Auto America

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A glorious and nostalgic celebration of a defining period in American car culture-the 1950s to the 1970s, the golden age of Detroit' s icons of the road-when automobile design was at its peak and the car itself was synonymous with a vision of success in America. Auto America offers a compelling look at three decades (the 1950s, ' 60s, and ' 70s) of America' s fascination with the automobile. At a time when self-driving vehicles and climate change are transforming driving around the world, John G. Zimmerman' s pictures capture the optimism and even utopianism of a beloved period in American car culture. Many of Zimmerman' s photographs were originally taken for Life, Time, and Sports Illustrated magazines and highlight diverse aspects of America' s auto industry at its zenith; they feature not only iconic cars of the era, which Zimmerman chronicled comprehensively at car shows and in studio assignments throughout the period, but also a behind-the-scenes look at the people who designed, built, collected, exhibited, and raced them. With more than 200 photographs and drawing on the John G. Zimmerman Archive' s collection-including his best-known photographs of Fords, Chryslers, and GMs in their heyday alongside ephemera, tear sheets, and outtakes from his assignments-the book celebrates the automobile' s central place in American culture during those decades when the timeless silhouettes of classic cars ruled the roads.