Signs Built for Adventure (Putnam $50), the long awaited photo-essay coffee table book highlighting the author’s amazing collection of classic automobiles
A gorgeous tour through Clive Cussler’s outstanding collection of rare, classic, and antique automobiles.
Fans of Clive Cussler’s bestselling Dirk Pitt series know that his hero has a soft spot for rare and classic automobiles…and that the vehicles that appear in the novels are actually part of Cussler’s own vast collection.
Through stunning color photographs and warm, informative commentary, fans of Cussler and Pitt can see fifty-six of these automobiles in all their glory, and learn about the history and acquisition of each classic car. Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Touring . . . Mercedes-Benz 630K . . . Duesenberg J-140 . . . Cadillac V-16 Roadster . . . Ford Cabriolet Hot Rod . . . Packard V-12 . . . it’s a car lover’s paradise!
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Clive Cussler, the Grand Master of Adventure, grew up in Alhambra, California.
He later attended Pasadena City College for two years, but then enlisted in the Air Force during the Korean War where he served as an aircraft mechanic and flight engineer in the Military Air Transport Service. Upon his discharge, he became a copywriter and later creative director for two leading ad agencies. At that time, he wrote and produced radio and television commercials that won numerous international awards one at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival.
Clive Cussler began writing in 1965 and published his first novel featuring Dirk Pitt® in 1973. His first non-fiction work, The Sea Hunters, was released in 1996.
Clive is the founder of the National Underwater & Marine Agency, (NUMA) a non-profit organisation that dedicates itself to American maritime and naval history.You can visit the non profit organization online by (clicking here).
A noted collector of classic automobiles, Clive owns over 100 of the finest examples of custom coachwork and 50′s convertibles to be found anywhere. They are garaged near Golden, Colorado. You can visit the museum online by (clicking here). Today, Cussler divides his time between the mountains of Colorado and the deserts of Arizona.
