A world without cars would be unrecognizable. They have altered the shape of our cities, transformed our nations and landscapes, revolutionised the way we make and buy things, and profoundly influenced our relationship with speed itself. Cars: Accelerating the Modern World takes an in-depth look at the history of the automobile and its impact over the last 140 years, to better understand where we might want to go in the future.
If you want to know about cars and our ongoing facsination with them, Cars: Accelerating the Modern World has got it. From the Ford Model T* and the legacy of mass production, to the GM LaSalle and the birth of style and obsolescence, and from the original Volkswagen expression of national identity to the GM Firebird and the desire for frictionless movement, this book presents the car as the driving force that accelerated the twentieth century.
*Henry Ford invented the production line. There is an interesting but relatively short article about how it came about on Ford’s website, here. The question I thus pose is did Henry Ford invent modern industry ?
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