When A.J. Baime writes about cars, you have to listen. The New York Times bestselling author and award-winning journalist’s recent book Rare Cars: The World's Most Exclusive Rides highlights over 40 of the world’s most unique, innovative, and noteworthy automobiles. Baime, whose other book Go Like Hell inspired the 2019 film Ford v. Ferrari, features iconic cars produced from 1931 to the present. With over 10 years of experience writing the Wall Street Journal’s weekly car column “My Ride,” Baime is the ideal curator for Assouline’s new motor-centered title. Across 304 pages, one learns about the various aspects that declare a car a level above the rest. Among the book’s standout features, several gained prominence through their Hollywood connections, such as the Toyota 2000GT, made for the James Bond film You Only Live Twice (1967), and the Porsche 550 Spyder, once owned by actor James Dean. The book also highlights..
