Chariots of Chrome: Classic American Cars of Cuba
by Simon Bell, George Fischer
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Author: George Fischer, Simon BellPhotographer: Simon Bell
Photographer: George Fischer
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2004-08-07
ISBN: 1550463942
Number of pages: 144
Publisher: Boston Mills Press
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Book Review: This book will rev your motor
Summary: 5 Stars
If you're an antique car lover then Chariots of Chrome by Simon Bell and George Fischer is the book for you. Lavishly done with rich, full color, well done photographs, Chariots is a feast for the eyes. Cubans, it seems, have maintained hundreds of vintage American cars while most of the world has "moved on." Cut off from the American car market, Cubans, once the largest importer of Detroit automobiles, have been forced to nurse along what they have. Whether equipping these cars with Russian truck engines, hand forging their own replace parts, or taking parts from cars no longer able to keep rolling, the Cubans of the last half of the twentieth century have proven themselves very adept at improving. This book is as much a tribute to their resourcefulness as it is to the cars pictured between the covers.
If you're a lover of things old and wonderful photography then Chariots of Chrome is the book for you. You'll also come to respect the mechanical genius of the Cuban car owner and mechanic.
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