British Luxury Cars of the 1950s and ’60s

James Taylor (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

64 Seiten

2016
Shire Publications (Verlag)
978-1-78442-064-2 (ISBN)

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In the 1950s and 1960s, luxury car buyers, from government ministers to captains of industry, almost invariably bought British. These were stately, dignified, and grand vehicles, with many featuring leather interiors and wood trim. Unfortunately, that market has now largely disappeared and, with it, so have the car-makers themselves. This new book covers cars in the over-3-litre class from the biggest names in British luxury motoring including Alvis, Daimler, and Lagonda, and high-end models from Austin, Rover, and Jaguar. It examines the features and characteristics of these classic cars, as well as explaining why they fell from prominence in the 1970s. Replete with beautiful photography throughout, this book is a loving portrait of the British luxury car, a dearly missed saloon defeated by foreign imports.

James Taylor has been writing about cars and transport since the 1970s and his books for Shire include Family Cars of the 1970s, British Sports Cars of the 1950s and '60s and Land Rover.

Introduction
The Pinnacle: Rolls-Royce and Bentley
The Old-established Names: Daimler and Armstrong Siddeley
The Volume Producers: Humber and Rover
The Sporting Dimension: Alvis, Lagonda and Jaguar
The Great Pretenders: BMC
Further Reading
Places to Visit
Index

Erscheinungsdatum	22.09.2016
Reihe/Serie	Shire Library
Zusatzinfo	90 b/w; 32 col
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	149 x 210 mm
Gewicht	151 g
Themenwelt	Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Auto / Motorrad
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Zeitgeschichte
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften
ISBN-10	1-78442-064-6 / 1784420646
ISBN-13	978-1-78442-064-2 / 9781784420642
Zustand	Neuware