QUOTE (macoran @ Jan 3 2010, 13:16)

Do you have an idea of what the subject contents of the book are ?
Nr of articles actual nr of cutaways etc
Marc,
That book "Inside 100 Great Cars" is almost completely cutaway based material. It is put together by Editor David Hodges, and starts with a brief 3-4 paragraph writeup on each car. There is then a double page spread on each of the 100 cars, except for quite a few that actually have an extra page foldout (think Playboy). With those illustrations, there is a brief summary specifications block, and a timeline of the evolution and history of the car.
The artwork has quite a spread of quality from the Tony Matthews and James Allington work, to some other stuff that isn't all that great.
Many of the works have the name removed, so it can be tough to identify some of them.
It does include the following art, all in color:
Allington Aston Martin DB2. (signature removed)
Tony Matthews Auburn Speedster. (signature removed)
Tony Matthews Blower Bentley. (signature removed)
James Alllington Bugatti Type 35. (signature removed) Might be someone else, but don't think so.
James Allington Ferrari Daytona Coupe; 3-page spread.
Tony Matthews Ferrari 250GTO. (signature removed)
James Allington Ferrari 275. (Signature removed, but a piece still there in the tire.)
James Allington Frazer Nash.
Tony Matthews Jaguar SS. (Signature removed)
James Allington Lotus Elan. (signature removed)
Tony Matthews Jaguar D-Type; 3-page spread.
James Allington Triumph TR3.
There are other illustrations that are worth having in a collection, but these are definitely the high point.
For reference, it was published by Chartwell Books, at least the one that I have from 1992 and copyrighted by Marshall Cavendish Ltd.
It came out originally in part as "The Car" in 1984, so it has been floating around out there for a while.
Hope that helps.