- Gebundene Ausgabe: 223 Seiten
- Verlag: Motorbooks Intl (14. Juni 2011)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0760335346
- ISBN-13: 978-0760335345
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 23,6 x 16,3 x 2,4 cm
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 1.283.030 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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Everyone has a story about that first car. Whether it was new, a hand me down, or a junker, it was freedom on four wheels, independence, responsibility, and something that would always hold a special place in your heart. Well, you're not alone. My First Car captures those wonderful moments of automotive initiation as they were lived by such luminaries as Jay Leno, Mario Andretti, Patrick Dempsey, Danica Patrick, and more. Accompanying many of these stories are photographs of the neophyte drivers with their first cars. For anyone who ever slid behind the wheel and tooled down the road for the first time, this wonderful book awakens memories of what it was like.
Über den Autor
Matt Stone, executive editor of Motor Trend magazine, has been a professional automotive journalist and photographer since 1985. He has authored and photographed several books, including the best selling 365 Cars You Must Drive and McQueen's Machines, both from MotorBooks. A California native, Stone resides in Glendale.
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16. Juli 2011
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No matter what activity you're into, from cooking (Guy Fieri) to golf (Arnold Palmer) to rocketry (John Glenn) to art (Andy Warhol), you'll recognize many/most of the people whose stories are told here. They all attained a measure of fame and fortune and they're all car people in one way or another. Oddly, there are no motorcycle stories here -- must be an American thing!
Even if Matt Stone weren't the author of this book, he probably would have been in it anyway. Sixteen and strapped to a 1971 Olds 4-4-2--his family's insurance man must have loved him! With his long and varied professional and private automotive interests, Stone brings just the right sensibilities to the book. No hyperbole, no pompousness, just good stories well told. The stories here are not about mere transportation but life, dreams, first love, venturing into the world literally and figuratively. "Coming of Age" in other words. American readers may simply not appreciate how uniquely American these stories are in terms of cultural undercurrents. From the age at which people get licenses here to the--damnable--ease with which they get them, "only in America" is what many readers in other parts of the world will think.
Nice photos, excellent typography, pleasing design with a bit of a scrapbook flavor, even an Index that fits the bill.
Full review at SpeedReaders.info. Copyright 2011, Sabu Advani.
Even if Matt Stone weren't the author of this book, he probably would have been in it anyway. Sixteen and strapped to a 1971 Olds 4-4-2--his family's insurance man must have loved him! With his long and varied professional and private automotive interests, Stone brings just the right sensibilities to the book. No hyperbole, no pompousness, just good stories well told. The stories here are not about mere transportation but life, dreams, first love, venturing into the world literally and figuratively. "Coming of Age" in other words. American readers may simply not appreciate how uniquely American these stories are in terms of cultural undercurrents. From the age at which people get licenses here to the--damnable--ease with which they get them, "only in America" is what many readers in other parts of the world will think.
Nice photos, excellent typography, pleasing design with a bit of a scrapbook flavor, even an Index that fits the bill.
Full review at SpeedReaders.info. Copyright 2011, Sabu Advani.
Great stories, bad editing
21. Februar 2012
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This book is filled with great stories about great old cars, and I could relate to many of them. It too me back to the streets of Toledo, Ohio and my own first car, a worn out old 1961 Chevy that I paid $75 for and loved for the freedom it gave a teenage boy. I could relate to the stories of rusted out floorboards, of washing its long-faded paint after every ride, and 25 cent a gallon gasoline. Oh, how I wish I could go back and relive those days! And how I wish I had some of those old cars back again, and what they'd be worth in today's market!
My only problem with My First Car are the number of typos throughout the book. In story after story, the wrong word is used, or a word is missing. An example is Peter Brock's bio on page 78, where it says "he remains involved in many author motorsport and automotive design enterprises." Obviously the word should be other, not author. How did a proofreader or editor not pick up on this and the many other errors like it? It made for a distracting read for me, but others might never notice.
Otherwise, a very good book with lots of neat old photos of vintage cars.
My only problem with My First Car are the number of typos throughout the book. In story after story, the wrong word is used, or a word is missing. An example is Peter Brock's bio on page 78, where it says "he remains involved in many author motorsport and automotive design enterprises." Obviously the word should be other, not author. How did a proofreader or editor not pick up on this and the many other errors like it? It made for a distracting read for me, but others might never notice.
Otherwise, a very good book with lots of neat old photos of vintage cars.
Great read that draws you in
23. Januar 2012
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Throughout this book you will find yourself remebering the first time you slid behind the wheel of your family's car. It is great to hear stories from celebrities of all kinds, about the first car they drove and what it meant for them.
This is one of those books that is always hard to put down once you pick it up. Some of the people in the book may not all be mainstream, but there are plenty to peak any car enthusiasts interest.
This is one of those books that is always hard to put down once you pick it up. Some of the people in the book may not all be mainstream, but there are plenty to peak any car enthusiasts interest.
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