The book, Concept Cars: From The 1930s To The Present tells the story of how the first concept cars came to be built and analyzes the models that have marked their era in terms of design and innovation from the 1930s up through 2003.  The author reviews over 100 prototypes produced by the American, European and Japanese automobile industries.  A special emphasis is placed on highlighting the attention paid to technical details, highly original concepts and the styling that guided the designers.  The major sections of "Concept Cars: From The 1930s To The Present" is as follows: 1) Introduction; 2) The Buick Y-Job - The first dream car even had a special name; 3) Those Fabulous Fifties - Dream cars provide the ride to the future; 4) "EX" Marks The Spot - But why is it in Italy?; 5) A Lost Decade? Only in America; 6) A Decade Of Delights In Europe - And Detroit returns from the detour; 7) Chrysler Comes Back - And so do concept cars; 8) Freeman Thomas - Rebel with a cause; 9) The Dream Factory - How designer's dreams take shape as mobile, metal masterpieces; 10) California Dreamin' And Designin'; 11) Jerry Hirshberg - Concept cars in a corporate context; 12) Culture Shock - Thinking outside the box at the Tokyo show; 13) Driving, Italian Style; 14) Giorgetto Giugiaro - The risks and rewards of creativity; 15) Leonardo Fioravanti - The Essence of Italian style; 16) Contemporary Concept Cars - What would Harley Earl think?; 17) J Mays - Concept cars in a cultural context; 18) The Road Ahead and 19) Bibliography And Index.  In addition to an informative narrative, "Concept Cars: From The 1930s To The Present" includes the following features: 1) Approximately 60 black and white photographs; 2) About 353 color photographs; 3) 5 black and white illustrations and 4) 2 color illustrations.  "Concept Cars: From The 1930s To The Present" is sure to appeal to every car enthusiast.  This book is 220 pages and is in very good condition.  The author is Larry Edsall.  Edition published in 2003.