Description
RS ICONS COLLECTOR’S EDITION
EVERYONE LOVES A SECRET – THIS BOOK IS FULL OF THEM.
In the 1970s and ’80s Ford Design was a hotbed of talent. As its gifted designers thought ever-more out of the box they pushed forward the boundaries of mainstream car design.
This amazing two-book Collector’s Edition is the fascinating – yet never previously told – story of how the world’s best design team created not just some of the era’s most fondly remembered cars but hundreds of others that have never been seen before.
It pulls the covers off an astounding, scarcely believable array of one-offs, prototypes, and cancelled cars that were kept secret. They are revealed in previously private photographs and extraordinarily rare design sketches.
Ford gave the author – a former Ford product designer – first-time access to its most confidential archives and more than 50 former Ford designers and engineers opened up their long-concealed files.
Everyone loves a secret: these previously hidden cars have waited decades to tell you theirs.
-Over 100 never-seen cars revealed
-Design stories of the most iconic ’70s and ’80s Fords
-Forewords by Ford’s former chief designer and engineer
-Insiders’ stories of the ultimate unicorn: Escort RS1700T
-Beautiful design sketches – published for the first time
-Head-spinning prototypes and one-offs
Two-book Collector’s Edition includes the following:
- Signed and numbered by the author
- Additional Scrapbook containing over 200 additional images and never-told stories
- Beautiful, boxed slipcase for both books with unique artwork
- Two free “Secret Fords” posters worth £9.50 each
- Limited to 600 sets
