Roadside Relics
America's Abandoned Automobiles
Shiers, Will
Hardcover
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BOOK SUMMARY
Beautiful relics--the husks of the glory of American automobiles, from General Motors and Ford, Chrysler and others--lovingly captured by automotive photographer Will Shiers over the last decade.
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Abandoned junk to some, the rusty old steel shells of vehicles are treasures to others, holding memories of a bygone era, or the promise of a pristinely restored, radically customized automobile. Automotive photographer Will Shiers has captured these dreams on film for over ten years, and this volume collects his images between two covers for the first time. Here are the beautiful husks Shiers has found in the United States fields and barns, shops, and salvage yards across States. Divided into five categories--General Motors, Ford, Chrysler, Independents, and Special Vehicles--these wrecks and relics from 1910 to the 1970s come equipped with all the relevant information: history, model, location. And because few salvage yards today keep anything older than a 1980 vintage, many of these cars have been lost to the metal crusher. The most comprehensive and beautifully photographed collection of abandoned cars ever published, this volume preserves for all time the exquisite skeletons of American automotive might.
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Roadtripamerica.com, Dec. 31, 2006
“It might be a bit difficult to believe that a book filled with photos of rusty old automobiles could be uplifting, enlightening and inspiring, but this book is all those things and more. In his beautiful hardcover opus Roadside Relics, Will Shiers has filled 200 pages with a treasure trove of rarely documented and surprisingly fascinating roadside Americana … It's a book to be picked up and savored over and over again. Not only has it given me new appreciation for the forgotten skeletons of ancient cars, it has ignited my wanderlust. You really can't ask for more in a road trip book.”
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ISBN: 0760327483
ISBN(13-digit): 9780760327487
Dewey Decimal: 779/.96292220973
Library of Congress: 2006013990
Book Publisher: Motorbooks Intl
Language: ENG
No. of Pages: 208
Paper Weight (lb): 2.63 lb
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