Antique Automobiles Author:Anthony Bird Antique Automobiles is a colorful, accurate history of the automobile from the invention of the first model steam carriage in the late 17th century until the beginning of World War 1. Superbly illustrated with magnificent hand-drawn reproductions in both color and black and white of the automobiles discussed in the text, Antique Automobiles comb... more »ines pictorial beauty with authoritative reference.« less