Overview

A world without cars would be unrecognizable. They have altered the shape of our cities, transformed our nations and landscapes, revolutionized the way we make and buy things, and profoundly influenced our relationship with speed itself. Presenting the car as the driving force that accelerated the twentieth century, this book considers topics such as the Ford Model T and the legacy of mass production; the GM LaSalle and the birth of style and obsolescence; the original Volkswagen and the expression of national identity; the GM Firebird and the desire for frictionless movement. It takes an in-depth look at the history of the automobile and its impact, to better understand where we might want to go in the future.

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Author:   Brendan Cormier ,  Elizabeth Bisley
Publisher:   V & A Publishing
Imprint:   V & A Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 20.00cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 25.00cm
Weight:   0.860kg
ISBN:  

9781851779673

ISBN 10:   1851779671
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   29 October 2019
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Foreword, Tristram Hunt | Introduction, Brendan Cormier and Lizzie Bisley | Going Fast | Fast Futures, Brendan Cormier| The Design of Speed, Brendan Cormier | In My Ford Fiesta, Oli Stratford | Making More | The Manufacture of Plenty, Lizzie Bisley | Almost Like a Car, Georgina Voss | Making the Modern Consumer, Esme Hawes | Oh Lord, Won't You Buy Me a Mercedes-Benz, Johanna Agerman Ross | Shaping Space | The Race to Extraction, Lizzie Bisley | Water Wars and the Miracle Metal, Laurence Blair | Driving the Nation, Brendan Cormier | Political Symbolism and the Nyayo Pioneer Car, Nanjala Nyabola | The Express City, Brendan Cormier | There Are No Cars in Wakanda, Allison Arieff | Notes | Bibliography | Acknowledgements | Contributors | Picture Credits | Index

Reviews

'an accompanying 200-page book you be crazy not to buy...' -- Steve Cropley, Autocar, Wednesday 8th January 2020

'those of you who have visited the V&A's Cars...will know how utterly captivating the exhibition is. Here's the next best thing...' -- Autocar, Wednesday 1st April 2020 'an accompanying 200-page book you'd be crazy not to buy...' -- Steve Cropley, Autocar, Wednesday 8th January 2020; 'The show at the V&A might have shut early, a victim of the lockdown, but the most fascinating elements are all in here.' Edwin Heathcote, Financial Times Summer Books of 2020, June 27th 2020

'an accompanying 200-page book you'd be crazy not to buy...' -- Steve Cropley, Autocar, Wednesday 8th January 2020

Author Information

Brendan Cormier is Senior Curator in the Design, Architecture and Digital Department at the V&A. Elizabeth Bisley is a design curator and writer.

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