Driving America The Henry Ford Automotive Collection
If the typical car guy had his “Night at the Museum” fantasy come true, it might just be an overnight visit to Dearborn’s Henry Ford Museum. For noted advertising photographer to the Big Three and vintage racer Mark Harmer, this fantasy came true over several months as he documented some of the most interesting items in the heralded collection for this coffee table book, Driving America: The Henry Ford Automotive Collection.
For the reader, this heavy tome offers the chance to get lost in more than 300 large, detailed pictures of everything from an 1865 Roper (the oldest known surviving American car) to Jimmy Clark’s Indy 500-winning Lotus 38-Ford. The Ford Museum, in its first major publication, celebrating Henry Ford’s 150th birthday, wanted to explore the significance of each vehicle in the collection and its impact on transportation in America. This book is not just about Fords, as the collection’s scope goes way beyond its own manufacturing. It is more of a look at transportation history, its trends, innovations and changes.
With comments from photographer Harmer, Introduction by Edsel B. Ford II and a forward by noted celebrity car aficionado Jay Leno, this is a must have for any enthusiast.
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