I am humbled by the great reviews of my book!
The Society of Automotive Historians in Britain 2023
“Detroit Steel Artists is written with admirable clarity, heavily illustrated, and produced to a notably high standard for an independently published book. This seminal work sits assuredly alongside the now classic, A Century of Automobile Style, and demands shelf space in the library of anyone interested in the evolution of US car design.”
Octane Magazine September 2023
“This is a significant addition to the history of car design in one of its most exciting eras.”
Keith Martin’s Sports Car Market December 2022
“Matthew Kilkenny’s meticulous research has now produced a book that is as elegant as the cars themselves. The book is produced to a level above its price…. It should be regarded among the most important histories of the auto industry of the period. Highly recommended.”
“Detroit Steel Artists is one of those rare coffee table books that pairs thorough, engaging research with beautiful historic and modern imagery…author Matthew Kilkenny studies the automobile design figures who made great strides towards beautifying the automobile in the early 1920s and beyond….Detroit Steel Artists is not only big and beautiful on the outside, the information inside is big and lives up to the book’s physical presentation.”
“The book is illustrated with sumptuous photos of period cars shot by pros…Woven through the images is a detailed and well-constructed narrative, one that uncovers unsung heroes of the time period.”
“It’s a grand, important book well-done in every respect telling of the grand cars and the men who created them.”
“It’s not too far of a stretch to say Detroit Steel Artists is an almost essential addition to the library of any pre-war American Classic Car Enthusiasts…”
Classic Car Club of America Bulletin April 2022
“To those who have read all the well-thumbed standard reference texts on the Classic Era and expect a rehash of the same stories, Detroit Steel Artists will provide a wealth of surprises. It’s an outstanding piece of work.”
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