Built To Thrill

Built to Thrill marks a return to Clive Cussler’s stunning collection of rare, classic automobiles, picking back up in 1948 where Built for Adventure left off.

In striking full-color photographs and engaging commentary, fans of Clive Cussler’s five bestselling series can explore the personal automotive collection of the literary master of mechanical marvels. Readers will explore the history of each model and the story of how it was found and restored, not to mention notes on where some of these dazzling machines have appeared in his novels.

The fins, the fenders, the furious horsepower: Built to Thrill runs straight through the forties, fifties, and sixties, capturing it all.

About the Author

Clive Cussler is the author of more than fifty books in five bestselling series, including Dirk Pitt (R), NUMA (R) Files, Oregon Files, Isaac Bell, and Sam and Remi Fargo. His life nearly parallels that of his hero Dirk Pitt. Whether searching for lost aircraft or leading expeditions to find famous shipwrecks, he and his NUMA crew of volunteers have discovered more than seventy-five lost ships of historic significance, including the long-lost Confederate submarine Hunley, which was raised in 2000 with much press publicity. Like Pitt, Cussler collects classic automobiles. His collection features about eighty examples of custom coachwork. Cussler lives in Arizona and Colorado.