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Imagine Too!

Towards the Future

A vivid collection of some of the most imaginative vehicle designs of the past.
 
A companion book to Patrick Kelley’s previous book Imagine!, which featured vivid illustrations of a wide range of concept cars from the 1930s onwards, Imagine Too! showcases a new crop of images and artists, along with some familiar favorites. The three hundred incredible designs in this book have been untouched and unseen since they were first drawn and provide a singular look into the imagined futures of the past, complete with visions of flying cars and other marvels. The vast majority of the drawings spotlighted in Imagine Too! are concepts that never made it off the drawing board to the factory floor or showroom, but their imaginative designs can inspire us still today.

352 pages | 630 color plates, 80 halftones | 11 1/2 x 8 1/2 | © 2023

Chicago and Illinois


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Reviews

"You can’t help but come away from this new book by Patrick G. Kelley feeling somewhat inspired. It may seem that current-day cars seem to be fixated on ever more cookie-cutter versions of crossovers and SUVs, but as much was said about sedans and hatchbacks in the 1980s. Tastes will change. . . and hopefully some of the free-spirited creativeness dripping from each page of this book will take us to a more interesting future."

Automobilia Resource

"Colorful, artistic, creative ideas on parade here. . . Cars dominate but there also are scooters, trucks, flying cars, boats, close-ups of various kinds, a few technical drawings, and even a proposal for a Firebird decal. . . . There are 1001 things to discover—but you have to take the time to spot them!"

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Table of Contents

Thanks and Acknowledgments
Preface… and so it begins
My Pop’s Cars
What ever happened to…
Flying Cars
Jetsons
Welcome to our Future! Popular Mechanics and others
Arthur Radebaugh story, images
Coming soon to a showroom near you!
Best Images from Volume 1
New Artists and Images
‘The BIGS’
Interviews with Design schools
Toys, Models, Fisher Body, Trophies
Motorama
Bibliographies

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