There’s a best-selling new book by Jeff Stork and Tom Dolle that explores the nexus of design, fashion, style, and color in the American auto industry. Let’s check it out.

It’s been our pleasure over the past decade or so to get to know Jeff Stork, through his blog The Palm Springs Automobilist, his writing in Car and Driver, and his knowledgeable presence in social media. A genuine automotive connoisseur, he curates an extensive private collection in Palm Springs, California and produces classic car events in the area. So when we learned that Jeff was partnering up with graphic designer Tom Dolle to produce a book, we were certain it would be a winner.

Glamour Road: Color, Fashion, Style and the Midcentury Automobile approaches automobile design from a remarkably fresh angle: In the words of the author, “how glamour, fashion, design, and styling became the main focus of automotive marketing from the postwar 1940s through the 1960s.” It’s an intelligent and beautiful presentation that covers 256 pages and features more than 500 illustrations from the automakers’ original ads, brochures, and photography, all beautifully reproduced. (Some of the period artwork we’ve never seen before, and we thought we’d seen it all). Long story short, it’s a stunning and original work and if your interests include automotive design, you’ll definitely want a copy on your shelf to keep.

Glamour Road: Color, Fashion, Style and the Midcentury Automobile by Jeff Stork and Tom Dolle. Schiffer Publishing Ltd., Atglen, PA 19310, schifferbooks.com. 256 pages, 500+ illustrations,12 x 1 x 9.25 inches, $58.50. Available at Amazon.com and other booksellers.