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Nice
Quality pastel renders par usual with this art of something Pixar. The color theory alone in this book is worth every penny. Great stuff to continue to inspire us fellow artists. One regret, they need to start putting some of the 3-D stills in the book since their work is unlike anything else out there. Overall, a must buy for the artist reference library.

The story of a movie from concept to artwork
The new animated movie CARS comes at you all finished and complete. This is how it came about.
Beautifully illustrated
I purchased this originally, because as well as being a fan of the movie, "Cars", I am an up and coming animator and am very interested in all aspects of animation. In the description it told me the book tells of how the original idea was made into a film and the steps and research taken to do so, so I bought it.
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Subjects:  1. Animated Films    2. Automotive    3. Automotive - Pictorial    4. Cars (Motion picture)    5. Cinema/Film: Book    6. Film & Video - Direction & Production    7. Film & Video - General    8. Illustrations    9. Performing Arts    10. Pixar (Firm)    11. Pop Arts / Pop Culture    12. United States    13. Comic book & cartoon art    14. Performing Arts / Film / General   

Reviews (5)

The title does not exaggerate...
There are two types of 993 owners...the driving enthusiast and the poseur.For the latter group, this book would be a waste of time. For the former, however, this is indeed an "essential companion."Whether the owner's interest in his car is the history, the esoterica of 993 numerology and variation, and/or owner-maintenance and repair, this book covers the ground with alacrity.This is the Porsche equivalent to John Muir's well-known VW book, and as such is an important part of the 993 enthusiast's reference library.

Good info...But
A well written document covering most of the elements a 993'er would be concerned with but a little underwhealming in terms of photos/graphics quality.

Porsche Crazy
I found the EC a super book and a very easy read. I pick it up and read a section of interest and then discover sometime of new interest. This is my second Streather book on Porsche, and he is by far my favorite porsche writer. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Automotive - History    2. Automotive - Pictorial    3. Transportation    4. Automotive technology    5. Motor cars: general interest    6. Transportation / Automotive / General   

Subjects:  1. Automotive - Pictorial    2. Motor Sports    3. Photoessays & Documentaries    4. Sports    5. Sports & Recreation    6. Ferrari (Team)    7. Sports & Recreation / Motor Sports   

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Excellent
An spectacular book, with amazing photos and very quality printing. It became fast part of my car books collection.

The Car Design Yearbook 4
This volume continues the format and quality of volumes 1-3, with the same strengths (beautiful photos, appealing coffee table appearance, etc.) and weaknesses (commentary isn't always helpful; every car gets about the same depth of coverage, whether it's a production-ready Fiat or an amazing concept car). If you liked the earlier editions, you'll enjoy this one too.

The Car Design Yearbook 4
This is one of the coolest yearbooks around, especially if you like to stay updated on cars that came out last year. These books are excellent reference for years to come.
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Subjects:  1. Automotive    2. Automotive - General    3. Automotive - Pictorial    4. Engineering - Automotive    5. Motor Vehicle Design And Construction    6. Transportation    7. Yearbooks & Annuals   

Subjects:  1. 20th century    2. Antique and classic cars    3. Automotive - History    4. Automotive - Pictorial    5. Ford Model A automobile    6. Ford automobile    7. History    8. Transportation    9. Transportation / Automotive / General   

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The Best Generalist's Book On Classic Cars
No book is perfect for the collector, but this is probably the best for car collectors.With over 1000 of the world's finest models, from over 200 marques, it has certainly captured the best amongst its pages.It also has some strange picks, but it doesn't claim to only list the top cars.And the world doesn't start in 1945 for this author, his team goes back as far as 1891 for their car selections. Excellent colour photos, with some B/W.Godd source of information on cars from the 1930s.With over 500 pages, this is a big book in all dimensions.Great value. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Antique and classic cars    2. Automobiles    3. Automotive    4. Automotive - Antique & Classic    5. Automotive - History    6. Automotive - Pictorial    7. Encyclopedias    8. History    9. Transportation    10. Sale Books   

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Fabulous!
I bought this book for my brother's 50th bday, who happens to own a 50th anniversay corvette.The photography is absolutely fabulous.Page after page of beautiful color photos.Also has all the specs from each year.Very interesting read also.I highly recommend. A great book for an inexpensive price.

wow
if you are a corvette fan, or just an auto fan, you must have this book. it covers corvettes from 1953 to 2003 with entries of the designers and their drawings and models, dream and show cars, race cars, and production models. it covers all these with beautiful color photos and in-detail descriptions. it even has each model years statistics. this being a 50th anniversary edition will only make it more valuable as time goes by.

