Nik J Miles » Car http://nikjmiles.com Auto Reviews and Automotive News Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:00:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 Books: Car http://nikjmiles.com/2011/05/12/books-car/ http://nikjmiles.com/2011/05/12/books-car/#comments Thu, 12 May 2011 08:39:39 +0000 B. Schaffer http://www.iveho.com/?p=3223 The Definitive Visual History of the Automobile

Any self-professed car guy or car gal needs to buy Car.  We see a lot of automotive related books each year, and Car – is the best.

Car is beautiful enough for any coffee table, but is a useful source of information for any car nut.

In 10 chapters editor-in-chief Giles Chapman tells the story of the automobile from the very beginning up through the latest 200 mph supercars.  Each chapter documents an era with stunning photos and great detail.

Each chapter also highlights a key marque of the period with fascinating information and expanded detail.  Iconic cars of each period and landmark engines are highlighted in each chapter, too.

Browsing through the glossy large format pages we found cars we’ve never seen before and rekindled memories of others we had owned.

With about 35 pages dedicated to each 10 year period of automotive history, comes a display of the cars in categories like “Opulence and High Performance”, “Detroit Fins and Chrome” and “Bubble Cars and Micro Cars”.

The 360-page hardcover book called Car – The Definitive Visual History of the Automobile shows more than one-thousand cars from around the world and does an outstanding job of capturing the essence of the automobile.

Published by DK Books, Car is available now at book stores for $40.  For more information about the book, to see some of the magnificent pages or to buy it, go on- line to www.dk.com.

 

]]> http://nikjmiles.com/2011/05/12/books-car/feed/ 805 Racers Get Revved-Up in Sin City http://nikjmiles.com/2010/03/23/racers-get-revved-up-in-sin-city/ http://nikjmiles.com/2010/03/23/racers-get-revved-up-in-sin-city/#comments Tue, 23 Mar 2010 20:47:46 +0000 admin http://www.iveho.com/?p=283 The rugged 400 mile race was started in 1978 as a promotion for the Mint Hotel in Las Vegas. Billed as the “Great American Desert Race,” the brutal course quickly skyrocketed to fame as racers braved the rough roads of the Moapa Indian reservation and treacherous trails like the infamous Rock Garden. With the race back on track, more than 250 drivers are expected to participate. Fans can also get their fix at the annual Fan Fest, where car buffs can meet the racers, check out the hottest cars and pose for pictures with Miss 400, a title once held by Vanna White. The Mint 400 will take place March 25th – 28th.

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