Auto Legends: Classics of Style and Design (Auto Legends Series) [Hardcover]

Michel Zumbrunn (Author), Robert Cumberford (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 2, 2004 | Series: Auto Legends Series

Over 60 of the most important cars ever designed are featured in this sumptuously produced book. Every car has been stunningly photographed from different angles and in detail by Michel Zumbrunn, described as 'one of the world's most successful car photographers', and each car is introduced by world-renowned motoring journalist Robert Cumberford, who shares his astounding knowledge of the automotive industry with the reader and highlights the essential elements of each vehicle's design. Auto Legends also features illustrated biographies of key designers, a full technical glossary and details of museums and public collections around the world where the featured cars may be seen This lavishly illustrated book will appeal to classic car enthusiasts worldwide.

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Destined for open-faced display in any enthusiast's library - AUTOMOBILE QUARTERLY Photographs display each vehicle like a rare jewel under a loupe - WALL STREET JOURNAL (EUROPE) Lavishly illustrated - you can watch the evolution of the car unfold in front of you, in gorgeous colour - a visual feast - CLASSIC CAR WEEKLY

About the Author

Robert Cumberford, a world-renowned independent car designer and journalist, is Automotive Design Editor for Automobilemagazine (USA) and Special Features Editor for Auto & Design magazine (Italy). Michel Zumbrunn is one of the world's most celebrated car photographers. For more than 40 years his work has been featured in car magazines worldwide.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 288 pages
• Publisher: Merrell Publishers; Revised edition (November 2, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1858942160
• ISBN-13: 978-1858942162
• Product Dimensions: 12.7 x 9.8 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,877,139 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Pale images., February 4, 2005

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Harry Davidson (alexandria, virginia United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Auto Legends: Classics of Style and Design (Auto Legends Series) (Hardcover)

I bought the Auto Legends book because of very good references about the photographer Michael Zumbrunn. However, when I received the book, I was very disappointed. I have expected to see very nice publication with sharp and bright images of the unique cars. Instead, the photographs were pale and colorless. I am not sure, if the authors did that in purpose, trying to imitate old pastel-colored photography's from 40s, 50s. May be it is just bad prints?

The text by Robert Cumberford is very interesting and informative. The photographs of the cars are professional and impressive. However, this book is not at all comparable with the fantastic publications of Michael Furman's 2 books; Motorcars of the Classic Era and Automobiles of the Chrome Age, with extraordinary sharp and surrealistic photographs of the unique cars.

Printed and bounded in China, the book has waived pages and bad bound.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful pictures, November 18, 2009

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This review is from: Auto Legends: Classics of Style And Design (Auto Legends Series) (Paperback)

There are so many beautiful pictures in this book but don't expect very much to read and you will love it.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pale images?, May 2, 2008

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D. Jenkins (Brooklyn NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Auto Legends: Classics of Style And Design (Auto Legends Series) (Paperback)

I bought this at a bookstore because I was completely bowled over by the photographs of the cars. Perhaps the other reviewer got a badly printed copy? Sumptuous photography of some really beautiful cars, some of which I wasn't aware of (1919 Farman A6B Super Sport, 1939 BMW 328 Mille Miglia Touring, 1937 Talbot-Lag T150 SS Figoni-Falaschi, 1935 Voisin C28 Aerosport, and the extremely weird 1936 Adler Trumph Rennwagen), plus three Citroens, a Jeep, a Mini, etc., some interior views as well. I liked it a lot.