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My Dad Had That Car

A Nostalgic Look at the American Automobile, 1920-1990

Contributors

By Tad Burness

Commentaries by Matt Stone

Formats and Prices

Price

$16.99

Price

$21.99 CAD

Format

Format:

  1. ebook $16.99 $21.99 CAD
  2. Hardcover $37.00 $47.00 CAD

This one-of-a-kind, massive illustrated history of more than 10,000 American automobiles is perfect for the millions of classic car enthusiasts.

With more than 1,300 pages and 12,500 illustrations covering 70 years, this may be the most complete visual history of the American automobile ever published. Nowhere else are there so many collector, luxury, sporting and every day cars assembled with fascinating information about original prices, engine sizes, horsepower, and other specifications. The pages are packed with genuine, factory-fresh photographs and drawings taken from contemporary advertisements, catalogs, and brochures. More than 250 manufacturers and hundreds of individual models trace the evolution of the American automobile, from the millions of Model Ts that rolled off Ford’s assembly line through the art deco streamliners of the ’30s, to the tail-finned land yachts of the ’50s and muscle cars of the ’60s and ’70s up to the early SUVs of the ’90s. Throughout author Tad Burness adds handwritten details not found anywhere else, including pointing out unusual options and differences found within a model. Automotive journalist Matt Stone provides a new general introduction and one to each era within the book.

  • "This is the sort of book you want to sit down with and just pore over the pages and let the facts flow in."
    Mark C. Bach, Route 66

On Sale
May 9, 2017
Page Count
1376 pages
ISBN-13
9780316506953

Tad Burness

About the Author

Tad Burness, an auto historian, wrote more than twenty-two books about automobiles, including his beloved American Car Spotter guides. He also wrote syndicated “Auto Album” column, which ran from 1966 until his death in 2012.

Matt Stone is a freelance journalist, author, broadcaster, and former Editor of Motor Trend Classic magazine. He has been a professional automotive journalist/photographer since 1990. He has authored and photographed ten automotive books and is a former member of SPEED/FOX SPORTS television network’s Barrett-Jackson auction broadcast team. Matt is also a judge at various Concours d’Elegance, and a member of the LeMay-America’s Car Museum Steering Committee. He serves his profession as a past officer and board of directors member, Keynote Address Committee chairman, and past president of the Motor Press Guild (MPG) trade association.

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