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The Last Real Austins - 1946-1959
Colin Peck
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Description for The Last Real Austins - 1946-1959
Paperback. This book chronicles how Austin overcame the tough austerity period immediately after WWII and went on to design a comprehensive range of cars, sports cars, limousines, taxicabs, off-roaders, military vehicles, vans and trucks that has never been equalled by one single manufacturer. Series: THOSE WERE THE DAYS. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: WG. .
Reprinted after a long absence, this book chronicles how Austin overcame the tough austerity period immediately after WWII and went on to design a comprehensive range of cars, sports cars, limousines, taxicabs, off-roaders, military vehicles, vans and trucks, that has never been equalled by one single manufacturer. In the immediate post-war years its modern and innovative range of cars, trucks and vans were forced to take on world markets as a result of the British Government’s “Export or die” mandate to help pay off massive war debts. At its peak, Austin was required to export 75% of production, resulting in ... Read more
Reprinted after a long absence, this book chronicles how Austin overcame the tough austerity period immediately after WWII and went on to design a comprehensive range of cars, sports cars, limousines, taxicabs, off-roaders, military vehicles, vans and trucks, that has never been equalled by one single manufacturer. In the immediate post-war years its modern and innovative range of cars, trucks and vans were forced to take on world markets as a result of the British Government’s “Export or die” mandate to help pay off massive war debts. At its peak, Austin was required to export 75% of production, resulting in ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Veloce Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Series
THOSE WERE THE DAYS
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781787111127
SKU
V9781787111127
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99-10
About Colin Peck
Colin Peck has been collecting, restoring and writing about classic cars for almost 30 years. He has been involved with a number of car clubs for makes as diverse as Mercedes-Benz and Checker cabs, but it was while living in the US in the early 1990s that he renewed his involvement with old Austins, buying and acquiring a 1954 Austin ... Read more
Reviews for The Last Real Austins - 1946-1959
After WWII Austin made a range of vehicles from sports cars to trucks. This book examines how, despite several material shortages, it went on to find customers in all corners of the world. rare archive photography accompanies a chronicle of each model built between 1946 and 1959.- Practical Classics.