All automobile manufacturers go to great pains to
keep their future models under wraps until ready for public
unveiling. Huge proving grounds in remote locations
with roving, menacing private security forces are enough
to keep the casual observers away. But not everyone is a
casual observer. Some are quite serious about clamping
eyes (and lenses) on the latest design innovations, often
years before they become available to the public.
If you've ever picked up a car magazine and looked
at a grainy photo of an oddly shaped and camouflaged
car under the headline "2017 Supercar Revealed!" then
you have seen the work of the car spy, Jim Dunne. This
illustrated narrative tells the tales behind the photos, in
an engaging and often humorous fashion. Car Spy is
illustrated with more than 200 vintage black and white
and modern colour images of domestic and foreign cars in
various stages of development and testing.
Car Spy will prove irresistible to automotive enthusiasts
that have an interest in new cars, the manufacturing
process, and the lengths manufacturers will go to in order
to protect their intellectual property. People will be fascinated
by the lengths a photographer will go to in order to
scoop a manufacturer's new car. This book will narrate
the humorous, behind the scenes stories to accompany
the spy photos. Engaging, humorous, first-person stories create a rare and unusual behind the scenes look into the automotive industry. Many never before published photos are included. With 224 pages & 226 colour photos. SB. SKU: CT502 ISBN: 9781934709818 |