Ultimate Garages II (Hardcover)

by Phil Berg (Author) "Dave Hawkins grew up just down the road from what is now Mecca, or at least the modern car guy's Mecca: Craig Jackson's monstrous Barrett-Jackson..." (more)
Key Phrases: garage cool, restoring cars, car hobby, Pebble Beach, Pacific Northwest, Big Room (more...)

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Product Description
For the ultimate group of car collectors and restorers, only the ultimate garage will do. In this larger, lavishly illustrated sequel to the best-selling Ultimate Garages, author Phil Berg takes readers inside more than two dozen exotic private garages that house some of the rarest and most beautiful cars in the world. For these enthusiasts, a garage is more than just a place to store and service cars. It's often a showroom designed to display their collections in the best possible light, complete with automotive memorabilia, vintage posters and photographs, and in some cases even Hollywood-style sets. The 192-page book, which includes 260 color photographs, profiles 23 great garages, explaining how they were built and what they are used for. The stories behind these remarkable buildings and the collections they contain reflect the unique personalities and passions of their owners. There s the Jaguar collector who plans to move his house to make room for an enlarged garage. The Michigan native who hosts the industry s top car designers at weekly gatherings on his farm outside Detroit. And a retired newspaper owner who drives his vintage Formula One Ferrari on the test track built next to his eight-car garage. Loaded with anecdotes from each owner and illustrated with hundreds of photographs, Ultimate Garages II is the ultimate insider s tour of the distinctive homes of nearly every type of car: from concours-winning Duesenbergs and Pierce-Arrows to classic hot rods and retired racers. Berg also offers market and technical data about each structure for readers interested in creating their own Ultimate Garage

About the Author
Phil Berg served as a senior editor at Car and Driver for 10 years and worked for 8 years as an editor at AutoWeek magazine. His automotive articles have appeared in Popular Science, Maxim, Parade, Wired, Motor Trend, Automobile Quarterly, Sports Car International, Road & Track s Buyer s Guides, Edmunds.com, and Corvette Quarterly, as well as in many newspapers. Berg lives near Ann Arbor, Michigan, with his wife and two children.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: David Bull Publishing (October 22, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1893618749
• ISBN-13: 978-1893618749
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 11.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #97,221 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars cool cars + amazing garages = wow!, December 28, 2007

By	Jon7190 (phoenix, az) - See all my reviews

For a car enthusiast, this book is a jaw-dropping, salivation-inducing look into the lifestyles of the rich and car-obsessed. It's what most of us would do if we had the money, but instead can only afford a book showing what others have been able to do with their blessings. Basically a bunch of private car museums not open to the public, which I would go see personally if I could. Instead I have this book, which I love.

If you liked the first Ultimate Garages, then you'll probably like this book fine. There are a few differences. The book is about an inch taller and wider. Amazon is wrong, the the new book is 192 pages, not 224 (the old book is 224). Old book has 24 garages, new 23. The old book is divided into 3 categories: garage as palace, real-world garages and nontraditional garages. The new book is not categorized, but most of the profiled places would probably be considered palaces, with just a few real world types. I haven't counted pictures, but I think the old book has more pictures. It had hardly any pages without at least one pic. The new book seems more focused on fewer, but larger pictures. There are many pages without any pics, with a lot of blank border space that could easily have been arranged to throw in more smaller shots. I found myself wanting some extra views on some garages, like an outside shot or an area that was talked about in the text but not shown. For me, you really can't have too many pictures. So much to see! I do like the stat boxes in the new book showing price to build, square feet, # of cars, etc. I was surprised there was no author's preface explaining the book or the differences with the sequel.

So, while I may have liked the execution of the first book a little better, I highly recommend this book to anyone who likes fancy garages. And if you like classic cars but never thought about if you like fancy garages, I guarantee that you'll like these garages and if you're like me, it will start you thinking about what you could do with your own garage and relatively tiny budget.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ultimate Garages II, November 26, 2007

By	D. Reinders (Madison, WI) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Ultimate Garages II is even better than the original Ultimate Garages. My favorite feature of the book is the amazing photographs, true eye candy! Why and how these guys built their man-space is interesting and fun to read. The collections of cars are too cool! It gives me something to dream about... a future collection of my own.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dad Loves It, December 26, 2007

By	S. Cameron (Columbus,Oh USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I purchased Ultimate Garages for my Dad and he loved it. Now I have given him Ultimate Garages II! He became a hermit as soon as he opened it Christmas morning. We try to save his books for last because we won't see him after he opens them. Other than to start telling us about one thing and then another from the books!Another great buy!