{"product_id":"detroit-steel-artists-how-edsel-ford-ray-dietrich-tom-hibbard-and-ralph-roberts-turned-motor-city-into-a-styling-mecca-before-harley-earl","title":"Detroit Steel Artists: How Edsel Ford, Ray Dietrich, Tom Hibbard, and Ralph Roberts Turned Motor City into a Styling Mecca Before Harley Earl","description":"\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpecial! Save $30! Discount taken at checkout. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWinner of the 2023 Nicholas-Joseph Cugnot award from the Society of Automotive Historians\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2023 IBPA Gold Award for Best Coffee Table Book!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2023 IPP Gold Award for Best Transportation Book!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"[Detroit Steel Artists]\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is illustrated with sumptuous photos of period cars shot by pros. . . . Woven through the images is a detailed and well-constructed narrative, one that uncovers unsung heroes of the time period.\" — \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCar and Driver Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePrinted in a large 12″ x 12″ format with 296 hardbound pages, \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDetroit Steel Artists\u003c\/em\u003e is the first comprehensive story of the avant-garde artists of the automotive business—the outcasts who changed Motor City forever and made styling a selling point in the early 1920s. \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDriving\u003c\/em\u003e calls it \"an almost essential addition to the library of any pre-war American Classic Car Enthusiasts.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe book details how societal changes, including the modernization of business and the women's movement, were powerful factors for styling's rise in significance. The forward-looking semi-custom car designs, from companies such as Le Baron and Dietrich, became a key strategy for styling's acceptance in Detroit for production cars—before Harley Earl.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eInspired by Edsel Ford's vision, Ray Dietrich, Tom Hibbard, and Ralph Roberts battled with engineers and executives in drafting rooms and board rooms over design. Packed with lively first-person stories supported by extensive research, \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDetroit Steel Artists\u003c\/em\u003e relates the successes and failures of these pioneering steel artists. With more than a hundred period and modern images, \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDetroit Steel Artists\u003c\/em\u003e takes readers on a panoramic tour of some of the most beautiful cars of the Classic Car Era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAbout the author . . . \u003c\/strong\u003eMatthew Kilkenny holds degrees from San Jose State University and has a Deming Scholars MBA from Fordham University in New York. A Bay Area native, he's spent his career in engineering and management roles in Silicon Valley, is a judge for the Packard Open Class at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, and is a member of the Classic Car Club of America, The Packard Club, and the Society of Automotive Historians.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Matthew Kilkenny's meticulous research has now produced a book that is as elegant as the cars themselves. The book is produced to a level above its price. . . . It should be regarded among the most important histories of the auto industry of the period. Highly recommended.\" - Keith Martin’s Sports Car Market\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"\u003cem\u003eDetroit Steel Artists\u003c\/em\u003e is one of those rare coffee table books that pairs thorough, engaging research with beautiful historic and modern imagery. . . . Author Matthew Kilkenny studies the automobile design figures who made great strides towards beautifying the automobile in the early 1920s and beyond. . . . Detroit Steel Artists is not only big and beautiful on the outside, the information inside is big and lives up to the book's physical presentation.\" - Old Cars Holiday Gift Guide\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"It's a grand, important book well-done in every respect telling of the grand cars and the men who created them.\" - Speedreaders.info\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"It's not too far of a stretch to say \u003cem\u003eDetroit Steel Artists\u003c\/em\u003e is an almost essential addition to the library of any pre-war American Classic Car Enthusiasts.\" - Driving\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"To those who have read all the well-thumbed standard reference texts on the Classic Era and expect a rehash of the same stories, \u003cem\u003eDetroit Steel Artists\u003c\/em\u003e will provide a wealth of surprises. 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