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Motor City Dream Garages: Amazing Collections from America's Greatest Car City [Hardcover]

Rex Roy (Author), Don Sherman (Foreword)
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November 15, 2007

There isn't another place in the world that can match Detroit's automotive history. For nearly a century, what was conceived, designed, produced, and marketed from this town ruled the roads. So it only stands to reason that the Motor City is likely to host some of the country's greatest collector garages.

From the personal home of the man who put America on wheels to the posh residences of current automotive icons such as Bob Lutz, Motor City Dream Garages takes readers on a guided tour of 20-plus of Motown's most interesting garages. Going beyond even these fantastic garagemahals, this book also takes readers inside select company garages for exclusive looks at the unique and important collections amassed by companies such as General Motors and Roush Industries (parent company to Roush Racing, owned by Jack Roush).

If you like both garages and the beautiful machines within, this book is for you!


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Hour Detroit, November 2007

“His 192-page, plainly written book satisfies the curiosity of what some automotive notables keep tucked inside their multi-bays… true car buffs will appreciate Roy’s careful documentation of details such as the history and restoration of various cars.” 

Greatcarstv.com, Dan Karnowsky , December 2007

"Coming at you straight out of Detroit is the coffee table book that every car nut absolutely must have -- Rex Roy’s "Motor City Dream Garages,” Roy is the son of a legendary ad guy on the Detroit scene, Ross Roy, whose agency was associated with Chrysler long before there was either a Daimler or a Benz name on any office building in Auburn Hills. This a book that can be enjoyed in small bites, one chapter at a time, or all in one sitting like a Thanksgiving feast. Those with voracious appetites won't be able to put it down until digested, but this holiday treat should not be missed."


Chicago Sun Times, Dec. 15, 2007
“Automotive coffee table style books are a great gift and Motorbooks (motorbooks.com) is a great source with car books for every type of car enthusiast. One book I’ve recently reviewed is “Motor City Dream Garages”. This book focuses on Detroit the world’s automotive capital and some of its most interesting dream garages. Peeking inside some fantastic garages and photographing some rare and valuable cars, author Rex Roy profiles almost two dozen garages and their owners.” 

Windingroad.com, Dec. 18, 2007
“Anyone who covets pieces of automotive history must also respect the places where such pieces of art and history are stored. Rex Roy set out to locate, examine and photograph some of these garagemahals around Motor City. There are more than twenty garages featured in the book and each is accompanied by a collection of photographs. In all, there are 192 pages of automotive excellence and beautiful photos. If you order soon, it might arrive before Christmas.” 

Detroit News, Dec. 8, 2007
“In "Motor City Dream Garages" (Motorbooks, $34.95), hometown author Rex Roy interviews prominent gearheads about their garages, including General Motors' Bob Lutz, Ford Motor Company's Kip Ewing and racing industry legend Jack Roush. Be warned: You could eat off the floors of these garages.”


TimeOut for Entertainment, Dec/January 2008
“You don’t even have to like cars to love Rex Roy’s Motor City Dream Garages, a drool-inducing journey through some of the most amazing collections of cars in the country. Do be warned that you will lower your satisfaction with your own garage and the cars you keep in it.” 

Musclecar Enthusiast, January 2008

“More than 20 private collections are featured, many never before seen by the public.” 

 

 

Book Description

Detroit, home to Big Three executives and ground zero for motor madness, hosts some of the world’s most spectacular garages, parking places of the sort that most of us can only dream of. Motor City Dream Garages takes the reader on a guided tour of 20-plus of Motown's most interesting garagemahals, including those of noted collectors and industry insiders like Bob Lutz, Ed Welburn (head of GM Design), Jack Roush (Roush Fenway Racing), and the Edsel Ford Estate. It is an eye-opening inside look at the loving care that the Motor City lavishes on its own, preserving our automotive dreams for today’s generation as well as tomorrow’s.


Product Details

  • Hardcover: 192 pages
  • Publisher: Motorbooks; 1st edition (November 15, 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0760329893
  • ISBN-13: 978-0760329894
  • Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 9.6 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #472,777 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Had to keep reading, November 15, 2007
This review is from: Motor City Dream Garages: Amazing Collections from America's Greatest Car City (Hardcover)
I found Motor City Dream Garages by Rex Roy to be highly enjoyable

> reading. Roy not only escorted the reader through some fantastic

> garages, he also gave us an inside look at the stories and passions of

> the garage owners. As a reader I finished one chapter but was

> compelled by the content and my curiosity to go to the next until I

> had completed the book in one sitting. The text was as well written as

> the pictures were stunning. For anyone who loves cars or just owns a

> coffee table, Motor City Dream Garages is a "must purchase". Doug Schmidt
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Rex Roy: The Cole Porter of Dream Garages, April 6, 2008
This review is from: Motor City Dream Garages: Amazing Collections from America's Greatest Car City (Hardcover)
Most great Broadway musicals were the creations of talented songwriter/lyricist teams, e.g., Rodgers and Hammerstein, Lerner and Loewe. The notable exception was Cole Porter, who wrote words and music. Rex Roy, a photojournalist with solid credits (AOL Automotive, The Winding Road et al), is the Cole Porter of the Dream Garage genre. The lyrics are Mr. Roy's clever intertwining of garage-owner stories with his own auto-avid anecdotes; the show-stopping music is his engaging photography of the collector cars, tamed and untamed, corralled inside their dream stables. MOTOR CITY DREAM GARAGES has found a permanent spot on my living room coffee table, but it's seldom parked there long. Like a great car, it's difficult for visitors (and this reviewer) to refrain from "opening it up."
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding Collection, November 15, 2007
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What an outstanding collection of great pictures and well written descriptions guaranteed to capture the heart of every car enthusiast. Motor City Dream Garages by Rex Roy is an example of great art and great journalism combined to share with friends and relatives. I look forward to seeing this book all around the "Motor City" and coffee tables everywhere.
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General Motors, Ford Motor Company, Silver Bullet, Heritage Collection, Ford Model, Rat Rod, Fair Lane, Roush Industries, Henry Ford, Grosse Pointe, Aston Martin, Power House, Woodward Avenue, World War, United States, Six Pack, Dodge Viper, Greg Ornazian, Chrysler Corporation, Don Soenen, Jack Roush, Rolls Royce, Model Deluxe, Edsel Ford, Kip Ewing
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