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Auto erotica a grand tour through classic car brochures of the 1960s to 1980s Jonny Trunk

Catalog Data

Author:
Trunk, Jonny  Search this
Physical description:
237 pages chiefly color illustrations 22 cm
Type:
Pictorial works
Ouvrages illustrés
History
Place:
Great Britain
Grande-Bretagne
Date:
2021
20th century
20e siècle
Notes:
Purchased from the Cooper Hewitt Endowment
Summary:
The first book of its kind - a car book like no other - offering a deeply nostalgic look at beautiful vintage cars through the superb literature, leaflets and pamphlets that sold them to us. Auto Erotica covers the gamut of motoring in Britain during the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. These rare ephemeral booklets are full of unusual graphic ideas and concepts. Their fabulous photography, dazzling colour charts, daring typography, strange fold outs and inspiring styles symbolise the automobile aspirations of generations of Britons. The book is also packed full of era-defining classic cars, from those we love to those you can't remember. Expect fast Fords, the XJS, the TR8, MGs, minis, Maxis, Renaults, Beemers, VWs, Vivas, Citroens, DeLoreans and a whole lot more - amazing motors from the past and even some from the future - as you've never seen them before
Topic:
Antique and classic cars  Search this
Automobiles  Search this
Antique and classic cars--History  Search this
Voitures anciennes  Search this
Voitures anciennes--Histoire  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1155053