For almost 50 years, R.M. Merchant has produced stunning designs for automobiles. Drawing for his own enjoyment, Merchant's work has never been publicly displayed. This book pulls together for the first time 245 of Merchant's favorite drawings. What sets Merchant apart from his contemporaries is that he creates new automobile designs that emulate the styles and techniques of the great automobile stylists and illustrators of the 1920s and 1930s--designers like Alan Leamy, Gordon Buehrig, Harley Earl, George Lawson, and Raymond Loewy.