Convertibles: History and Evolution of Dream Cars

by Enzo Rizzo and Giuseppe Guzzardi

American gunmakers built not only the guns that won the Wild West, but the guns that won both World Wars, and today delight demanding sportsmen the world over. Browning, Colt, Winchester, and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1572154837
• ISBN13: 9781572154834
• Release Date: June 2007
• Publisher: JG Press
• Length: 351 Pages
• Weight: 5.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 10.4" x 13.9"

Customer Reviews

Fine Glossy Plates But...

The photographs included in this historical overview of the world's great convertible automobiles are fine quality, and, occasionally breathtaking for the enthusiast. However there are some omissions and errors which make the reading somewhat disappointing. One example is omitting the relevant technical date about the 1936 Cord 810 featuring front wheel drive. The technical data on the 1960 Cadillac convertible erroneously described the Hydramatic automatic transmission as a 3 speed! The Cadillac Hydramatic was a true, fully automatic 4 speed transmission, first developed by Cadillac in 1940. Why is this important? Because this transmission is the world's first successful fully automatic tranny ever produced. Despite minor problems such as these, the product looks great on any coffee table.