Carchitecture USA: American Houses With Horsepower

Carchitecture USA: American Houses With Horsepower

AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 2024

• The successor to the bestselling Carchitecture (6,000 copies sold)

• America’s most iconic architecture meets dazzling supercars and classics

• Top-notch photography, sleekly designed

“Design writers Thijs Demeulemeester and Bert Voet’s book Carchitecture explores the historical parallels between trends in architectural styles and car design.” – Financial Times A book like a road trip along iconic American homes and the unique cars that perfectly match them. Carchitecture goes America. Through four chapters – Iconic Houses, Cars & Stars, Californication and American Cars – and five essays, the reader discovers the wonderful interplay of architecture and car design. Eye candy for architecture and car lovers alike.

British Cafe Racers

British Cafe Racers

Plenty of books have been published about British bikes and their glorious motorcycling racing heritage, but until now none has solely focused on the rich variety of British café racers. a genre created in 1950s Britain by the ‘ton-up boys’.

Style, speed and passion combine for an eclectic journey into the world of the British cafe racer. Uli Cloesen’s latest book – the first dedicated to the British cafe racer scene – is a celebration of all things fast from Britain, a definitive overview of the cafed British motorcycle, from single-cylinder to four-cylinder variants, and going well beyond the parallel Triton twin.

Featuring a truly stunning variety of British motorcycle engine based cafe racers, from the UK and beyond, and complemented by owners’ stories and technical descriptions, this book presents the eye candy of the British cafe racer world … come and see the cafed side of Britain!

 

Harley-Davidson CVO Motorcycles: The Motor Company’s Custom Vehicle Operations

Harley-Davidson CVO Motorcycles: The Motor Company’s Custom Vehicle Operations

Chronicled here for the first time, Harley-Davidson’s CVO motorcycles are pure eye candy.

The pinnacle of Harley-Davidson customization–that’s exactly what the Motor Company’s Custom Vehicle Operations(R) motorcycles are: custom-shop details that push the boundaries of style and performance with high-impact paint, killer wheels, big engines, and exclusive technology. Designed in-house since 1999 at Harley-Davidson’s world-class Willie G Product Development Center, built by the factory, and available through Harley-Davidson’s dealer network, these machines set themselves apart from the pack. Harley-Davidson(R) CVO(tm) Motorcycles: the Motor Company’s Custom Vehicle Operations is the first book to showcase these works of two-wheeled art and the story behind them.

Produced in limited numbers, and always in high demand, CVO(tm) motorcycles are defined by the riders committed to riding the best. Whether you have one of these high-performance motorcycles in your garage or have one in your sightline, Harley-Davidson(R) CVO(tm) Motorcycles provides a close look into the Motor Company’s ultimate custom motorcycles

Monté: King of Atom-Age Monster Decals

Monté: King of Atom-Age Monster Decals

A deliciously colorful look at the outrageous art and history of Don “Monte” Monteverde, king of the water slide decal.

Informed decal aficionados worldwide agree that of all the water slide decals ever produced, “Originals by Monte” were the first monster decals to zap the collective psyche of defiant, late-fifties juvenile America. They were also the first decals that didn’t disintegrate when you tried to apply them. Millions of Montes sold for a dime apiece in hobby shops, bicycle stores, and via mail order through hot rod and monster magazines, winding up rebelliously plastered on bicycles, models, toys, transistor radios, notebooks, lunch boxes — any empty surface. All kids had to do was add water and voila! Monte decals tossed a cherry bomb into the toilet of conformity.

For five decades, mystery surrounded the identity of Monte, the reclusive master of cartoon monster decals. Now, the remarkable and poignant story of Don “Monte” Monteverde is revealed, from his early roots pinstriping cars and motorcycles in Los Angeles to his eventual rise and fall as America’s decal king, including Monte’s team-up with Ed ‘Big Daddy’ Roth to create the iconic Rat Fink.

Often imitated, but never surpassed, Monte’s process is explained, along with hundreds of full-color examples of his work: retro eye-candy guaranteed to raise a smile and satisfy even the most hard-core Kustom Kulture retro jones. There’s even a reproduction bonus pack of Monte decals included!