Cars in the Wild: San Francisco, Volume 1 - Press Kit
A Portrait of San Francisco Told Through the Cars on Its Streets
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Title: Cars in the Wild: San Francisco, Volume 1
Author: Michael Mulvey
Designer: Michael Mulvey
City / Subject: San Francisco
Format: Hardcover, foil-stamped with dust cover
201 pages (total)
182 pages (photos)
Edition: Signed, limited to 100
Publication year: December 2025
Description
From 2015 to 2018, artist and designer Michael Mulvey documented San Francisco through the cars that quietly inhabit its streets. These aren’t random vehicles—they’re a visual essay of classic machines in every state imaginable: pristine survivors, faded relics, backyard repairs, and forgotten beauties waiting for one last drive.
Mulvey’s eye makes time feel slippery. Many photos leave you wondering whether they were captured yesterday or fifty years ago. The result is a portrait of a city told through weird cars, beautiful cars, ugly cars, sad cars, and joyful cars—but always interesting cars.
As you turn each page, get lost on the journey and enjoy the ride.
Author Bio
Michael Mulvey is the author of three books, including the children’s titles Charms, Quivers, & Parades and Gulps, Prides, & Zeals. A design veteran of 26 years, he has run his independent art and design studio, The Combustion Chamber, since 2001. He is also the founder of the art and clothing brand Stay Vigilant.
He lives with his wife in Coral Gables, Florida.
