The automobile is, undeniably, the backbone of the last 100 years of American society. The likes of Ford, Plymouth, and Chevrolet, defined a new era for the United States, from transcontinental travel to suburban family transportation. From the mass production of the Model T all the way through to the electric age of the Tesla, the automobile has been a staple in American culture for generations. But these cars were not just practical machines. For many they projected an image of cool, represented a way of life, or was a means to make a living. The great American road trip was born behind a wheel, the Dodge Challenger ripped up the screen in Vanishing Point, and the city of Detroit rose and fell dramatically off the back of the American automobile industry. The Americans - Beautiful Machines celebrates the likes of the Mustang, Gran Torino, Corvette, and many of the other classic models that put American automobiles firmly into the 20th Century American zeitgeist. It tells the story of the most iconic cars, their makers, and their era. The book also touches upon the art deco elegance of the Cord, post war optimism, the surf and muscle era, and much more, celebrating the most emblematic, visionary, and iconic automobiles in the history of United States manufacturing.
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Blake Z. Rong is an editor and journalist who has covered historic cars for major publications both in Europe and the United States. His previous work for gestalten includes Beautiful Machines: The Era of the Elegant Sports Car and The Italians - Beautiful Machines. He holds an MFA from the Vermont College of Fine Arts and lives in Brooklyn.
De auto vormt al meer dan een eeuw de ruggengraat van de Amerikaanse samenleving. Merken zoals Ford, Plymouth en Chevrolet luidden een nieuw tijdperk in voor de Verenigde Staten, van grensverleggende transcontinentale reizen tot praktische gezinsvervoer in de buitenwijken. Van de massaproductie van de Model T tot het elektrische tijdperk van Tesla: auto's zijn onlosmakelijk verbonden met de Amerikaanse cultuur en geschiedenis.
Maar deze auto's waren meer dan alleen praktische voertuigen. Voor velen stonden ze symbool voor een levensstijl, een droom of zelfs een manier om de kost te verdienen. De grote Amerikaanse roadtrip ontstond achter het stuur, de Dodge Challenger maakte furore in films zoals Vanishing Point, en Detroit, ooit het kloppende hart van de Amerikaanse auto-industrie, kende zowel ongekende hoogten als diepe dalen dankzij deze industrie.
The Americans – Beautiful Machines viert iconische modellen zoals de Mustang, Gran Torino en Corvette, die een blijvende indruk hebben achtergelaten in de Amerikaanse cultuur van de 20e eeuw. Het koffietafelboek vertelt de verhalen van deze legendarische auto's, hun makers en de tijd waarin ze werden ontworpen. Daarnaast werpt het een blik op de art deco-elegantie van de Cord, het optimisme na de Tweede Wereldoorlog, de surfcultuur en het muscle car-tijdperk. Een eerbetoon aan de meest emblematische, visionaire en iconische auto's uit de Amerikaanse geschiedenis.
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