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Spilsbury, Richard, 1963-

Great car designs 1900-today / Great car designs nineteen hundred-today. Richard Spilsbury. - 48 pages; illustrations, (color); 25 cm. - Iconic designs. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introducing Iconic Cars -- Model T Ford -- Duesenberg J -- From Concept to Icon: Volkswagen Beetle -- The Jeep -- Mercedes 300SL -- Citroen DS -- Designer in Focus: Flaminio Bertoni -- 1959 Cadillac -- The Mini -- E-Type Jaguar -- Lotus 72 -- Audi Quattro -- Designer in Focus: Martin Smith -- Toyota Prius -- From Concept to Icon: Smart Car -- Bugatti Veyron -- The Future of Car Design -- Timeline -- Glossary -- Find out More -- Index

Discover the most amazing car designs since 1900. From the Mini Cooper to the gull-wing doors of the Mercedes 300SL, this book charts the story of design that led to some amazing machines. We look at the needs that prompted their design, the designers responsible for breaking boundaries and the technology that made them possible.

ISBN: 9781484626221 (pb)

LCCN: 2015000281

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Automobiles--History--Juvenile literature.
Automobiles--Juvenile literature.

LC Class. No.: TL147 / .S674 2016

Dewey Class. No.: 629.222