The Driving Machine: A Design History of the Car

by Witold Rybczynski

Since their invention in the nineteenth century, cars have been reflections of national character (the charming Italian Fiat Cinquecento), icons of a subculture (the VW bus for American hippies), and even emblems of an era (the practical Chrysler minivan). In this lively and entertaining work, renowned design writer Witold Rybczynski delves into some of our most distinctive cars and the people who created them. Charting evolutions in form and function,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1324075287
• ISBN13: 9781324075288
• Release Date: October 2024
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 272 Pages