The British Motor Industry

by Jonathan Wood

Book Overview

Austin, Hillman, Morris, Standard and Wolseley were a handful of the myriad marques that once constituted Britain's indigenous motor industry. Born in 1896 into the high summer of Victorian prosperity, the native British industry survived until the collapse of The Rover Group in 2005. Jonathan Wood chronicles this industry's 109-year life, from its production of hand-made bespoke automobiles for the fortunate few to the arrival of mass production...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 074780768X
• ISBN13: 9780747807681
• Release Date: May 2010
• Publisher: Shire Publications
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.4" x 8.3"