{"product_id":"9780789347169-auto-america","title":"Auto America","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCar Culture: 1950s-1970s--PHOTOGRAPHS BY JOHN G. ZIMMERMAN\u003cbr\u003eA 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.\u003cbr\u003eAuto 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57858667544950,"sku":"9780789347169","price":11.21,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_41361977.jpg?v=1779329515","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780789347169-auto-america","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}