A must for C5 owners
As a proud owner of a new C5 Corvette, a friend of mine bought this book for me. After a few hours, I finally set it down only to see his 3 year old daughter spill a glass of milk all over it. So I had no choice but to immediately buy another!
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Subjects:  1. Automotive    2. Automotive - History    3. Automotive - Pictorial    4. Corvette automobile    5. History    6. Transportation    7. Sale Books   

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One of my Favs
It is everything and more than I expected to find in a Mercedes tome. Having read several books on the subject I find this one to be the most informative. The early years are covered well.

Truly Exquisite
This book is a joy to have. Well written and beautifully illustrated, I found this book a pleasure to own. As a dedicated Benz owner, I can appreciate the attention to detail that exists in this book.
Almost as heavy as the car!
The amount of factual material lavished in this tome about the origins of the motor car and the search for excellence via the Mercedes Benz brand should keep the afficianado glued for hours.The pictures are also excellent.Written in about three or four languages within the same book, the descriptions are backed by photographs - good ones charting the evolution of the Merc from the 19th century right to the modern sleek saloon.I think this is very much for the Mercedes buff or collector and I bought it as a gift.I think this book would be good if it showed how the Merc could grow some wings and start being more in harmony with the Earth's environment based on what sort of fuel it burns and fuel efficiency rather than just talk about technical specifications in self congratulatory terms.Still this book is about "man's" achievement with the motor car and there are things in this which you could admire. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Automotive - General    2. Automotive - History    3. Automotive - Pictorial    4. Transportation    5. Automotive technology    6. Road & motor vehicles: general interest   

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Excellent Service!
The item arrived very well packaged and protected.5 Star service~Great seller ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Automotive    2. Automotive - History    3. Automotive - Pictorial    4. Transportation    5. Transportation / Automotive / General   

Reviews (7)

Hot Rod Pin Ups
I love this book.It shows fashion from various eras and adds the rough style of classic cars.The history is a good added bonus, but the pictures are more interesting to look at.Very colorful and exciting.

Cool cars and cool girls
Great photography,with some great babes draped over cool cars.
David Perry strikes gold with Hot Rod Pin Ups
David Perry not only gets the Hot Rod Kulture, he's part of it! and luckily, for us, he captures it on film, with mastery.
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Subjects:  1. Automotive    2. Automotive - Pictorial    3. Glamour photography    4. Hot rods    5. Photography of women    6. Pictorial works    7. Pinup art    8. Transportation    9. Motor cars: general interest    10. Transportation / Automotive / General   

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VERY Good
Have NOT finished but I can see this is a very well thought out book.For instance, the content page contains a thumbnail to identify the car: Great idea, for quick ref. if you do not know the model name/number.The index is full, the trailers show races won in order.The details of each is large and althought I cannot vouch for all accuracy of info. the items I DID know were accurate enough.The book is small, and compact enough to keep along with you....kind of like a bird-watchers field manual.
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Subjects:  1. Automotive    2. Automotive - History    3. Automotive - Pictorial    4. Transportation    5. Transportation / Automotive / General   

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Porsche Excellence
The history of Porsche like no other. An absolute MUST HAVE for anyone who wants to everything about the Porsche cars. Wish the 964 chapter was more detailed (since I have one) but that is a minor issue.

