The international bestseller with lots of iconic automobiles now available in lower-priced format
\nA Concours d\u2019\u00c9l\u00e9gance in book form\u2014a must-have for car fans and collectors alike
\nLegends of automotive history, priceless one-offs and the most popular classic cars, all presented in a small format
\nNew additions to the automotive market are judged primarily by efficiency or fuel consumption. Things are quite different for historical cars. Major car shows, from Pebble Beach to Villa d\u2019Este, feature classic cars, which, although they may not achieve top marks in the wind tunnel, have a timeless elegance that makes the hearts of all aficionados skip a beat. The photographer Ansel Adams, who was an honorary judge at Pebble Beach, once de- fined them as follows: \u201cThe type of vehicle I would like to be buried in.\u201d From the Maserati Ghibli to the Ford Thunderbird, Ren\u00e9 Staud has shot automotive classics in settings ranging from the subtle to the spectacular. As co-organizer and head of the Car Selection Committee for Schloss Bensberg Classics, J\u00fcrgen Lewandowski provides authoritative texts. The Classic Cars Book conveys a real passion for these spectacular vehicles, appealing to existing fans and those yet to fall under their spell.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The international bestseller with lots of iconic automobiles now available in lower-priced format A Concours d\u2019\u00c9l\u00e9gance in book form\u2014a must-have for car fans and collectors alike Legends of automotive history, priceless one-offs and the most popular classic cars, all presented in a small format New additions to the automotive market are judged primarily by efficiency…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":22495,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[4520],"product_tag":[216,6401,6106],"class_list":["post-22502","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-motorsport-en","product_tag-cars-en","product_tag-motorization","product_tag-transport-en","pa_author_att-rene-staud-en","pa_cover-hardcover","pa_format-25-x-32-cm-en","pa_isbn-9783832733858-en","pa_language-english-german-french-russian-chinese","pa_pages-304-en-2","pa_published-2016-06-15-en","pa_publisher-teneues-en","first","outofstock","sold-individually","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"yoast_head":"\n