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Zusatztext 'The studio photography by Peter Harholdt is sumptuous and beautifully lit' Informationen zum Autor Peter Harholdt is a lifelong car enthusiast! SCCA racer! and preeminent studio photographer. He has been trusted to photograph countless priceless works of art for museums and exhibit catalogs. Official Website: peterharholdt.com PETER BODENSTEINER (Vadnais Heights! MN) is the founder of Stance & Speed! a niche publishing company devoted to providing the very best books for automotive enthusiasts. www.stanceandspeed.com Klappentext Art of the Classic Car features stunning photography by Peter Harholdt of history's most significant classic and antique automobiles! dating from the 1910s to the early 1940s. Zusammenfassung The rarity and historical significance of prewar classic and antique cars make them hot commodities on the collector car market. These are the automobiles that populate the fairways and manicured lawns of the world’s greatest car shows in alluring locales like Pebble Beach! California! and Amelia Island! Florida. These are the cars that bring a hush to the hall when they roll across the blocks at auctions around the world. These are the cars that fill the world’s greatest collections! like those of Ralph Lauren! Mark Knopfler! and various members of royal families. These are the cars from history’s premiere automakers: hallowed names like Packard! Duesenberg! Stutz! Bugatti! Mercedes-Benz! Cord! and others—six-figure and million-dollar machines that thrill Barrett-Jackson audiences and drive bidders to frenzy. Art of the Classic Car features the stunning studio photography of Peter Harholdt ( Art of the Hot Rod ! Art of the Muscle Car )! lavished on the most significant automobiles from the classic era: the 1910s to early 1940s. Every page contains framable-quality portraits of some of the most important cars ever made! with each car accompanied by a short essay from automotive expert Peter Bodensteiner that places the model contextually within automotive history. Complete with period ads and promotional art! Art of the Classic Car is the most beautiful pictorial history of classic cars ever produced. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 6 Section I: Open Cars 1911 Mercer 35 R Raceabout 1916 Stutz Bearcat 1934 Edsel Ford Model 40 Special Speedster 1935 Duesenberg SJ Mormon Meteor I Section II: Roadsters 1930 Cord L-29 Cabriolet 1930 Jordan Speedway Series Z Ace 1934 Packard Twelve Runabout Speedster 1935 Duesenberg JN Roadster 1936 Mercedes 540K Special Roadster 1937 Delahaye 135M Roadster 1939 Delage D8-120S Cabriolet Section III: Coupes 1930 Bentley Speed Six Blue Train Special 1933 Cadillac Fleetwood V-16 Aero-Dynamic Coupe 1934 Packard Model 1106 V-12 Sport Coupe 1935 Chrysler Imperial Model C2 Airflow Coupe 1936 Delahaye Model 135M Coupe 1937 Bugatti Type 57S Atlante 1939 Delage D8-120S Cabriolet Aérodynamic Coupé 1937 Dubonnet Hispano-Suiza “Xenia” Coupe 1938 Alfa Romeo 8C2900B Section IV: Sedans 1931 Duesenberg SJ Convertible 1933 Pierce-Arrow Silver Arrow 1934 Hispano-Suiza J-12 Sedanca 1936 Cord 810 Model C92 Beverly Sedan 1941 Chrysler Town & Country Index ...
