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Brightwork: Classic American Car Ornamentation

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Oh, wow!. Just incredible! Page after page of dazzling chrome car ornaments and Ken Steacy has 'em all. His collection has the best an exuberant Detroit could offer through the mid thirties to the late fifties.

Page 27 shows the famous pin-up artist George Petty working on a 1949 Nash ornament, possibly the only one in the world that had the artist's name stamped on it, page 41 has a 1935 Hupmobile hood rocket ship straight out of a Buck Rogers comic and pages 64-65 with four futuristic rocket designs for a fifties Oldsmobile.

Not only hood ornaments but horn buttons, emblems and my favourite section 'Scripts' with its Ultramatic, Futuramic, Dynaflow and Super DeLuxe, in bright chrome cursive-bold-italic typography.

All of the images just jump of the page thanks to the lovely photos taken by Rob d'Estrube and the layouts by Ken Steacy. I doubt there is a better book of Detroit's brightwork.

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A must have for beginer collectors. I saw this book ages ago at Boarders and regret not getting it then. It's become a very sought after book and a collectors item too!

i'm very happy i found this book for a good price. right now i see it for much higher then when i bought this amazing book.
so many nice pictures of all sorts of hood ornaments and other car stuff.
great photography.
if you own a 50's pontiac, you need this book!!
if you like a 50's pontiac you need this book!!
if you like 50's cars,....
you need this book!!

The book contains outstanding photos and some history. Beautiful theme presentation. There are some year designations of ornaments that may be incorrect but easily verified by other sources. However this does not deter from the overall beauty of the book. It needs to be in your collection.

I have never received this item. It has been over a month, still no book!!!!

Liked the book so much, I bought it as a gift for a "car guy" at work. He loved it too, sparking internet auction purchases... Great title, the author's enthusiasm for these great collectibles is readily apparent.

Brightwork is the best and definitive reference on American brightwork. The photography is a joy to behold, and the spare but elegant layout focusses your attention on the pieces.

Most of the pieces are beautifully restored, and all are lovingly mounted. The few in the rough pieces look like they could tell a story.