‘Carchitecture USA—American Houses with Horsepower’ in Photos

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Carchitecture USA—American Houses with Horsepower is a new 192-page book written by Thijs Demeulemeester and Bert Voet.

Like a chameleon, this 1956 Oldsmobile 88 Holiday hardtop coupe is nearly invisible in the driveway of a San Fernando Valley home in Granada Hills, Calif.

This holiday home in Westchester County, N.Y., by architect couple Chan-Li Lin and Denise Ferris, is complemented by a Porsche 911 Targa from the last-of-the-air-cooled 993 series.

“As big as a house” describes this 1959 Oldsmobile Super 88 Holiday Sport Sedan, parked in the driveway of a Canyon View Estates home in Palm Springs, Calif.

A home in Palm Springs, designed by E. Stewart Williams, features two Italian-designed beauties in the driveway: a 1962 Simca 1000 Coupé and a 1966 Alfa Romeo GT 1300 Junior.

The color of a Mercedes-Benz 450 SEL complements that of a sunrise in Palm Springs.

A San Francisco Victorian in the trendy Mission District shares its colors with a 1960 Ford Falcon. Both building and car were modest for their time; highly desirable now.

A residence on Miami Beach’s Ocean Drive shares a palette with this 1955 Ford Fairlane Crown Victoria, Ford’s flagship of the period.