More than any other technology, cars have transformed American popular culture. This book celebrates the immense drama and beauty of the car, like the genius embodied in the Ford Model T, the glory of the brilliant-red Mercedes Benz S-Class made by workers for Nelson Mandela, of Elvis Presley's 100 Cadillacs and even the Tesla Model S. Bryan Appleyard's brilliantly insightful book tells the story of the rise and fall of the incredible machine that made the modern world what it is today.