Cool Cars

A comprehensive and compact guide to the world's best cars, __Cool Cars__ features more than a hundred classic cars, from the Bentley R-Type Continental and the Buick Roadmaster to the Datsun 240Z and the Lamborghini Countach. Stunning multi-angle photography reveals the true craftsmanship and beauty of these classic cars, while the text pays tribute to each vehicle and explains why it's destined to be a classic. __Cool Cars__ is a must-have gift for motor enthusiasts everywhere. Contents 4 6 INTRODUCTION 8 –11 10 AC Ace-Bristol 12–15 14 AC Cobra 427 16–19 18 AC 428 20–23 22 ALFA ROMEO 1300 Junior Spider 24–27 26 AMC Pacer 28–31 30 ASTON MARTIN DB4 32–35 34 ASTON MARTIN V8 36–39 38 AUDI Quattro Sport 40–43 42 AUSTIN Mini Cooper 44–47 46 AUSTIN – HEALEY Sprite Mk1 48–51 50 AUSTIN – HEALEY 3000 52–55 54 BENTLEY R -Type Continental 56–59 58 BENTLEY Flying Spur 60–61 62 BENTLEY Continental Supersports 62–63 64 BMW 507 64–67 66 BMW 3.0CSL 68–71 70 BMW M1 72–75 74 BUGATTI V eyron Grand Sport 76–77 78 BUICK Roadmaster (1949) 78–81 80 BUICK Roadmaster (1957) 82–85 84 BUICK Limited Riviera (1958) 86–89 88 BUICK Riviera (1964) 90–93 92 BUICK Riviera (1971) 94–97 96 CADILLAC Series 62 98–101 100 CADILLAC Eldorado Convertible (1953) 102–105 104 CADILLAC Convertible 106–109 108 CADILLAC Eldorado (1976) 110–113 112 CHEVROLET Corvette (1954) 114–117 116 CHEVROLET Bel Air (1957) 118–121 120 CHEVROLET Bel Air Nomad (1957) 122–123 124 CHEVROLET 3100 Stepside 124–125 126 CHEVROLET Impala 126–129 128 CHEVROLET Corvette Sting Ray (1966) 130–133 132 CHEVROLET Corvair Monza 134–137 136 CHEVROLET Camaro RS Convertible 138–141 140 CHEVROLET Corvette Stingray (1969) 142–145 144 CHEVROLET Monte Carlo 146–147 148 CHEVROLET Nova SS 148–149 150 CHEVROLET Camaro SS396 150–153 152 CHRYSLER Imperial 154–157 156 CHRYSLER New Yorker 158–161 160 CHRYSLER 300F (1960) 162–165 164 CHRYSLER 300L (1965) 166–169 168 CITROËN Traction Avant 170–173 172 CITROËN 2CV 174–177 176 CITROËN DS 21 Decapotable 178–181 180 CITROËN SM 182–185 184 CONTINENTAL Mark II 186–189 188 DAIMLER SP250 Dart 190–193 192 DATSUN Fairlady 1600 194–195 196 DATSUN 240Z 196–199 198 DELOREAN DMC 12 200–203 202 DESOTO Custom 204–207 206 DE TOMASO Pantera GT5 208–211 210 DODGE Charger R/T 212–215 214 EDSEL Bermuda 216–219 218 EDSEL Corsair 220–223 222 FACEL Vega II 224–227 226 FERRARI 250 GT SWB 228–231 230 FERRARI 275 GTB/4 232 234 FERRARI Daytona 233 235 FERRARI Dino 246 GT 234–237 236 FERRARI 365 GT4 Berlinetta Boxer 238–241 240 FERRARI 308 GTB 242 244 FERRARI 400 GT 243 245 FERRARI Testarossa 244–247 246 FERRARI 456 GT 248–249 250 FERRARI Enzo 250–251 252 FERRARI 458 Italia 252–253 254 FIAT 500D 254–257 256 FORD GT40 258–261 260 FORD Thunderbird (1955) 262–265 264 FORD Fairlane 500 Skyliner 266–269 268 FORD Galaxie 500XL Sunliner 270–273 272 FORD Thunderbird (1962) 274–277 276 FORD Mustang (1965) 278–281 280 FORD Shelby Mustang GT500 (1967) 282–285 284 GORDON Keeble GT 286–287 288 HOLDEN FX 288–291 290 HUDSON Super Six 292–293 294 HUDSON Hornet 294–295 296 JAGUAR XK120 296–299 298 JAGUAR C–Type 300–303 302 JAGUAR XK150 304–305 306 JAGUAR E–Type 306–309 308 JENSEN Interceptor 310–311 312 KAISER Darrin 