Classic Car

322 Pages·2016·132.727 MB·English

CLASSIC
CAR

CLASSIC
CAR
THE DEFINITIVE
VISUAL HISTORY
Contents
DORLING KINDERSLEY
Senior Editor Chauney Dunford
Senior Art Editor Saffron Stocker
Editors Natasha Kahn, Sam Kennedy, Constance Novis,
Marianne Petrou, Steve Stetford
Designers Steve Bere, Shahid Mahmood, Simon Murrell
US Editors Christy Lusiak, Margaret Parrish
Preface 9
Photographers Deepak Aggarwal, James Mann, Gary Ombler
Introduction: A World of Classics 10
Picture Researchers Nic Dean, Roland Smithies, Sarah Smithies
DK Picture Library Laura Evans, Romaine Werblow
Jacket Designer Mark Cavanagh, Saffron Stocker :
THE 1940S
Jacket Editor Claire Gell
Jacket Design Development Manager Sophia MTT REVVING UP AGAIN
Producer, Pre-Producer Jacqueline Street-Elkayam
Producer Luca Bazzoli Car manufacturers worldwide faced tough times after World
Managing Editor Gareth Jones
War II, but huge demand for new models meant an exciting
Managing Art Editor Lee Griffiths
future was on the horizon. While the US led the world in
Art Director Karen Self
automotive style, the UK chased the 120 mph (193 km/h)
Publisher Liz Wheeler
Publishing Director Jonathan Metcalf sports-car dream, and Europe created innovative small cars
that everyone could afford. Gasoline supplies eased and
DK INDIA
auto shows returned after a long absence. From here,
Senior Editor Anita Kakar
Project Art Editor Vaibhav Rastogi it was foot down to the future.
Editor Sneha Sunder Benjamin
Assistant Art Editors Yashashvi Choudhary, Anusri Saha
Prewar Designs 16
Managing Editor Rohan Sinha
Managing Art Editor Anjana Nair Impressive British Sedans 18
Jacket Designer Suhita Dharamjit Great Marques: The Bentley Story 20
Managing Jackets Editor Saloni Singh
Sporting Beauties 22
Picture Researcher Nishwan Rasool
Managing Picture Researcher Taiyaba Khatoon Profile: MG TC 24
DTP Designer Sachin Gupta Great Marques: The Fiat Story 28
Senior DTP Designers Harish Aggarwal, Sachin Singh
American Trendsetters 30
Pre-Production Manager Balwant Singh
Production Manager Pankaj Sharma Great Designers: Harley J. Earl 32
Motoring in Miniature 34
Editor-in-Chief Giles Chapman
Writers Martin Gurdon, David Long, Andrew Noakes, Chris Quiller-Rees Austerity Motoring 36
US Consultant Lawrence Ulrich
Gallic Charm 38
First American Edition, 2016 Great Marques: The Citroën Story 40
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International Auto Shows 42 Italian Flair 74
Profile: Land Rover Series I 44 Great Designers: Zagato 76
Hardworking Vehicles 48 Convertible Style 78
Improving Car Quality 50 Profile: Ford Thunderbird 80
Great Marques: The Mercedes Story 52 Economical Cars 84
Small Family Cars 54 Great Marques: The Ferrari Story 86
Great Designers: Dr Ferdinand Porsche 56 Great Designers: Pininfarina 88
Great Marques: The Lancia Story 58 American Exuberance 90
Mid-Range Family Sedans 60 Luxury and Power 92
Mass-Production Boom 94
THE 1950S: Great Marques: The Morgan Story 96
Fantastic Fins 98
WORLD ON WHEELS
Great Designers: Virgil Exner 100
Rapidly improving road networks in many parts of the
Profile: Mercedes 300SL 102
world opened countries up for exploration, and what
Sports Cars 106
better way to enjoy this new-found freedom than in a
German Engineering 108
car? The choice of cars available was now enormous.
Great Marques: The MG Story 110
Detroit went crazy with chrome plating and jet-age
Driving a Nation Forward 112
imagery, and all manufacturers sought to make their cars
go faster and farther. Only the bubble car, with its birdlike Solid Sedans 114
appetite for fuel, put rationality first and foremost in this Profile: Rambler Rebel 116
age of motoring excitement. Stylish Roadsters 120
Great Marques: The Jaguar Story 122
Great Marques: The Volvo Story 66 Microcars 124
Family Cars 68 Profile: Volkswagen Kombi 126
Cars from the Jet Age 70 Charismatic Sedans 130
Exotic High-Performers 72 Great Marques: The Cadillac Story 132
THE 1960S: Open-Air Style 176
INNOVATION AND ENERGY National French Icons 178

