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Crash!: Twisted Steel, Mangled Bumpers and Shattered Windshields from the '40s, '50s and '60s
Fender benders and motoring mishaps are nothing unique to this decade, as you'll see in this unique collection of accident-scene photos from the '40s, '50s and '60s.
Not only will you be amazed at the twisted bumpers, smashed headlights and wrecked collector" cars, you'll enjoy author John Gunnell's anecdotal and very often humorous captions which tell you the year and make the autos involved, as well as various collector details.
After paging through the photos in CRASH! you're certain to have a new appreciation for the safety features we all enjoy in the cars we drive today.
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Synopsis
We've all been there, driving by the scene of a car accident where you can practically hear every "crash" "crack" and "crunch." This gift-sized guide features the biggest collection of the most spectacular and sometimes humorous traffic accidents in automotive history. An attention getter of anyone who's ever gotten behind the wheel, this hard-hitting pictorial includes:
* 400 detailed photos from Old Cars Weekly archives, a proven resource for any car collector
* Intriguing and often entertaining captions
* Features early Model A and Model T mishaps to big bumper bang ups involving highway cruisers of the 1950s and '60sWith this book it's more than Ok to stop and stare.