Publisher's Synopsis
From the birth of popular road travel with the Ford Model T in 1908 through the golden post-war era of stylish to the modern day Jeep, the United States has been at the cutting edge of automotive design. American Classic Cars looks in detail at the 300 most celebrated machines from the US from 1914 to the year 2000. Arranged chronologically, the book provides a unique, exciting and accessible guide to American engineering, from the 1914 Stutz Bearcat to the 1999 Rough Mustang. With accessible text putting the car into it historical context, each entry is illustrated by a side-, front- or three-quarter-view colour photograph and is accompanied by a specification table providing year of manufacture and the full technical details. Presented in a handy, pocket-size format, full of facts and engaging text, American Classic Cars is a colourful and fascinating reference source of some of the best designed vehicles of the 20th century.