Fast Sports Tourers 180
This was the decade when new technology led the way—
Great Marques: The Maserati Story 182
everything from front-wheel drive to the rotary engine.
Powerful Grand Tourers 184
Executive sedans and two-seat roadsters put the accent
Executive Sedans 186
on swift acceleration and high-speed handling prowess.
Profile: Jaguar E-type 188
The Ford Mustang gave suburbia its own sports car—with
Toyota’s trusty Corolla to do the shopping—while the E-type Luxury Sports Cars 192
and Cobra were race-bred firebrands. Profile: Dodge Charger 194
Sports Sedans 138 THE 1970S:
Profile: Austin–Healey 3000 140
A CLEANER STYLE
Fueling the Future 144
After the party of the ‘60s came the hangover of the ‘70s,
Great Designers: Alec Issigonis 146
with valid concerns about air pollution halting the muscle
Great Marques: The Mini Story 148
car, and the convertible almost killed off by road safety
Very Small, Very Cute 150
fears. Yet hatchbacks made family cars so much more
Profile: Amphicar 770 152
versatile, while motoring fantasies were fueled by
Family Cars 156
wedge-shaped, mid-engined supercars. Four-wheel
Great Marques: The Chevrolet Story 158 drive was a new leisure buzz phrase, and crucial
Sporty US Coupes 160 new cars abounded.
The Power of Le Mans 162
Luxury Limousines 164 Profile: Lancia Stratos HF 202
Profile: Shelby Cobra 166 Great Designers: Bertone 206
Sports Cars 170 Go-Anywhere Ability 208
Great Marques: The Alfa Romeo Story 172 Motorsports, California Style 210
Baby GT Cars 174 Great Marques: The Dodge Story 212
Muscle Cars 214 turbochargers and four-wheel drive. Meanwhile, lead-free
Profile: Hindustan Ambassador 216 gasoline and catalytic converters cleaned up the typical
car’s act enormously.
Supercars 220
Great Designers: Colin Chapman 222
The Superminis 224 Profile: Renault 5 Turbo 258
British Sports Cars 226 Performance 4x4s 262
Great Marques: The Toyota Story 228 Great Designers: Giorgetto Giugiaro 264
Profile: Mazda Cosmo 110S 230 Superminis 266
High-Performance Sedans 234 A New Brand for Bond 268
Out and About in a Concept Car 236 Great Marques: The BMW Story 270
Exotic Sedans and Tourers 238 Cuban Classics 272
Great Marques: The Ford Story 240 Very Fast Sedans 274
Hatchbacks 242 Great Marques: The Volkswagen Story 276
Quirky Small Cars 244 US Compacts 278
Invasion of the Roadsters 246 Profile: Chevrolet Corvette 280
Mid-Engined Marvels 248 Two-Seat Roadsters 284
Great Marques: The Porsche Story 250 Shaped in Italy 286
Stylish Coupes 252 Great Marques: The Aston Martin Story 288
Rugged Off-Roaders 290
THE 1980S: Great Designers: Robert Opron 292
Absolute Luxury 294
ADVANCING TECHNOLOGY
Profile: Ferrari Testarossa 296
There had never been such an exciting time to buy your
Supercars 300
ultimate car, as top speeds smashed through the 200 mph
(322 km/h) barrier. But at every level, electronic wizardry GLOSSARY 304
boosted performance and comfort in everything from engine DIRECTORY OF MUSEUMS AND COLLECTIONS 310
management to CD players. Even ordinary sedans received INDEX AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 312