The Life of the Automobile is the first comprehensive world history of the car. The automobile has arguably shaped the modern era more profoundly than any other

Tells the whole story of the car from the first hesitant experiments with steam and wind-driven machines right through to the stream-lined super-cars of today.

Only the legendary Packard could command a book of such scope and expense. This monumental work has required ten years of research, documentation and photograph

Intended for anyone who is interested in the motor car, this book gives a comprehensive and authoritative account of the technical development of the car from i