A visual guide to the most iconic classic cars of every decade from the 1940s to the 1980s, featuring more than 1,300 photographs and two prints suitable for framing. Created in association with the Smithsonian Institution.

Get an inside look at the world of elite vintage vehicles, the millionaire collectors who own them, and the unique museums and exclusive car shows that display them. This collector's edition set includes over ten hours of classic cars, 39 episodes of top-rated programming from Discovery's Velocity Channel.

This volume portrays the great names in motoring, the classics, the names to conjure images of luxurious motoring and of sober respectability.

"Simon de Burton journeys through some of the most coveted cars of the twentieth century. From the Alfa Romeo 6C to the Ferrari F512M, the author has chosen eight cars from each decade, from the 1930s to the 1990s, his choices made from the perspective of the enthusiast and collector. All are 'milestone' cars, and all have risen substantially in value in the past five to ten years. They are not all necessarily the fastest, rarest or most valuable...

History of a variety of cars and models available from the end of WWI to 1930, including such classics as the Model T in America and the Austin Seven in Britain.