I
originally picked up this kit, because I always wanted to
make a Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Gen car. I thought some of
the parts (the wheels at least?) would be good for donor pieces.
The
Art of the Automobile: The 100 Greatest Cars - Award-winning
automotive historian, author, and photographer Dennis Adler takes
you on a whirlwind tour through more than a century of automotive
history, from the first production motorcar, the 1886 Benz Patent
Motorwage, to fabled makes including Hispano-Suiza, Duesenberg,
packard, and Hudson More than 200 stunning color photographs define
and detail the remarkable styling and revolutionary mechanical
engineering for 100 greatest cars ever built. Adler, in accordance
with the world's leading automotive designers, collectors, and
authorities, picks the top ten cars of all time--breathtaking
cars that have become the motoring icons of the twentieth century.
The Art of the Automobile reveals not only the makes and models
that have left an indelible mark on the motoring world, but why
and how these specific cars have become so important to the history
of the automobile itself. For anyone whose pulse quickens at the
sound of a Ferrari V-12, or whose heart races at the sight of
a glorious 1930s Duesenberg, here, truly, is the essential car
book of the century.
The
Great Race - Professional daredevil and white-suited hero,
The Great Leslie, convinces turn-of-the-century auto makers that
a race from New York to Paris (westward across America, the Bering
Straight and Russia) will help to promote automobile sales. Leslie's
arch-rival, the mustached and black-attired Professor Fate vows
to beat Leslie to the finish line in a car of Fate's own invention.
The Blake Edwards style of slapstick and song originated with
this movie. A dedication to Laurel and Hardy appears at the beginning
of the film. Edwards' tribute to Stan and Ollie can be seen most
clearly in the interaction between Professor Fate and his cohort
Max, as well as in the operatic Pottsdorf pie fight.