This unique book is illustrated with the history of the automobile through the medium of model cars. It has advantages of a historical perspective and brings to the hobby some converts on who had not previously realized the pleasure of looking at these beautiful toys. The first 17 pages of the book are text, followed by 47 pages of captioned color photos of exquisite models. The author is Italian, so plenty of early Fiats, Alfa Romeos, and Lancias are featured, alongside makes from Europe and the USA. This history reaches back to the beginning of the automobile and continues up to the early 1930s.
The book was written by Edoardo Massucci and translated into English by Cecil Gibson. Published 1972