Figoni on Delahaye

Dalton Watson Fine Books, 2023
Richard Adatto with Diana Meredith

Written by Richard Adatto, noted expert on French coachbuilders, and co-writer Diana Meredith, Figoni on Delahaye pays homage to the artistic genius of Joseph Figoni and the beautiful bodies he both designed and built for Delahaye. The book shows the evolution of his creative process, illustrated through his pen and pencil drawings and designs.

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Concours Retrospective

Coachbuilt Press, 2015
Richard Adatto with Michael Furman

From its earliest moments in Paris to the 18th Fairway at Pebble Beach, from Blenheim Palace in England and on to the Far East, the Concours d'Elegance has long been the pedestal upon which the collector car world has placed its automotive idols.

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French Curves

Coachbuilt Press, 2011
Richard Adatto with Shana Hinds

Delahaye, Delage, Talbot-Lago is the second in the series of titles that feature the great French cars on exhibition at the Mullin Automotive Museum in Oxnard, California. These three grand marques as presented in French Curves are the epitome of wonderful French design combined with imaginative technological innovation.

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The Art of Bugatti

Coachbuilt Press, 2010
Richard Adatto with Shana Hinds

The Mullin Automotive Museum in Oxnard, California is a glorious testament to French design in the 20th century. The collections include all manner of French cars - be they touring or competition, and from the greatest marques, including Delahaye, Delage, Voisin, Hispano Suiza, Peugeot, and Talbot Lago.

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The Art and Colour of General Motors

Coachbuilt Press, 2010
Richard Adatto with Shana Hinds

General Motors has been a world leader in automotive design for 100 years. No other large scale manufacturer has put such energy and resources into creating cars that are as beautiful, colorful, and forward thinking.

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Curves of Steel

Coachbuilt Press, 2007
Edited by Johnathan Stein

a 192-page companion book to the Phoenix Art Museum's exhibition "Curves of Steel - Streamlined Automobile Design" which ran from April 1st through June 3rd, 2007.

This book features more than 200 color photographs by world renowned automotive photographer Micheal Furman and contributors Richard Adatto and Diana Meredith, with a world-class team of other automotive writers, designers, and historians.