This oversized, almost 900-page hard-back book provides more narrative about products and industry background from 1930 through 2006 but has less complete data than the Standard Catalog of American Cars series. In addition, unlike the 1993 […]
I suppose we should feel grateful that someone finally decided to write a history about the under-appreciated DeSoto. Dennis David’s book is visually appealing, with lots of color photos, reproduced advertising and extra-large type. Collectors may appreciate the emphasis on […]
To a degree this is an extension of The Lincoln Motorcar: Sixty Years of Excellence (1981), but with a restructured narrative and less emphasis on photographs. The time span covered is 1946 to 2000. As with most other automotive histories […]
The first of a four-book Cars series places a greater emphasis on reproductions of advertising. The quality of proofing is better than the Cars of the Sizzling ’60s (auto editors of Consumer Guide, 2002). Like the other three Cars of […]
This 975-page paperback reference guide is the last in a three-volume series focused on American cars. As with most Standard catalogs, this one is a utilitarian book dominated by small text and black-and-white photos on non-glossy paper […]
This is yet another oversized hard-cover book from the Consumer Guide folks. It’s an entirely competent effort led by Richard M. Langworth and James Flammang but may be at least somewhat redundant if you already have another […]
The format and journalistic tone of this oversized, hard-cover book is similar to that of the Complete History of Chrysler (1985). The text includes a mix of product information, business analysis and discussion about socio-political […]
Of Thomas E. Bonsall’s two Lincoln books, this one has a more boosterish tone than The Lincoln Story (2004). However, Sixty Years still includes robust critiques of Ford management. This is an accessible but thorough history with […]
What’s fascinating about the mega-merger hype is the degree to which it downplays obvious questions. Was not the over-consolidation of the U.S. auto industry after World War II a major reason for its subsequent humbling […]
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