A Vehicular Appendix To "Zero History"

William Gibson's "Zero History" is a bridge between gearheads and sci-fi fans, offering both a glimpse into the other's world. From Ekranpolans to Hiluxes, here's a guide for both fans to the amazing vehicles in the final Bigend trilogy novel.

I was first introduced to William Gibson's trilogy about the commercialization of everything new and hip through the second book, "Spook Country," when a friend pointed out it featured the Volkswagen Phaeton. In the novel the eccentric and curious CEO Hubertus Bigend drives around in an armored Brabus Maybach, but uses Phaetons for his staff because they're "...Good stealth cars. Mistake them for Jettas, at a distance."

In "Zero History," Gibson fully explores his product fetishism and grasp of the automotive zeitgeist by featuring a many of the same vehicles we can't stop talking about on the pages of Jalopnik. Click through the images for a chronological appendix to the most important vehicles used in "Zero History." There are no real spoilers, but don't read if you're especially impressionable.