In this book, Stephen Parissien examines the influence, development, and significance of the automobile across its colorful 130-year history. He tells the stories of cars and their creators: from the 1880s, when the automobile was still a four-wheel-drive electric carriage, through the pioneering early automakers and the two world wars, then the postwar decades of the 1950s through the 1970s, and finally to the turn of the twenty-first century.
This is not merely a book about horsepower and performance, but a story about people. It features legendary automakers such as Mercedes-Benz, Agnelli, Rolls-Royce, and Citroen; outstanding designers such as Issigonis, Le Corbusier, McLoughlin, and Bangle; and visionary automotive industry figures such as Ford, Tata, and Porsche.
This is an epic, magnificent work about cars and the people behind them.
This book not only tells the history of automobile development, but also tells the stories of automobile manufacturers, designers and industry experts. The content is rich and colorful. For example, the book mentions the death scene of Henry Ford, which makes people feel his important position in the automobile industry. This is a great book worth reading!