Customer Reviews

Detroit Cars: 50 Years of the Motor City (Automotive History and Personalities)

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This is a great informative book. It is thick and heavy but that is because it is packed with so much information. The book is clearly written with technical info that is easy to understand even if you are not a "gear head". The book is composed according to where cars were during certain years. The first chapter starts with the birth of an industry which talks of mass production and the impact on the American public. Then each decade is explored with the new features of each auto during the related years therein. Social changes are also included so you aren't just reading about cars in a vacuum. This is a great reference book for any auto enthusiast

Detroit Cars:50 Years Of the Motor City:

Great Big Softcover(almost like a Hardcover) lots of pages of Great Photos,Color photos,A Brief Introduction,This book is more of a pictorial, I don't really care for the cover(it's a Ford Thunderbird) but the back has a Cadillac(Yes!) and A Plymouth Prowler(ugh) Don't expect to be reading History much, As mentioned it is basically a Picture book but nonetheless worth adding to any Car Book Library.

Great pictures of course due to Nicky Wright and there are some mistakes in captions that should have been caught. All in all a good addition to my library

I must agree with Kara on this one. Right on, it is a great picture book for the true American car lover. However, it has more errors than I have ever seen in a book. Photos are mismatched with text, some text repeated under different photos, many model years incorrect, some paragraphs repeated twice, etc. When I read that the author is an auto industry journalist, I wonder who the editor was who worked for him!

The book was a good buy at $3 from a second hand store. It is hours of casual viewing entertainment. If you want the true information on some cars, the best way is to collect old sales literature.

This book was a nice effort, but filled with mistakes, errors, etc. Many photos are mis-labeled, or incorrect year, and the mix of photo sources do not make the book feel as they are from the period. For example, some photos are of a classic car with a 1990's background while some are original illustrations and photos from perhaps a manufacture brochure. The writing is brief, and leaves you wanting more. The book is a OK as a picture book and that is it. I really wonder who edited / fact checked / proofed the text and photos.