This book celebrates the great American car over its century of distinction and dominance, from the coach-like cars of the brass era to the majestic machines of the 1920s and 1930s to the fantastic fins of the 1950s and the muscle cars of the 1960s to the automotive trendsetters of today. Ford and Duesenberg, Chevrolet and Packard, Cord, DeSoto, and Chrysler: the history-making cars produced by these great companies are presented here in bumper-to-bumper detail. With close-up, full-colour photographs, detailed specifications, and a full account of the production milestones in each carÍs life, this is the ultimate book of the ultimate American cars.

Hundreds of full-color, specially commissioned photographs

Historical and engineering development of each car.