by H.M. Neher. 231 pages more then 200 !! coloured pictures

30.5 x 23.5 cm 1.7kg !!

“Spirit of Ecstasy” which is the name of the gently clothed lady, who has been decorating the bonnet of the Rolls Royce for over a hundred years. Shortly after the turn of the 19th to the 20th century, growing trend to decorate noble automobiles with radiator figures, brought forth an unimaginably large number of different objects today. In-house designers or freelance artists were commissioned by the manufacturers to create a symbol for the respective vehicle. Elegance and dynamism unite in the figures, which besides the well-proportioned ladies particularly like from the animal kingdom. For this large-format, high-quality picture book, radiator figures from over a hundred automotive brands have been selected. Each figure is presented with a picture and a text that informatively and briefly tells the story behind the subject. An introduction, which gives an exciting insight into the history of radiator figures, completes the band. Here lovers of the automobile get their money's worth. And all who are interested in brand design.