84 download)

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Download or read book Without a Prop written by David S. Yetman and published by Dog Ear Publishing. This book was released on 2010-05 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hinckley, Hunt, Little Harbor and Lyman-Morse are names that conjure up visions of sleek luxury yachts, comfortably slicing through even the roughest ocean waters. In the quest to offer the latest technology, many of their designs now feature water-jets instead of traditional propellers. But the latest thing in propulsion isn't new at all. Today's water-jets are the result of more than two centuries of trial and error, exhilarating successes and frustrating defeats experienced by a cast of inventors, entrepreneurs and adventurers who weren't afraid to lay it all on the line. They include a self-taught craftsman backed by the Founding Fathers, the engineers of the Royal Navy, a small-town Ohio genius, a New Zealand sportsman and an American industrialist. Their efforts, which ranged from back-yard tinkering to daring international expeditions contributed to the spectacular technology that now powers everything from fishing boats to frigates. The water-jet is here to stay. David S. Yetman has been a prolific, award-winning boating writer for more than 15 years. He has written four books and more than 200 articles for a broad range of boating magazines including Boating World, Motor Boating, Offshore, Power & Motoryacht, Sail, Soundings, Trailer Boats and Yachting. As a young man, he was involved in several start-up ventures in design, manufacturing and retail sales before embarking on a career in mechanical design and engineering, rising to the level of Engineering Manager for a high-technology company before retiring in 2001. He has been awarded patents for designs of a wide range of products, including motorcycle frames, laboratory apparatus and automated instruments used in DNA research, and enjoys applying his broad technical experience to boating and writing. He and his wife, Pat, live on Hodgdon Island, Maine and cruise the New England coast on CURMUDGEON, their Albin Tournament Express convertible.

Strange But True Tales of Car Collecting

Author : Keith Martin
Publisher : Quarto Publishing Group USA
ISBN 13 : 0760361835
Total Pages : 259 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (63 download)

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Download or read book Strange But True Tales of Car Collecting written by Keith Martin and published by Quarto Publishing Group USA. This book was released on 2017-10-24 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These bizarre true stories of collectors and their cars is "a whole lot of fun" (The Virginian Pilot). Have you heard of the fellow who squirrelled away dozens of Chevelles, Camaros, and other classic muscle cars in semi-trailers? How about the president of Shakespeare fishing rods, who sold thirty Bugattis for a mere $85,000? What about the English nobleman who cut up and buried his Ferrari hoard in an elaborate insurance scam? Or how about the Duesenberg abandoned in a Manhattan parking garage for decades only to be uncovered by Jay Leno? Most car collectors exhibit a healthy enthusiasm for their hobby by digging into their favorite marques, chasing parts, swapping stories, and generally living the car-guy lifestyle. Some, however, step over that fine line between enthusiasm and obsession—and that's where these legendary car-collector stories come from. In Strange but True Tales of Car Collecting, Keith Martin and the staff of Sports Car Market Magazine recount the wildest, most eccentric, over-the-top stories of collectors and their collections. "This likable book serves as a ‚ÄòRipley's Believe It or Not!' for car obsessives." —The New York Times

Dodge Dynamite!

Author : Peter Grist
Publisher : Veloce Publishing Ltd.
ISBN 13 : 1845848233
Total Pages : 435 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (458 download)

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Download or read book Dodge Dynamite! written by Peter Grist and published by Veloce Publishing Ltd.. This book was released on 2015-01-29 with total page 435 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the 1950s, Dodge has produced a series of charismatic performance cars that have given the company a unique reputation among American car makers. The original Charger and Challenger and the more recent Viper and Caliber SRT are outstanding examples of the company s commitment to cars of high performance and aggressive styling. Peter Grist s pictorial history of these typically American machines gives a fascinating insight into their ancestry and evolution and celebrates the huge impact they have made on the road and on the track. His account is an exciting introduction that will appeal to everyone who is interested in American automobile history. When the first Dodge performance cars were conceived in the early 1950s, they were a brave step for a company that was well known for its dependable saloons and pickups. Peter Grist describes this change of direction and the radical new thinking that resulted in the creation of the innovative Dodge Hemi V8 of 1953. This remarkable engine provided the power for the first sporting Dodges and led to the race-bred D-500 series of 1956, the first Dodge Muscle car. But Dodge s reputation for creating big, potent, sporting cars was really consolidated in the 1960s and early 1970s the muscle-car era when the Dart, Charger and Challenger were so successful on the road, the race track and drag strip. The book features these historic cars and the drivers who have raised Dodge to a pre-eminent position over the last 50 years. Featuring illustrations of Dodge s styling experiments and concept cars, which had such a strong effect on their production models, from the first Dodge concept the 1954 Firearrow up to the most recent Challenger and Hornet. The book brings together an evocative collection of over 200 photographs and adverts that offer a unique look at ALL of Dodge s fast cars in one book. this is an entertaining and informative guide to the Dodge tradition which will be essential reading for Dodge enthusiasts and for everyone who enjoys their cars at full speed.

More Than They Promised

Author : Thomas E. Bonsall
Publisher : Stanford University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780804735865
Total Pages : 508 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (358 download)

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Download or read book More Than They Promised written by Thomas E. Bonsall and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This lavishly illustrated book (86 integrated illustrations) is the complete story of the Studebaker company from its beginnings to its end in 1966.

Karmann Ghia Coupe & Cabriolet

Author : Malcolm Bobbitt
Publisher : Veloce Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 184584551X
Total Pages : 115 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (458 download)

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Download or read book Karmann Ghia Coupe & Cabriolet written by Malcolm Bobbitt and published by Veloce Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2004 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The full story of coachbuilder Karmann Ghia's long association with Volkswagen and the creation of the famous CoupT and Cabriolet models. Arguably, Karmann Ghia produced the most beautiful bodies ever to adorn VW chassis. Today, all Karmann Ghia-badged Volkswagens are recognised classics and are highly desirable collectibles throughout the world. Contains full details of all the Karman Ghia-badged CoupT and Cabriolet models Type 1 & Type 3 from 1955 to 1974.