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Rare Cars: The World's Most Exclusive Rides

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Over time, great artisans have emerged to build a tiny number of cars that blur the line between appliance and art, expertly using machine-making to create masterpieces. This comprehensive compendium was curated by noted automotive journalist and authority A.J. Baime and features more than forty ...
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A.J. Baime is the New York Times bestselling author of eight books including Go Like Hell: Ford, Ferrari, and Their Battle for Speed and Glory at Le Mans and The Accidental President: Harry S. Truman and the Four Months that Changed the World. He is an editor-at-large at Road & Track magazine and has written a weekly car column in the Wall Street Journal for over ten years. His articles have also appeared in the New York Times and the Washington Post.

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The Ultimate Collection

Rare Cars: The World's Most Exclusive Rides

$2,500

The cars in this book are masterpieces in the way works of art can be masterpieces. Only these art pieces are animate. They can provide joy like no Michelangelo ever could.

— A.J. Baime

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Page count

304 pages

Number of illustrations

203

Language

English

Released on

August 2024

Dimensions

W 16 x L 19 x D 3 in

Cover materials

Clamshell handcrafted in sleek metal

ISBN

9781649803948

Weight

25.0 lb

Author

A.J. Baime

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