Masters of Car Design

Close to 400 photographs in this handsome volume capture the excitement of automotive history, spotlighting the most innovative and important car design and their manufacturers, include many famous American models. Illustrations and words combine to re-create the adventures of designing the legendary cars that evolved into today’s indispensable, stylish, and efficient automobile. From Ghia, Farina, Giugiaro, and Bertone to General Motors, Chrysler, and Ford, Masters of Car Design traces the evolution of car production, while spectacular archival and specially commissioned photographs showcase the cutting-edge designs that have earned these manufacturers a major place in automotive history. A superb gift for automotive enthusiasts, this book brings to life classic car models and their designers with fantastic photographs taken by famous car photographers.

Larry Edsall is a specialist automobile journalist that has worked 12 years for AutoWeek Magazine, the most prestigious American weekly dedicated to automobiles. Edsall has covered the most important motoring events across decades and tested a wide range of vehicles around the world, driving prototypes and production cars for well over half a million miles. For White Star he also wrote the book Concept Cars.