Fit for a King (Hardcover)

Hardcover. A wide-ranging history of royal automobiles in twentieth-century Iran. Irans monarchial history spans over 2,500 years; the automobiles, not much over a century. It was not long after the advent of the earliest cars, however, that Irans Shahan Shahs used their broad powers to begin procuring some of the worlds most renowned and unique automobiles for their royal garages. In his wide-ranging new book, Iranian automotive historian Borzou Sepasi details the story of the royal garage of each Shah of Iran, beginning in 1900 with Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar, who, despite importing the countrys first car, forbade drivers from traveling faster than horse-drawn carriages. Intertwining the major events in Irans recent historyincluding the 1979 revolution and the end of monarchial rulewith the cars of the period, Fit for a King highlights the special roles these singular luxury vehicles played throughout the twentieth century. Magnificently illustrated with more than six hundred images of regal vehicles, Sepasis book shines a light for Western readers on this fascinating yet little-known niche in automotive history. Iranian automotive historian Borzou Sepasi traces the history of the royal garage of each Iranian Shah, starting with Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar in 1900, who despite importing the first car, forbade drivers from going faster than carriages, all the way up to the 1979 revolution and the end of monarchial rule in Iran. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.