The Hemmings Motor News Illustrated Collector-Car Encyclopedia is the ultimate visual guide to the automobile, starting from its earliest years. Within its comprehensive listings, there are profiles of all the major (and some of the minor) domestic and international automobile companies, coachbuilders, designers and stylists, and the pioneers who created them. Detailed listings describe the many different components that make up engines, transmissions, differentials, suspensions, brakes and ignition systems, as well as wheels, tires, interiors, lighting and more. Chapters on tools, machinery, paint, museums, concours, restoration, hot rodding, racing, toys and art all combine to make this the single most comprehensive automotive encyclopedia ever published. This encyclopedia measures 8-1/2” x 11” and features 288 full-color pages.