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Dream Garages International

Author : Lee Klancher

Publisher : Motorbooks

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 43,31 MB

Release : 2011-12-30

Category : Transportation

ISBN : 9780760340752

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Some of the most amazing spaces in the world are profiled in this lavish, illustrated journey across the continents, fulfilling the automotive voyeur’s dream of exploring private car sanctuaries from around the world. Incredible supercar collections, a museum packed with obscure makes and models, and quirky collector spaces from Europe, Japan, Australia, and North America combine to provide a fascinating portrait of how the gearhead phenomenon manifests itself in cultures across the globe.



Dream Garages

Author : Kris Palmer

Publisher : Motorbooks International

Page : 180 pages

File Size : 38,65 MB

Release : 2012-09-13

Category : Transportation

ISBN : 076034339X

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DIVA garage is a special place—not home, not office, not rec room. It may combine elements of all of these, yet it remains unique. Dreams are born, housed, revived, and realized within the walls and beneath the rafters of an enthusiast's garage. It is a haven from life's broader concerns, where work is not really work, and virtually anything seems possible. Dream Garages explores this hallowed space, taking the reader into 21 motorhead havens, where automotive and motorcycle enthusiasts store and work on the objects of their passion. Some of the structures are expansive, some more modest; some are working garages, others near spotless showcases of pristine machines and automotive art work and memorabilia. Pervading all of them is a love of the motor vehicle and an appreciation for the structure that allows us to harbor and revive them. Here readers will find enthusiasts who collect, preserve, and work on sports cars, race cars, motorcycles, trucks, speed record vehicles and related machinery, and treasures. Revered names like Ferrari, Corvette, Road Runner, Cobra, and Jaguar dwell in these special spaces. Dream Garages is not a manual on building a great garage; it's a look at the ideas and passions that can make any garage great. Dream Garages is the Architectural Digest for those whose veins run with gasoline./div



Motor City Dream Garages

Author : Don Sherman, Rex Roy

Publisher :

Page : 202 pages

File Size : 15,13 MB

Release :

Category : Transportation

ISBN : 9781610590907

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There isn't another place in the world that can match Detroit's automotive history. For nearly a century, what was conceived, designed, produced, and marketed from this town ruled the roads. So it only stands to reason that the Motor City is likely to host some of the country's greatest collector garages. From the personal home of the man who put America on wheels to the posh residences of current automotive icons such as Bob Lutz, Motor City Dream Garages takes readers on a guided tour of 20-plus of Motown's most interesting garages. Going beyond even these fantastic garagemahals, this book also takes readers inside select company garages for exclusive looks at the unique and important collections amassed by companies such as General Motors and Roush Industries (parent company to Roush Racing, owned by Jack Roush). If you like both garages and the beautiful machines within, this book is for you!





Motorcycle Dream Garages

Author : Lee Klancher

Publisher : Motorbooks International

Page : 192 pages

File Size : 38,70 MB

Release : 2009-10-01

Category : Transportation

ISBN : 9780760335505

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If you can't be on your motorcycle on the open road, the next best place is the garage. Motorcycle Dream Garages opens the doors to sixteen palaces for two-wheeled work and play.



Ultimate Garages III

Author : Phil Berg

Publisher : Mallard Service Incorporated

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 31,44 MB

Release : 2011

Category : Automobiles

ISBN : 9780984589104

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An Ultimate Garage is more than just a place to store and service cars. It's often a showroom designed to display collections in the best possible light, complete with automotive memorabilia, vintage posters and photographs, and in some cases even Hollywood-style sets. In his third lavishly illustrated book, Ultimate Garages III, author Phil Berg takes readers inside twenty exotic private garages that house some of the rarest and most beautiful cars in the world. The 176-page book, which includes 200 color photographs, profiles 20 great garages and explains how they were built and what they are used for. Loaded with anecdotes from each owner and illustrated with hundreds of photographs, Ultimate Garages III is the ultimate insider's tour of the distinctive homes of nearly every type of car: from concours-winning Duesenbergs and Pierce-Arrows to classic hot rods and retired racers. Berg also offers market and technical data about each structure for readers interested in creating their own Ultimate Garage.



