British Woodies: From the 1920s to the 1950s

by Colin Peck

Book Overview

In the 1920s, '30s and '40s, wooden-bodied shooting brakes, estate cars and station wagons were commercial vehicles made in Britain, mostly for utilitarian roles. They were built in relatively small numbers, often by small, lesser-known commercial bodybuilding firms, and required high levels of maintenance to ensure anything resembling a long life. Every chassis from Alvis, Austin and Bentley to Standard, Vauxhall and Wolseley was built as a Woodie...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1845841697
• ISBN13: 9781845841690
• Release Date: July 2008
• Publisher: Veloce Publishing
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.2" x 7.3"