{"product_id":"dream-car-malcolm-bricklins-fantastic-sv1-and-the-end-of-industrial-modernity-hardback-9781487555818","title":"Dream Car; Malcolm Bricklin's Fantastic SV1 and the End of Industrial Modernity (Hardback) 9781487555818","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eDream Car\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eMalcolm Bricklin's Fantastic SV1 and the End of Industrial Modernity\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDimitry Anastakis (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781487555818\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 5 April 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e488 pages, 66 colour illustrations, 54 b\u0026amp;w illustrations\u003cbr\u003e26 x 18.4 x 3 cm, 1.02 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDream Car\u003c\/em\u003e tells the story of entrepreneur Malcolm Bricklin\u0026amp;#x2019;s fantastical 1970s-era Safety Vehicle-1 (SV1), audaciously launched during a tumultuous breakpoint in postwar history. The tale of the sexy-yet-safe SV1 reveals the influence of automobiles on ideas about the future, technology, entrepreneurship, risk, safety, showmanship, politics, sex, gender, business, and the state, as well as the history of the auto industry\u0026amp;#x2019;s birth, decline, and rebirth.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten as an \"open road,\" the book invites readers to travel a narrative arc that unfolds chronologically and thematically. \u003cem\u003eDream Car\u0026amp;#x2019;s\u003c\/em\u003e seven chapters have been structured so that they can be read in any order, determined by whichever theme each reader finds most interesting. The book also includes a musical playlist of car songs from the era and songs about the SV1 itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003ePlaylist\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrologue: On Stage, the Four Seasons Restaurant, New York City, June 25, 1974: Malcolm Bricklin, Ritchard Hatfield, and Their Fantastic Car\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Industrial Modernity, Bricklin, and Industrial Postmodernity, 1890s–1974–2020s\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. The Future (Technology)\u003cbr\u003e2. Entrepreneur (Archetype)\u003cbr\u003e3. Risk (Safety)\u003cbr\u003e4. Showman (Politician)\u003cbr\u003e5. Sex (Gender)\u003cbr\u003e6. Business (The State)\u003cbr\u003e7. Demise (Rebirth)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion: Malcolm Bricklin and His SV1: From Industrial Modernity to Industrial Postmodernity\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpilogue: Tesla Factory, Fremont, California, August 2018 – Elon Musk, the Model 3, and \"Production Hell\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eList of Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003eNotes about Sources\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eBibliography \u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations and Credits\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52523419336984,"sku":"9781487555818","price":45.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/dream-car-malcolm-bricklins-fantastic-sv1-and-the-end-of-industrial-modernity-hardback-9781487555818","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}