100 Dream Cars

Author : A.J. Baime

Publisher : Rizzoli Publications

Page : 242 pages

File Size : 31,35 MB

Release : 2019-09-17

Category : Transportation

ISBN : 0847866238

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An assembly of stories behind 100 of the world’s most beautiful cars and motorcycles, and their owners—the ultimate gift book for gearheads Selected by A.J. Baime, Wall Street Journal’s "My Ride" columnist and the New York Times best-selling author of Go Like Hell: Ford, Ferrari, and Their Battle for Speed and Glory at Le Mans A compendium of 100 of the fastest, coolest cars, the most classic rides, and one-of-a-kind vehicular oddities accompanied by stunning photography, engaging essays, and enough lists to start (or end) any argument. Everything drivers love about their ride can be found here—pore over the technical specs and gorgeous, detailed photo spreads of every car, and read profiles and histories of their devoted owners. Some of the notable cars include: A 1962 Ferrari GTE that once belonged to Peter Sellers A Batmobile film car owned by comedian Jeff Dunham A 1973 Oldsmobile "Chicken Car" A 1964 Shelby Cobra Daytona A 1972 Datsun 240Z A 1932 Custom Ford Hot Rod The 1967 Harley-Davidson land speed record motorcycle A 1970 Pontiac GTO A 1957 Ford Thunderbird A 1918 Buick Touring Car A 1939 Pontiac Woodie station wagon A 2018 Indian Scout Bobber motorcycle and sidecar, modified for a paraplegic war veteran A 2008 Koenigsegg CCX A 1948 Buick "Derelict" A 1964 "million mile" Porsche 356 A 2013 Jaguar XKR-S with custom Iron Maiden signage A 1930 BMW 3/15 DA2, probably the oldest BMW in the United States A 1969 Plymouth Barracuda Mod Top A collection of vintage police cars owned by a Chicago cop A 1994 purple Lamborghini Diablo Some of the included lists: Most Beautiful Cars of All Time Jay Leno's Dream Garage Graham Rahal's Picks: Greatest Racing Drivers of All Time 10 Cars that Changed the World JR Hildebrand's Car Wishlist Ugliest Cars of All Time Weirdest Cars of All Time Most Sought-After Vintage Cars by Hagerty, the nation's top insurer of vintage cars Must-Read Car Books



The Workshop Book

Author : Scott Landis

Publisher : Taunton Press

Page : 234 pages

File Size : 15,91 MB

Release : 1998

Category : Woodshops

ISBN : 9781561582716

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"This may be the first and only (book) to take a hard look at the layout of the woodworker's workshop".--"Booklist". 301color photos. 70 drawings.



Garage

Author : Olivia Erlanger

Publisher :

Page : 224 pages

File Size : 26,12 MB

Release : 2019

Category : Architecture and society

ISBN : 9780262347822

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A secret history of the garage as a space of creativity, from its invention by Frank Lloyd Wright to its use by start-ups and garage bands. Frank Lloyd Wright invented the garage when he moved the automobile out of the stable into a room of its own. Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak (allegedly) started Apple Computer in a garage. Suburban men turned garages into man caves to escape from family life. Nirvana and No Doubt played their first chords as garage bands. What began as an architectural construct became a cultural construct. In this provocative history and deconstruction of an American icon, Olivia Erlanger and Luis Ortega Govela use the garage as a lens through which to view the advent of suburbia, the myth of the perfect family, and the degradation of the American dream. The stories of what happened in these garages became self-fulfilling prophecies the more they were repeated. Hewlett-Packard was founded in a garage that now bears a plaque: The Birthplace of Silicon Valley. Google followed suit, dreamed up in a Menlo Park garage a few decades later. Also conceived in a garage: the toy company Mattel, creator of Barbie, the postwar, posthuman representation of American women. Garages became guest rooms, game rooms, home gyms, wine cellars, and secret bondage lairs, a no-commute destination for makers and DIYers--surfboard designers, ski makers, pet keepers, flannel-wearing musicians, weed-growing nuns. The garage was an aboveground underground, offering both a safe space for withdrawal and a stage for participation--opportunities for isolation or empowerment.



Shelby American Up Close and Behind the Scenes

Author : Dave Friedman

Publisher : Motorbooks International

Page : 243 pages

File Size : 39,63 MB

Release : 2017-09-12

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 0760351988

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Shelby American Up Close and Behind the Scenes takes readers inside the shop that produced the 289 Cobra, Daytona Coupe, 427 Cobra, Mustang GT350, and more from 1962 to 1965.