An exclusive look at VW's reinvention of the automotive world's icon follows the New Beetle from drawing board to concept car to the media blitz that accompanied the final product.

The New Beetle (Enthusiast Color Series)

Engineering & Transportation

DeLorenzo, Matt

Automotive

Motorbooks Intl

This fabulous, behind-the-scenes book explores more than a decade of creative Chrysler concepts, forward-thinking technologies, and the cars and trucks that emerged from them - Viper, Neon, Intrepid, Cirrus, Dodge Ram, Eagle Vision, PT Cruiser, and a full line of minivans. DeLorezo explains how these cars revived Chryslers image with Wall Street and the media, explores how they boosted internal morale, and introduces the craftsman who build them. A final chapter looks ahead to concepts that may be waiting in the wings in light of the Daimler/Chrysler merger. ** International Automotive Media Awards Gold Medal Winner **

Modern Chrysler Concept Cars: The Designs That Saved the Company

In the past decade, Chrysler has remained way ahead of the pack when it comes to concept cars and innovative design. Fast on the heels of the Dodge Viper and Plymouth Prowler comes the PT Cruiser, the new headturner that one Chrysler designer aptly describes as "retro-yet-contemporary." Leading automotive journalists Matt DeLorenzo and John Lamm dissect every facet of PT (Personal Transportation) Cruiser development, performance, and marketing. In addition to examining design cues which recall any number of periods in American automotive history, DeLorenzo and Lamm explain the car's thoroughly modern amenities and technology, as well as the burgeoning aftermarket that is developing for the car. Also discussed are the Pronto Cruizer concept from which it arose, and GT Cruiser and Panel Cruiser customs developed by DaimlerChrysler for aftermarket auto shows.

Chrysler Pt Cruiser (Color Tech)

Lamm, John

Witness the stylized street version of the most ferocious 4x4 ever produced with its radar-like gauges and its awesome red "fire" button. Introduced with great fanfare at the Detroit Auto Show, the first new GM-sponsored Hummer H2 arrived on-scene in 2000. From its civilian Hummer roots to its ultimate construction and delivery, the full story of the remarkable H2 is delivered in this fabulously illustrated all-color volume.

Hummer H2

Sports & Outdoors

Car designers love to dream about wild and space-age cars. Sometimes they get to build them for car shows. The same love of dreamlike cars has been the inspiration for many Hot Wheels cars. The Dodge Viper started as a show car before it became one of the best-loved sports cars. This book comes with a Hot Wheels car of your own.

Hot Wheels Fantasy: The Dream Cars Behind the Classic Hot Wheels Vehicles

Children's Books

Cars, Trains & Things That Go

The 2005 Mustang, to be released by Ford forty years after the original Mustang, will be both a departure and a return to tradition, as Ford steps away from the aging Fox chassis for its flagship car, yet brings back styling cues from the most popular Mustangs of the past. Ford found inspiration for the new Mustang from its 1967 Fastback model. The 2005 retro-look pony car will include a 4.6-liter, V-8 engine with 300 horsepower the highest horsepower of any previously built Mustang. This book traces the new Mustang’s evolution from the drawing board to the production line to the street. A photographic celebration of the new car, this book delivers the inside story behind the rejuvenation of one of the most storied cars in automotive history.

Mustang 2005: A New Breed Of Pony Car

Dodge 100 (booklet)

Rockport Publishers

It was 1900 when Horace and John Dodge founded the Dodge Brothers Company, in a machine shop in Detroit, Michigan. The high-quality components they produced advanced the dawn of the American automotive industry, appearing in the famous Curved Dash Olds and Henry Ford’s Model A. Soon, the brothers became the exclusive supplier to Ford, a position they would hold for over a decade before striking on their own in 1913 to produce their first car a year later. In Dodge 100 Years, renowned automotive journalist Matt DeLorenzo provides an unrivaled chronicle of Dodge throughout the past century. Starting with the company’s modest beginnings in 1900, DeLorenzo recounts the brothers’ decision to venture into full auto manufacturing, their untimely deaths in 1920, and the company’s purchase by Chrysler in 1928. The book’s rich history also tells the tale of Dodge’s role in the “arsenal of democracy” during World War II and its iconic lineup during the late 1950s. The Dodge story is not without its struggles, though: while the division played a key part in the muscle-car wars of the 1960s and early ’70s, the oil crisis of 1973 took its toll on Dodge and Chrysler as other manufacturers moved toward more efficient models. But under the strong leadership of Lee Iacocca from 1979 onward, Dodge reasserted itself with such vehicles as the K-car and the Caravan minivan. The Dodge story wouldn’t be complete without speaking to its iconic performance cars like the Viper, Challenger, and Charger, as well as what’s in store for its future as indicated by the innovative Dart. Dodge 100 Years is more than a tale of classic American perseverance; it is a celebration of one of America’s most beloved and enduring automotive brands.

Dodge 100 Years

History

Americas

Legendary American Automobiles is a richly illustrated volume that profiles the most renowned vehicles to be built in the USA, from the pre-assembly line era to modern times. Since the days of Henry Ford’s Model T, American cars have dominated not only the market, but also the imagination and desires of millions of people around the world. Dedicated to the exciting legacy of this iconic automobile, Legendary American Automobiles presents a complete overview of the history of the American car. This exhaustively written by one of the most famous journalists in the field, Matt DeLorenzo, this volume is also enhanced by illustrations that capture the exhilaration, aesthetics, and charm of these legendary vehicles. Where many books provide a basic catalog of American automobiles, Legendary American Automobiles takes a very different approach. Here you will see engineering details and styling advances, as well as the effect of the social and economic environments at the time. Beginning with the automobile’s early days and Henry Ford’s invention of the assembly line and continuing until modern times, this intriguing, richly illustrated volume traces the entire history of American automobiles. Whether luxury-market or average-family models, the American car is a dream possession and cult object famous and desired through the world.

Legendary American Automobiles

Chartwell Books

The Corvette Dynasty provides readers with an all-access pass to the nostalgic and romantic world of the quintessential "American dream car." Uniquely formatted to showcase 15 pieces of removable memorabilia from the official GM archives, this book is an interactive adventure, chronicling technical breakthroughs, major players, and little-known stories from the sports car s long history. Pitch-perfect writing, gorgeous photography, and cutting-edge design bring this classic car and its vivid history to life for automobile enthusiasts, creating a visual masterpiece worthy of this celebrated icon.

The Corvette Dynasty

Chronicle Books+

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