The Current List Of Beautiful Books On Beautiful Cars
It is really super when the right mix of beautiful and smart books about the glories of the Mille Miglia, the opulence of Supercars in the 1970s, the allure of the Pininfarina aesthetic come about, all serious car lovers revel, read celebrate joyfully..
So, if you have a car book collection or you are thinking of starting look at art books, photography books, and fashion. Begin with titles from boutique and luxury publishers such as Assouline, Phaedon, TeNeues, and Taschen.
Below is a list of some of the best available now, as follows;
Giorgetto Giugiaro: The Genius of Design
Rizzoli, $95.00
This is the definitive monograph on the work of one of the world’s most celebrated car designers, Giorgetto Giugiaro. Mr. Giugiaro is noted for such iconic concept cars as the Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta, the De Tomaso Mangusta, the Maserati Ghibli, and the Lamborghini Calà. He was named Car Designer of the Century in December 1999. Anyone who cares about car design should know this man and his considerable repertoire. I knew him at the height of his career, and owned the 1st 3 of the cars mentioned above, Amazing.
Behind The Wheel: The Great Automobile Aficionados
Rizzoli, $19.98
Here are 80 idols of the automobile world, including such pioneers of the automotive industry as Henry Ford, superstar car aficionados like Steve McQueen, and iconic characters like James Bond, 007. Written by Robert Puyal, an automobile journalist for 30 years, it good work.
Gestalten, $70.00
The team at Bonham’s UK auction house put this together as a Best-of-the-Best collection of their fine motor car auctioning over the last 70 odd years. Each page of this tome offers a look of fine automobile culture, with large images showing automotive are in the detail it deserves.
The Impossible Collection of Cars
Assouline, $845.00
Assoulin has produced a beautiful and complete work on automotive art. Many people collect, but to collect the world’s best is truly impossible. This book show us the 100 most exceptional cars of the 20th Century. From the 1909 Blitzen Benz to a 1997 Porsche 993 Turbo S, each a revolutionary design. The book features cars owned by Marlene Dietrich, Greta Garbo, Pablo Picasso other luminaries of the age.
Vintage Cars
Assouline, $95.00
Ken Gross, once the Executive Director of the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles and a Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance judge for 25 years, wrote this tribute to the great automobiles of the past and the strong interest they have today. The beauty in this book here is photography by renowned photographer Laziz Hamani.
Mille Miglia, 1,000 Miles of Passion
TeNeues, $95.00
This book gives us a look at this legendary road race and its A-list drivers. Shot during the Y 2014 race, this account gets up-close and personal, as we would might never get in real life, thanks to photographs by René Staud. The result is an wonderful depiction of cars, landscapes, and celebrity drivers.
The Pininfarina Book
TeNeues, $125.00
This book examines the innovative automobile designs from the premier Italian design firm. It includes concept drawings and photographs of Pininfarina’s Tier 1 projects for Ferrari, Alfa Romeo, and Maserati, and others car makers.
70’s Concept Cars, Yesterday’s Dreams of the Future
TeNeues, $39.95
This is the work in which Rainer W. Schlegelmilch captured the total 1970s-era of automotive creativity with a specialized photographer’s eye. Mr. Schlegelmilch’s styling made the angular concept car silhouettes match the curvaceous forms of the models. It comes off as “of the time” and not expensive to boot.
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Paul Ebeling
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