The British Motor Industry
Austin, Hillman, Morris, Standard and Wolseley are just a few of the myriad marques that once constituted Britain's indigenous motor industry. Born in 1896 into the high summer of Victorian prosperity, the industry survived until the collapse of MG Rover in 2005. Jonathan Wood chronicles its century-long life, from the production of hand-made bespoke automobiles for the fortunate few to the arrival of mass production to provide cars for the many. He looks at the factories and the people who worked in them, and examines the role played by the component manufacturers that serviced the industry. In conclusion, this ideal introduction offers expl…
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- ISBN: 978-0-7478-0768-1
- EAN: 9780747807681
- Produktnummer: 17705842
- Verlag: Shire Pubn
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2010
- Seitenangabe: 64 S.
- Masse: H21.1 cm x B14.6 cm x D1.0 cm 170 g
- Gewicht: 170
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Award-winning author Jonathan Wood's 'Wheels of Misfortune The Rise and Fall of the British Motor Industry', (1988) received accolades in Britain and America. In 2006 he presented the Institution of Mechanical Engineers' Sir Henry Royce Memorial Lecture on Sir Alec Issigonis, creator of the Morris Minor and the Mini.
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