Stunning and comprehensive celebration of the car.

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Product Description

This is a stunning and comprehensive celebration of the car, written by two of the world's most highly respected motoring journalists. "The A-Z of Cars" is be a must for all motoring fanatics, from Sunday drivers and classic car lovers through to speed freaks and the most dedicated grease monkeys. The car, once firmly the preserve of the wealthy, became an integral part of everyday life during the 20th century and for this incredible book the greatest models have been brought together and studied.Packed with 387 illustrated entries and containing profiles of the very latest models - including the new Mini and the Toyota Prius - celebrated motor journalists Hilton Holloway and Martin Buckley discuss and evaluate over a century cars, making this the ultimate celebration of the car.

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #11690 in Books
• Published on: 2008-10-06
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 400 pages

About the Author
Hilton Holloway has worked as News Editor and Staff Writer for Autocar and Car magazine, one of the UK's top motoring publications, and contributed to The Times and Focus magazines. He has made numerous TV and radio appearances, including News at Ten, Sky News and the Today programme. Martin Buckley is former Features Editor for Classic Car magazine, and former Chief Feature Writer for Classic and Sportscar magazine. He has contributed to Your Classic, Auto Classic and Autocar magazines, and written books on Jaguar, MG, BMW and Fiat.

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Customer Reviews

Fascinating overview of the history of cars
This book briefly covers a wide range of cars manufactured over the last century. It is a book as much about the business, and design of cars as it is the cars them selves. And that's what makes it so fascinating; to see cars launched to fail on the unforeseen shifts in public taste, or poor engines synched to great chassis, or the progression of models in a marque to then hit the super car, or the simple aim to mobilise a country produces a very basic domestic vehicle. A great read, and an education.

Very superficial
This book is no more than a superficial flip. Woefully under researched. The real problem is probably attributable to the writer's age...in the sense of not having been around in the decades that produced great cars.Still, for the money, a fair starting point for someone interested in kowing more about the subject. But be warned. There's some totally forgettable domestic appliances on view here that do not merit a sentence, let alone a page.