312–315 314 KAISER Henry J. Corsair 316–317 318 LAMBORGHINI Miura 318–321 320 LAMBORGHINI Countach 5000S 322–325 324 LANCIA Aurelia B24 Spider 326–329 328 LANCIA Stratos 330–333 332 LEXUS LFA 334–335 336 LINCOLN Continental (1964) 336–339 338 LOTUS Elite 340–343 342 LOTUS Elan Sprint 344–345 346 MASERATI Ghibli 346–349 348 MASERATI Kyalami 350–351 352 MAZDA RX7 352–355 354 MERCEDES – BENZ 300SL Gullwing 356–359 358 MERCEDES – BENZ 280SL 360–363 362 MERCEDES – BENZ SLS AMG 364–365 366 MG TC Midget 366–369 368 MGA 370–371 372 MGB 372–373 374 MORGAN Plus Four 374–377 376 MORRIS Minor MM Convertible 378–381 380 NSU Ro80 382–383 384 OLDSMOBILE Toronado 384–387 386 OLDSMOBILE 4-4-2 388–391 390 PACKARD Hawk 392–393 394 PANHARD PL17 Tigre 394–395 396 PEUGEOT 203 396–399 398 PLYMOUTH Barracuda (1964) 400–403 402 PLYMOUTH ’Cuda (1970) 404–407 406 PONTIAC GTO 408–411 410 PONTIAC Trans Am 412–415 414 PORSCHE 356B 416–419 418 PORSCHE Carrera 911 RS 420–421 422 RANGE ROVER 422–423 424 RENAULT– Alpine A110 Berlinette 424–427 426 ROLLS–ROYCE Silver Cloud III 428–431 430 ROLLS–ROYCE Phantom Drophead 432–433 434 SAAB 99 Turbo 434–435 436 STUDEBAKER Avanti 436–437 438 SUNBEAM Tiger 438–439 440 TESLA Roadster 440–441 442 TOYOTA 2000GT 442–443 444 TRIUMPH TR2 444–447 446 TRIUMPH TR6 448–451 450 TUCKER Torpedo 452–455 454 VOLKSWAGEN Beetle Karmann 456–459 458 VOLKSWAGEN Golf GTi 460–461 462 VOLVO P1800 462–463 464 WILLYS Jeep MB 464–467 466 INDEX 468–478 470 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 479–480 481 Enjoy 100 beautifully photographed dream cars in this comprehensive guide to some of historys greatest automobiles. Whether youre fascinated by Ferraris or mad about Mercedes, youll want to delve into this stunning book. Every cool car is showcased using multi-angle photography to highlight the true craftsmanship and beauty of each vehicle. You will also see close-up views of the engines and interiors. The informative and fascinating text pays tribute to each vehicle explaining why its considered to be a "cool car", as well as exploring each its historical, technical, and performance details. Simple annotations make sure you wont miss out on anything, while spec boxes list car stats and other information for easy comparison. From fast cars and sleek cars to cars with clever design or technology, Cool Cars is the must-have guide for motor enthusiasts everywhere. Packed with more than a hundred completely charismatic classic cars, this book is the ideal gift for anyone driven to admire these majestic machines. Author Quentin Wilson has hand-picked the most astonishing, appealing, and all-round awesome cars ever to hit the highway. Multi-angle photography reveals the true craftsmanship and beauty of these stunning rides, and the text pays tribute to each vehicle and explains why it's destined to be a classic, now and forever. Test drive this essential car guide, and you'll be hooked. Presents alphabetized profiles of over 130 cars from around the world, produced between the 1930s and the early twenty-first century, providing descriptions, specification lists, and color photos of their exteriors from multiple angles, their interiors, and their engines