Chariots of Chrome
Seiten
2004
Boston Mills Press (Verlag)
978-1-55046-394-1 (ISBN)
Boston Mills Press (Verlag)
978-1-55046-394-1 (ISBN)
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A pictorial tribute to the American automobile of the 50s and 60s which still enjoy a vibrant old age in Cuba. Captured in action and at rest in Cuba's cities, plantations and backroads, these historic cars will fascinate any auto aficionado.
A photographic cruise of Cuba's vintage cars.
Cuba is a vintage car lover's paradise. Until the 1960s, Cuba was the world's leading importer of American automobiles. As many as ten thousand of these mid-century American cars are still used in Cuba, making it the world's largest living automotive museum.
Vintage Cadillacs, Chevrolets, Fords, Pontiacs, Ramblers, Packards, Studebakers and Hudsons are common on Cuban streets and coastal highways, with hot primary colors, dazzlingly ornate chrome, sinfully luxurious interiors, and defiantly large girths. Some cars have been restored to their former glory. Others have been kept in working condition by using Russian truck engines and hand-forged parts.
Chariots of Chrome is an eye-popping pictorial tribute to those generously proportioned American automobiles, once loved and now lost, that still enjoy a vibrant old age in Cuba. Dazzling color photographs capture these beauties against the backdrop of the island's picturesque villages and Old Havana's many landmarks.
This pictorial tribute of historic cars is sure to light any auto aficionado's cigar.
A photographic cruise of Cuba's vintage cars.
Cuba is a vintage car lover's paradise. Until the 1960s, Cuba was the world's leading importer of American automobiles. As many as ten thousand of these mid-century American cars are still used in Cuba, making it the world's largest living automotive museum.
Vintage Cadillacs, Chevrolets, Fords, Pontiacs, Ramblers, Packards, Studebakers and Hudsons are common on Cuban streets and coastal highways, with hot primary colors, dazzlingly ornate chrome, sinfully luxurious interiors, and defiantly large girths. Some cars have been restored to their former glory. Others have been kept in working condition by using Russian truck engines and hand-forged parts.
Chariots of Chrome is an eye-popping pictorial tribute to those generously proportioned American automobiles, once loved and now lost, that still enjoy a vibrant old age in Cuba. Dazzling color photographs capture these beauties against the backdrop of the island's picturesque villages and Old Havana's many landmarks.
This pictorial tribute of historic cars is sure to light any auto aficionado's cigar.
Simon Bell's work has been featured in National Geographic, and other prominent magazines, as well as books, including Birds of Prey, Wild Cats, Snakes and Lizards, Insects and Spiders, and Night Creatures. He is known worldwide for his stereographic (3-D) photography. George Fischer is the author of several photographic collections including Malta: A Journey Across Time, Costa Rica: A Rainbow of Colors and The Magdalens: Islands of Sand.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 9.9.2004 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | Ill.220col.ill. |
| Verlagsort | Ontario |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 210 x 265 mm |
| Themenwelt | Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Auto / Motorrad |
| Reiseführer ► Nord- / Mittelamerika ► Kuba | |
| Reiseführer ► Nord- / Mittelamerika ► USA | |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Technikgeschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-55046-394-2 / 1550463942 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-55046-394-1 / 9781550463941 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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