British Microcars 1947–2002

British Microcars 1947–2002
Author :
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages : 65
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781784422790
ISBN-13 : 1784422797
Rating : 4/5 (797 Downloads)

Book Synopsis British Microcars 1947–2002 by : Duncan Cameron

Download or read book British Microcars 1947–2002 written by Duncan Cameron and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-06-28 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the 1940s to the 1960s, the microcar posed a challenge to the large companies that mass-produced cars to uniform designs. The microcar was the opposite, produced by small entrepreneurial start-ups using quirky design concepts that offered motorists cheaper and more economical vehicles. This book is a beautifully illustrated history of the British microcar, from the early days of Bond and Reliant to the proliferation of micro marques during the 1950s and their demise during the 1960s. It explores many eccentric British concepts, comparing the cars to their influential European competitors, examining the social and economic reasons for the decline and disappearance of the microcar, but also saluting the signs of a microcar renaissance in the twenty-first century, this time from mainstream manufacturers.


British Microcars 1947–2002 Related Books

British Microcars 1947–2002
Language: en
Pages: 65
Authors: Duncan Cameron
Categories: Transportation
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-06-28 - Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

From the 1940s to the 1960s, the microcar posed a challenge to the large companies that mass-produced cars to uniform designs. The microcar was the opposite, pr
The Big Book of Tiny Cars
Language: en
Pages: 183
Authors: Russell Hayes
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-12-21 - Publisher: Motorbooks International

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The Big Book of Tiny Cars presents entertaining profiles of automotive history’s most famous—and infamous—microcars and subcompacts from 1901 to today. Il
British Family Cars of the 1950s and ‘60s
Language: en
Pages: 0
Authors: Anthony Pritchard
Categories: Antiques & Collectibles
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009-08-18 - Publisher: Shire Publications

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

With the end of the Second World War, it was not long before increasing wealth, cheaper cars, and social pressures made a family car the aspiration of thousands
Vauxhall Cars
Language: en
Pages: 65
Authors: James Taylor
Categories: Transportation
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-05-27 - Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Vauxhall cars have been central to motoring in Britain for over a century. The company built a formidable reputation in its early years with notable machines li
Iacocca
Language: en
Pages: 402
Authors: Lee Iacocca
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 1986-06-01 - Publisher: Bantam

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

“Vintage Iacocca . . . He is fast-talking, blunt, boastful, and unabashedly patriotic. Lee Iacocca is also a genuine folk hero. . . . His career is breathtaki