Concept Cars: Masterpieces of Engineering

From the futuristic, the fantastic and the bizarre, to the cars that actually made it into production, Concept Cars: Designing for the Future is a lavishly illustrated celebration of the most evocative dream cars of all time. This book charts the origins of the concept car, from the science-fiction fuelled 1950s wonders right through to the equally remarkable concept cars of the present day. Divided by theme into six chapters, it documents the key design visionaries as well as the cars that successfully made it from the drawing board to the production line, such as the new VW Beetle, Audi TT and Mercedes Benz Vision (which became the A Class). Designs include those from Alfa Romeo, Bertone, BMW, Chrysler, Ford, Jaguar, Pininfarina, Renault, Volvo and Zagato, plus many others. This book also gives an insight into the key car designers themselves, men such as Norman Bel Geddes, the ‘father of streamlining’, and Peter Schreyer – the man responsible for the devastatingly beautiful Audi TT. Illustrated with a spectacular collection of colour and black-and-white photographs and original artwork, this book provides an authoritative commentary on the world’s most groundbreaking automotive designs.