The best automobile history ever written
"The best automobile history ever written" -- that's a big claim and is easily misunderstood. But I think it would be exceedingly difficult to find a more thorough, better researched, more comprehensive, and better written automobile history, regardless of topic or marque. One may argue that there are more "important" cars (or not); perhaps the story of Daimler and Maybach's pioneering efforts, or Henry Ford's, are more "important" in a larger historical context than the activities of a relatively small maker of specialist sports and racing cars, but that's not what I claim here. I claim that this is the best WRITTEN, most thorough autombile history ever. Porsche, as an automobile and an enterprise, is a very special phenomenon, and Ludvigsen's book presents both company and car to an audience that may otherwise never appreciate it. If you don't like Porsches, then that doesn't matter. If you do, you need this book. If you're not sure, then this book may be the beginning of a lifelong passion for all things Porsche.
Porsche Through Rose Glasses
If I'd realized Mr. Ludvigsen had a past history of writing for Automotive Quarterly, I would never have wasted this much money buying this set.Just like Automotive Quarterly (which never had a bad thing to say about any automobile) Mr. Ludvigsen glosses over the problems with the 356 and early 911 road cars, the internal power struggles within the company and board, and so on.Read more

Subjects:  1. Automobile racing    2. Automotive - History    3. Automotive - Pictorial    4. History    5. Motor Sports    6. Porsche automobiles    7. Sports & Recreation    8. Transportation    9. Motor cars: general interest   

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WOW!!!
I'd give it 10 stars, if I could. Great book for any Ford or Cobra enthusiast. A MUST HAVE for them. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Automotive - History    2. Automotive - Pictorial    3. Transportation    4. Transportation / Automotive / General   

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Vintage Beauties
This book has a fine combination of beautiful photos and well written text about an American niche.There are stories and examples from all over America that give a glimpse of the joy of seeing the world from a home away from home.

This is my trailer bible!
I have a weakness for books on architecture and interior decorating anyway. But this is the one I turn to again and again. For those of us with Champaign tastes and beer budgets, a vintage trailer is ulimately doable. Own your own piece of modernist archeture, albeit on wheels, even though you could never touch a Mies or Wright. When ever I try to figure out what to do with my 1957 Sportcraft (a classic silver-clad "canned ham"), I flip through these pages. I always find something inspiring.

A must read
This is an incredible wealth of information for anyone interested in architecture, travel trailers, and Americana in general. Lovely photography is augmented by nicely coordinated text. Some redundancy is my only criticism.
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Subjects:  1. Americana    2. Automotive - History    3. Automotive - Pictorial    4. General    5. History    6. Pictorial works    7. Recreational Vehicles (Engineering Aspects)    8. Transportation    9. Travel trailers    10. United States    11. Art / Calligraphy   

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Great history of the 911
Although it doesn't have the technical details of Frere's "911 Story", I think for most of us this is a better overall book. I also recommend Leffingwell's "Porsche Legends". If you are a Porsche 911 fan, this is well worth having.

5 stars but...
..only if you are interested in a pictorial evolution of the 911. The pictures inside are awesome and they are not to be found on the internet. The supplementary text is comprehensive and very informative and the book is readable throughout.
Porsche Perfection
This is it! The most comprehensive Porsche 911 publication to date.The photographs are amazing and the background information is very accurate.
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Subjects:  1. Automotive - History    2. Automotive - Pictorial    3. Porsche 911 automobile    4. Transportation    5. Automotive technology    6. Motor cars: general interest    7. Transportation / Automotive / General   

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I'm a bit prejudiced but....
When my editor and friend Darwin Holmstrom proposed this title, I jumped on the assignment. Several years ago he and I had discussed the idea of looking at the auto business from the perspective of how each car maker motivated the other. It's not exactly copycat engineering. Our book dug deeply into the stories behind the products and the motivation behind Detroit's anxious and enthusiastic adoption of what had been the chief influence of hot rodders: the unfulfilled need for affordable speed. Detroit found it could make the cars, market them, warrantee them, sell them, and reap the profits from them, and for several years - and again now - we all enjoyed a Golden Age. This book puts this particular niche of high-performance, no-compromise automaking into the context of the times and the competitors. Darwin and I worked our photographer friends David Newhardt and Mike Mueller (and there even are a few of my images in there,) to exhaustion finding and shooting rare, significant machines in interesting locations.

