100 Dream Cars: The Best of My Ride: The Best of My Ride

Description

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
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