Saturday, September 30, 2023

there's a very expensive book recently published, and I expect that it's probably best to just borrow one from a library as $120 (on Amazon if you opreorder) is a lot to dish out for a book, it's called the Atlas of Car Design


A global survey of the world’s greatest car designs, featuring more than 650 models, from more than 190 manufacturers and more than 30 countries. 

Organized geographically then chronologically by decade, the book covers more than a century of exceptional and noteworthy car design – from Japanese cult classics, French Art-Deco masterpieces, German iconic models, Italian icons, and British performance machines, to American styling sensations, and pop culture and family favorites. 

This fresh take charts car design’s evolution across centuries and continents. Packed with images, combining period photography, studio shots, and original car advertising




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  1. I need that book! But at $120 a copy I believe I'll just have to wish and see how that turns out!

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  2. Here's a book you might like, "We Were the Ramchargers", written by one of the original members. It's kind of pricey, too, at $75.

    https://www.sae.org/publications/books/content/r-537/?utm_source=marketo&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=standards_promotion&utm_content=eml-gp-b2c-book-newsletter-2023-sep-01.01-eml&utm_term=b2c&mkt_tok=NTI1LVJDRy0xMjkAAAGOcFbdW-zW4Xq6ceMzg9dMLJV8vDMWLr3M0yzoyCEsUl5XP3_p_fQL2S3eZ_azLawRb63n3v0IHR2ad-4waDwDIvSzuUfYqiO_hRqI6LFWoxJsoQU

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    1. thank you, but, there's no reason to pay full price for a book anymore. Simply buy a used copy for 1/2 price. I am certain that most book review people simply sell the copy they are sent, on Amazon or ebay, for 1/2 price. The stack I have is impressively large, and taking up a lot of damn space. I will likely sell mine too. It's not likely that I'm going to read them again

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