Fully illustrated with over 200 colour and black-and-white images, this book celebrates everything that is great about British cars, from the boneshaking Lanchester of the 1890s to the mouthwatering Aston Martin V8 Vantage of today.
Fully illustrated with over 200 colour and black-and-white images, this book celebrates everything that is great about British cars, from the boneshak...
A unique look at the development of the van from German automaker Volkswagen An award-winning transportation writer tells the complete story of the VW Camper, from its origins in 1950 to its continuing appeal today. Full of juicy snippets and fascinating quotes, this book will be of great interest to anyone who loves the VW Camper. Plenty of colorful images chart the transformation and social history of this iconic vehicle.
A unique look at the development of the van from German automaker Volkswagen An award-winning transportation writer tells the complete story of...
The KdF car, a German acronym for Strength Through Joy, was conceived by Adolf Hitler's Third Reich as a true German "people's car." There is little in the legacy of 1930s Nazi Germany that is positive, but after World War II--and with a little help from the British--the Volks Wagen really did help put the average man on the road in a car, designed by the great Ferdinand Porsche, that was reliable and well-built. First it set benchmarks for customer satisfaction across Europe, and sales soared. Then it arrived in North America and...
The complete history of the Volkswagen Beetle
The KdF car, a German acronym for Strength Through Joy, was conceived by Adolf Hitler's ...
A unique look at the development of the Land Rover, this is thestory of the simple four-wheel drive vehicle born out of post-war austerity that became a global byword for toughness and rugged styleLaunched in 1948, theLand Rover owed its low-key existence to shoestring British ingenuity and literally odds and ends left over from World War II. Rover thought it could keep its factory ticking over as the company's post-war fortunes slowly revived. They also thought that farmers might appreciate it as a handy cross between a pick-up and a tractor. But it was soon obvious that the company had...
A unique look at the development of the Land Rover, this is thestory of the simple four-wheel drive vehicle born out of post-war austerity that bec...
Afascinating look at favorite cars of the turbulent1970s
The 1970s saw some ground-breaking new metal in British showrooms the Renault 5 established the new "supermini" class, the Volkswagen Golf gave the average family car a hatchback and top quality, the Ford Capri made sporty cars available to everyone, and, despite all of this, that old favorite the Ford Cortina continued to rule the sales charts. Yetdrivers started to experience a love/hate relationship with the four-wheeled machine that, previously, symbolized nothing but speed and freedom. The economic rollercoaster sent fuel...
Afascinating look at favorite cars of the turbulent1970s
The 1970s saw some ground-breaking new metal in British showrooms the Renault 5 establis...
A lavishly illustrated celebration of the unique cars of the swinging sixties
Vintage car connoisseurs will love this blast back in time to when driving was still fun and buying a new car was a thrilling family event. It was a golden period for iconic classic cars the Mini Cooper, Jaguar E-type, AC Cobra, and MGB but also a time when British manufacturers really got their act together with stylish family models. Who can forget great little runabouts with evocative names like Anglia, Herald, Imp, Viva, Cortina, and Hunter? Meanwhile, Rovers, Triumphs, and Jags were delighting executives...
A lavishly illustrated celebration of the unique cars of the swinging sixties
Vintage car connoisseurs will love this blast back in time to when ...
Every weekend, throughout the year, an enormous number of British people flock to Car Boot Sales. At any one event, hundreds of them are selling off unwanted possessions or inherited junk to free up space at home and raise useful extra money. But many thousands more are searching for incredible bargains and overlooked gems. This book is a comprehensive guide to both selling and buying. It gives you all the practical information youa ll need to be a success at either, as well as an insight into the mindset of both vendor and customer so you can make any a Boota work to your advantage....
Every weekend, throughout the year, an enormous number of British people flock to Car Boot Sales. At any one event, hundreds of them are selling off u...
After World War II, new cars in Britain were very hard to come by. Most new models had to go for export, or were reserved for drivers with pressing needs, such as doctors. Petrol was rationed, roads inadequate, and modern technology lacking. With the 1950s, things slowly began to change. Morris, Austin, and Ford put increasing numbers of British families on four wheels, while new sports cars from MG, Jaguar, Triumph, and Austin-Healey promised motoring excitement. There was the innovative Land Rover, and the "bubble car" phenomenon. By 1958, new car buying was leading a consumer boom. . . and...
After World War II, new cars in Britain were very hard to come by. Most new models had to go for export, or were reserved for drivers with pressing ne...
