The Driving Machine: A Design History Of The Car

The Driving Machine: A Design History Of The Car

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[A] Compact Epic. Brisk, Lucid And Enjoyable. Richard Snow, Wall Street Journalthe Renowned Design Writer On The Extraordinary History Of Car Design.In This Lively And Entertaining Work, Witold RybczynskiHailed As One Of The Best Writers On Design Working Today By Publishers WeeklyTells The Story Of The Most Distinctive Cars In History And The Artists, Engineers, Dreamers, And Gearheads Who Created Them. Delving Into More Than 170 Years Of Ingenuity In Design, Technology, And Engineering, He Takes Us From Carl BenzS ThreeWheel Motorcar In 1855 To The PresentDay Shift To Electric Cars. Along The Way, He Looks At The Emergence Of Mass Production With Henry FordS Model T; The Golden Age Of American Car Design And The Rise Of Car Culture; Postwar European Subcompacts Typified By The Mini Cooper; And The Long Tradition Of The Streamlined And Elegant Sports Car.Rybczynski Explores How Cars Have Been Reflections Of National Character (The Charming Italian Fiat Cinquecento), Icons Of A Subculture (The Vw Bus For American Hippies), And Even Emblems Of An Era (The Practical Chrysler Minivan). He Explains Key Developments In Automotive Technology, Including The Electric Starter, RackAndPinion Steering, And Disc Brakes, Bringing To Light How The Modern Automobile Is The Result Of More Than A Century Of Trial And Error. And He Weaves In Charming Accounts Of The Many Cars HeS Owned And Driven, Starting With His FirstThe Iconic Volkswagen Beetle.The Driving Machine Is A Breezy And Fascinating History Of Design, Illustrated With The AuthorS Delightful Drawings. 106 BlackAndWhite Illustrations

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