The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile Book

The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile is the most comprehensive book yet written about the world of automobiles and those who make and have made them. Fully illustrated with more than 4,500 illustrations of automobiles, important personalities and advertising materials, and authoritatively written by a team of experts from around the world, the resource covers more than 5,000 makes of automobiles from North America, Europe, and Asia - and also provides the first serious studies of major, but neglected, automobile producing countries such as Korea, Russia, China, and Mexico. It also includes some 160 biographies of prominent automobile developers.

Encyclopedia is a definitive reference source, covering the complete history and social significance of the automobile, around the world, from its invention until the present day.

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This is a hefty, comprehensive, non-technical resource for the serious autophile. Inclusion in this two-volume encyclopedia required that the particular make of car was intended for manufacture (even if it never did get manufactured). Grounds for exclusion were that first, the car was built for racing, and second, that it never made it off the drafting table. Both volumes in the set open with extensive color plate galleries of some of the more distinctive cars in the history of manufacture, and entries on cars, companies, and manufacturers often include b&w photos. Famous auto manufacturers like Ferdinand Porsche and Ferruccio Lamborghini receive rather in-depth entries. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)