Roadside Relics: America's Abandoned Automobiles

by Will Shiers

Overview

Abandoned junk to some, the rusty old steel shells of vehicles are treasures to others, holding memories of a bygone era, or the promise of a pristinely restored, radically customized automobile. Automotive photographer Will Shiers has captured these dreams on film for over ten years, and this volume collects his images between two covers for the first time. Here are the beautiful husks Shiers has found in the United States fields and barns, shops, and salvage yards across States. Divided into five categories—General Motors, Ford, Chrysler, Independents, and Special Vehicles—these wrecks and relics from 1910 to the 1970s come equipped with all the relevant information: history, model, location. The most comprehensive and beautifully photographed collection of abandoned cars ever published, this volume preserves for all time the exquisite skeletons of American automotive might.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781610601146
Publisher:	Motorbooks
Publication date:	11/06/2010
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	208
File size:	33 MB
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About the Author

Will Shiers is an automotive photojournalist residing in the United Kingdom. Shiers has had several thousand articles and photographs published in automotive magazines, and he has supplied images of abandoned American cars to Classic American magazine for the last decade. He is currently the technical editor at Motor Transport newspaper.

Table of Contents

Contents

Preface

 

Acknowledgments

 

Introduction

 

Chapter 1        Ford

 

Chapter 2        Chrysler

 

Chapter 3        General Motors

 

Chapter 4        The Independents

 

Chapter 5        Special Vehicles

 

 

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

Transport News Network (UK), Feb. 1, 2007

“The book is not only engagingly quirky it’s also highly original.”

Roadtripamerica.com, Dec. 31, 2006

“It might be a bit difficult to believe that a book filled with photos of rusty old automobiles could be uplifting, enlightening and inspiring, but this book is all those things and more. In his beautiful hardcover opus Roadside Relics, Will Shiers has filled 200 pages with a treasure trove of rarely documented and surprisingly fascinating roadside Americana … It's a book to be picked up and savored over and over again. Not only has it given me new appreciation for the forgotten skeletons of ancient cars, it has ignited my wanderlust. You really can't ask for more in a road trip book.”

Editorial Reviews

Transport News Network (UK), Feb. 1, 2007

“The book is not only engagingly quirky it’s also highly original.”

Roadtripamerica.com, Dec. 31, 2006

“It might be a bit difficult to believe that a book filled with photos of rusty old automobiles could be uplifting, enlightening and inspiring, but this book is all those things and more. In his beautiful hardcover opus Roadside Relics, Will Shiers has filled 200 pages with a treasure trove of rarely documented and surprisingly fascinating roadside Americana … It's a book to be picked up and savored over and over again. Not only has it given me new appreciation for the forgotten skeletons of ancient cars, it has ignited my wanderlust. You really can't ask for more in a road trip book.”

From the Publisher