BRITISH SPORTS CARS OF THE 1950s AND '60s James Taylor
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Résumé
Nobody built sports cars like British manufacturers in the 1950s and 1960s. There was something very special about the combination of low-slung open two-seater bodywork with a spartan interior, a slick sporting gearchange and a rorty exhaust note. This was wind-in-the-hair motoring, and it was affordable by the average young man – at least, until he got married and had a family. The names of MG and Triumph stood proudly out from the rest, but there were many others as well. Austin-Healeys and Jaguars were grander and faster, but they still embodied that almost indefinable fun factor. Then there were the bit-part players, who did their best to secure a place in the affections of the sports car buying public. British sports cars were hugely popular overseas, especially in the USA. And tellingly, when Japanese manufacturer Mazda wanted to make a sports car in 1989, it sought inspiration from these very classics of the 1950s and 1960s. Today, the Mazda MX-5 is the world's best-selling sports car.
- Auteur :
- Taylor, James
- Éditeur :
- Angleterre, Shire, 2014
- Genre :
- Essai
- Langue :
- anglais.
- Description du livre original :
- 64 pages
- ISBN :
- 9780747814320.
- Domaine public :
- Non
Table des matières
- MENTIONS LÉGALES
- BACK COVER
- ORIGINS
- EXPORT AT ALL COSTS
- NEW CARS FOR NEW TIMES
- WHAT WENT WRONG ?
- FURTHER READING
- PLACES TO VISIT
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