{"product_id":"20th-century-classic-cars-9783836546157","title":"20th Century Classic Cars","description":"\u003cp\u003eTime-travel through the Automobile Age with a collection that puts you in the driver's seat. 20th Century Classic Cars offers a\u003cstrong\u003e lush visual history \u003c\/strong\u003eof the automobile, decade by decade, via 400-plus print advertisements from the Jim Heimann Collection. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Using imagery culled from a century of auto advertising, this book traces the \u003cstrong\u003eevolution of the auto \u003c\/strong\u003efrom horseless carriage to rocket on wheels--and beyond. With an introduction and chapter text by former \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e automotive writer Phil Patton, as well as an \u003cstrong\u003eillustrated timeline\u003c\/strong\u003e, this volume highlights the\u003cstrong\u003e technological innovations, major manufacturers and dealers, historical events, and influence of popular culture on car design\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe editor: \u003cbr\u003e Cultural anthropologist and graphic design historian Jim Heimann is Executive Editor for TASCHEN America, and author of numerous books on architecture, pop culture, and the history of the West Coast, Los Angeles, and Hollywood. His unrivaled private collection of ephemera has been featured in museum exhibitions around the world and dozens of books. \u003cbr\u003eThe author: \u003cbr\u003e Phil Patton writes about car design for The New York Times and is a contributing editor to ID magazine. He was a consultant for Curves of Steel: Streamlined Automobile Design at the Phoenix Art Museum and Different Roads: Automobiles for the Next Century at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50717211296018,"sku":"9783836546157","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6e027e66-c051-4955-ae7f-af58072b9eea.jpg?v=1734612896","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/20th-century-classic-cars-9783836546157","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}