Get ready for the drive of your life.
Prepare yourself for the world's greatest road trip - this is your chance to follow in the tyre tracks of the 1001 greatest cars ever made.
Strap yourself in for a cavalcade of the fastest, biggest, smallest, most expensive, most innovative and downright sexiest motorized vehicles ever produced.
Appealing to car lovers ranging from vintage car spotters to armchair petrol heads, 1001 Cars You Must Drive Before You Die brings you the world's best cars including:
�˙ Chevrolets from the United States
�˙ MGs from Italy
�˙ Toyotas from Japan
�˙ Porsches from Germany
�˙ Aston Martins from the UK
�˙ Holdens from Australia
In one of the first truly global guides to cars, they are all here: from Henry Ford's pioneering Model T with its hand-cranked starter to the latest hi-tech vehicles, such as the Lexus LS600h hybrid-powered 4x4 sports saloon. Pore over the sumptuous full-colour photographs, marvel at the carefully compiled technical specifications and enjoy the authoritative but entertaining reviews written by a panel of motoring experts.
Whether you're mad about motors or want to learn more, 1001 Cars to Dream of Driving before You Die is the book for you.
作者簡介
Simon Heptinstall is a former taxi driver and garage manager who eventually switched to motor journalism. Among other achievements, Heptinstall once set a world record for motoring madness by driving to twelve countries... all in one day.
He has helped to launch BBC Top Gear magazine and worked as a researcher for the BBCis Extreme Machines and Big Boys' Toys with Jeremy Clarkson. He has also conducted research for Autocar, AutoExpress, What Diesel and Redline magazines. Heptinstall has been an editorial consultant for Toyota, Peugeot, Lexus and BMW. He edited the Goldfish Guides to Cars and Commercial Vehicles and worked as an editor on The Complete Book of the Car.
Nick Mason, a founding member of the band Pink Floyd, has had a lifelong passion for motor racing. Since 1973, he has competed regularly in all forms of motor sport, including five times in the 24 Hours of Le Mans race. He is a trustee and chairman of the advisory committee to the National Motor Museum, President of the Guild of Motoring Writers, and a Life Member and Guardian of the British Racing Drivers Club at Silverstone.
