Speed and Luxury — The Great Cars

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From the automobile's earliest days, before Henry Ford's industrial advancements made it commonplace and affordable, the car was a tool for the rich and powerful. European and American coachbuilders and craftsmen handbuilt automobiles as a work of art and comfort.

This tradition continued through the 1930s and even extended into the early postwar era, as demand among the super rich continued for luxury sports cars, town cars, and sedans.

In Speed and Luxury, automotive historian, author, and photographer Dennis Adler tells the history of the most famous luxury marques from Europe and the United States, some long gone and some still building today. Adler's text is accompanied by fantastic images from the early brass-era coaches to postwar coupes, beautifully restored Packards, Stutzs, Buggattis, Rolls-Royces, Duesenbergs, Cadillacs, and many more.

Table of Contents

• Acknowledgments
• Coachbuilt Luxury — The Early Years of the Coachbuilder's Craft
• Rumble Seats and Roadsters — Cars from 1910 to 1924; The Sporting Car Takes to the Road
• Birth of the American Classic — Cars from 1925 to 1941; The Golden Years of the Automobile
• Continental Classics — European Coachwork 1925 to 1947; Carrosserie, Karosserie, Carrozzeria
• British Classics — Rolls-Royce, Bentley, and Company; The Best of Great Britain
• Transatlantic Designs — From Paris to Pasadena; American Cars Bodied in Europe, European Cars Bodied in America
• Limousines, Town Cars, and Broughams — The Most Beautiful Cars Ever Built
• Postwar Classics — American and European Cars 1945 to 1948; The End of an Era
• Bibliography
• Index

Speed and Luxury is the perfect guide to the world's most beautiful classic automobiles.

Speed and Luxury — The Great Cars