Book Review - 365 Cars You Must Drive
The Most Sublime, Weird and Outrageous
Cars in History
By
Matt Stone and John Matras
Reviewed
by James Riswick
Cars
are very simply a means of going from point A to B,
but there are those that transcend mere transport and
become ingrained in not only the dreams of car nuts
everywhere, but in the fabric of culture as well. This
colorful book selects one of these cars for every day
of the year, including everything from readily available
models like today’s Ford
Mustang GT to impossibly unavailable selections
like Adam West’s Batmobile and John Paul II’s
Popemobile. What’s fun about 365 Cars You
Must Drive is that authors Matt Stone and John
Matras cover some of history’s most amusingly
awful cars like the Plymouth Volaire, AMC Gremlin and
the Yugo that provide comic relief and a fond look back
at how bad automobiles could be in the past. And of
course, the hottest, most exotic, drool-inducing models
have been included like the McLaren F1, Ferrari Enzo,
Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing, Aston Martin DB5 and
the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile. OK, so maybe not that
last one.
Although
only seasoned car journalists could really have a chance
of actually driving many of the 365 selections, it’s
still fun to thumb through the pages counting how many
you’ve driven, sat in or at least seen. For anyone
who lives and breathes anything automotive, this is
a must-have for your library.
Price: $15
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