A-Z British Coachbuilders, 1919-1960: And the Development of Styles & Techniques

by Nick Walker

Coachbuilding on motor car chassis evolved from carriage building, and the development of the coachbuilt body closely followed that of the motor car. From the beginning of the 20th century until the arrival in the late 1930s of unitary construction for motor cars, in which the separate chassis and body gave way to a combined body/chassis structure, coachbuilding flourished in Britain, with hundreds of firms exhibiting their latest designs at motor...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0954998162
• ISBN13: 9780954998165
• Release Date: June 2007
• Publisher: Herridge & Sons
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 2.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.7" x 11.2"