Best Muscle Car Book Ever
I've bought all of Randy Leffingwell's muscle car books. The first muscle car book I ever bought was his "American Muscle," which was also one of the best. I even bought his recent book "Porsche 911: Perfection By Design," even though I am not that interested in foriegn cars. It's a great story, with great photography.
I couldn'twait and bought this from Autobooks in Burbank
I'm a cheap bugger and almost always shop at Amazon to save money, but I found a copy of this book at Autobooks when I visited Burbank over the weekend. Owner Doug Stokes said it shipped early. I was going to order it from Amazon, but it looked so great I couldn't wait and bought a copy at full price. It was worth every penny. The photography was so stunning that if you looked at it too long it might burn the corneas of your eyes. Best of all, it included tons of photos of rare and important but seldom-seen muscle cars, images unavailable anywhere else. The text was as good as the photos. In his foreword Jim Wangers calls this one of the best books ever written on the subject. As usual, Mr. Wangers is correct. If you care at all about American performance cars, you must buy this book. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Automotive    2. Automotive - Antique & Classic    3. Automotive - History    4. Automotive - Pictorial    5. Transportation    6. Motor cars: general interest    7. Transportation / Automotive / General    8. USA   

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Defective merchandise
I ordered this book from Amazon, and it arrived looking like it had been damp at one time. All the pages were wavy, and wouldn't even lie completely flat when the book was closed. I asked for a replacement, thinking it was a fluke, but the second copy was even worse. I returned it as well, and decided to purchase it elsewhere. This was my first disappointing purchase from Amazon, and am still surprised that they offered no apologies or concessions.

Silver still shines
This publication offers many photos and ideas for Airstream enthusiast. Having purchased other books that are similar, this one offers a lot of modern ideas for those who are restoring. It opens one's imagination to the possibilities of the legendary Airstreams of times past and spans the horizon to the new. I think it would provide information for the novice as well as the seasoned Airstreamer. A job well done.

Love the interior shots for renovation ideas
This is probably the best book I've see besides maybe the 75 year factory Wanderlust book on interiors. Lot's of great ideas that I've looked at many times now. Can't wait to put the ideas I've gained into place in our 68 Tradewind. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Automotive - Pictorial    2. Do-It-Yourself    3. General    4. Home Improvement / Construction    5. House & Home    6. Transportation    7. House & Home / General   

Subjects:  1. Automotive - History    2. Automotive - Pictorial    3. Corporate & Business History - General    4. Transportation    5. History of specific subjects    6. Midlands    7. Road transport industries    8. Road vehicle manufacturing industry    9. Transportation / Automotive / General   

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Informative Beautifully photographed rendering of the history of Cadillac
Mr. Van Bogart has captured the classic beauty of Cadillac design and composed a brief history of the marque packaged in an immensely readable tome that does not require the strength of Hercules to lift.

Great photography, concise, cleverly organized
This is a great book for the casual Cadillac enthusiast who seeks a solid, well-rounded book about the marque; it's also good for the die-hard types like me who simply like to have as many beautiful color photos of Cadillacs as they can contain on their bookshelves. A highly recommended study for any Cadillac enthusiast
Fans of Cadillacs and old-style cars will find Angelo Van Bogart's Cadillac a lovely pictorial survey of 100 years of changing Cadillac style, surveying the car's style, changes, and century of success. While Cadillac lends to coffee-table coverage with its gorgeous color photos, it also rounds out the pictures with plenty of historical text, making it a highly recommended study for any Cadillac enthusiast. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Automotive    2. Automotive - History    3. Automotive - Pictorial    4. Cadillac automobile    5. Domestic Automobiles - History    6. General    7. History    8. Transportation    9. History of engineering & technology    10. Motor cars: general interest    11. USA   

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Wheels: A passion for collecting cars
Excellent book with great accounts of real car collectors. This book arrived as promised with the quality promised. A great entertaining reading from real people in the collector hobby. A must read for any car enthusiast.

a car books with a difference
Instead of simply presenting a parade of pretty cars, the author gives the reader a look into the collector's mind. The layout and photography are also exceptional. A must for anybody who appreciates wonderful objects.

must have
Leuthner is on top of his game with this new book. The Group of collectors that he has brought together,show us some of the finest automobiles ever built. Quality automobiles such as these should be shared with the world, this book is a must have for any one that appreciates the very finest that life has to offer- ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Automobiles    2. Automotive - Antique & Classic    3. Automotive - Pictorial    4. Collectors and collecting    5. Transportation    6. United States    7. Motor cars: general interest    8. Transportation / Automotive / Antique & Classic