Pickups: Classic American Trucks

by William Bennett Seitz

Book Overview

Collects photographs and histories of classic pickup trucks built in the United States between 1913 to 1960. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0679449469
• ISBN13: 9780679449461
• Release Date: October 1996
• Publisher: Random House (NY)
• Length: 147 Pages
• Weight: 2.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 10.3" x 10.4"

Customer Reviews

Excellent Photography

This book shows classic pickup bodies, some with modern engines, very clearly. The photos are exceptionally vivid in color. The chosen trucks are highly interesting, and the settings for the photographs very well chosen.I was not even aware it was possible to produce a book with level of clarity in the photographs. As a photographer myself, I was left wondering precisely how the photographs were done. i.e. Shutter speed, fstop, film type, filters, camera, lens and lighting. While the subject of the book, trucks, is not photography, the pictures, none the less, could serve as models of vehicle photography. Even a single paragraph on the topic would be appreciated by this reviewer. In a lucky world, perhaps the author or someone else familiar with the production techniques will further comment.My three year old son loves trucks, and this book has been a nice vehicle to help us share some time together.

A wonderful collection of trucks

If you like pickups from the beginning up until the 1950's, this is for you. Excellent photography, highlights some models not usually done (Diamond T, Hudson, Reo). Good home-grown stories about each one (where it came from, what the owner is like, et al) makes this book one of my favorites.