The Allure of the Automobile - Driving in Style 1930 - 1965

By: Ken Gross, Ronald T. Labaco .

Description

The Allure of the Automobile: Driving in Style, 1990 - 1965 features an essay by Ronald T. Labaco that traces the evolution of the coachbuilt luxury motorcar and examines contrasts between European and American design, the influence of decorative arts and design, and the significant changes in automotive styling both before and alter World War II.

This book, which accompanies an exhibition at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, brings together eighteen of the world's rarest and most brilliantly conceived cars from the 1930s to the 1960s. Extensive entries by Ken Gross consider the masterworks —including iconic vehicles by Bugatti, Duesenberg, Delage, Aston Martin, Porsche, and others.

These auto mobiles, pictured in stunning detail by Peter Harholdt, body custom-built designs that were created for the privileged few and owned by Hollywood luminaries such as Clark Gable and Steve McQueen. Embodying speed, style, and elegance, these are cars that broke records on racetracks aid won awards at prestigious classic car events around the world.

Contents

• Acknowledgments
  • Ronald T. Labaco
• Foreword
  • Michael E. Shapiro
• Art of the Automobile: Supreme Creation of an Era
  • Ronald T. Labaco
• The Automobiles
  • Ken Gross
• 1933 Pierce-Arrow Silver Arrow
• 1934 Packard LeBaron Runabout Speedster
• 1935 Duesenberg JN Roadster
• 1037 Bugatti Type 57S Atalante
• 1937 Wage D8.120S
• 1037 Dubonnet Hispano-Suiza H-6C "Xenia"
• 1937 Mercedes-Benz 540K Special Roadster
• 1931 Alfa Romeo 8C2900B Touring Berlinetta
• 1938-1939 Porsche Type 64 (body shell)
• 1948 Tucker Model 48 Torpedo
• 1963 Porsche 550
• 1954 Dodge Firearrow 111
• 1965 Mercedes Benz 300SLR "Uhlenhaut" Coupe
• 1957 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham
• 1937 Jaguar XK-SS Roadster
• 1959 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray
• 1961 Aston Martin DB4GT Zagato
• 1961 Ferrari 250 GT Comp./61 Short-wheelbase Berlinetta

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