21%OFF
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Mini: An Intimate Biography
Christy Campbell
€ 20.99
€ 16.61
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Mini: An Intimate Biography
Paperback. From its birth in 1959, the Mini grew to become a national treasure and huge success: Princess Margaret owned one, as did Steve McQueen, and the Beatles. Its popularity with women marked it out from the crowd, and sales soared as the car was taken up by the new urban elite. Full of fascinating facts and stories, this title tells the story of Mini. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: WGCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 188 x 25. Weight in Grams: 304.
From its birth in 1959, the Mini grew to become a national treasure and huge success: Princess Margaret owned one, as did Steve McQueen, Paul Newman, the Beatles, Peter Sellers and Marianne Faithfull. Its popularity with women in particular marked it out from the crowd, and sales soared as the car was taken up by the new urban elite and took a starring role in The Italian Job. But there was trouble - the basic Mini sold for less than it cost to produce, and by the early eighties the miracle machine had become a symbol of manufacturing incompetence. The ... Read more
From its birth in 1959, the Mini grew to become a national treasure and huge success: Princess Margaret owned one, as did Steve McQueen, Paul Newman, the Beatles, Peter Sellers and Marianne Faithfull. Its popularity with women in particular marked it out from the crowd, and sales soared as the car was taken up by the new urban elite and took a starring role in The Italian Job. But there was trouble - the basic Mini sold for less than it cost to produce, and by the early eighties the miracle machine had become a symbol of manufacturing incompetence. The ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Publisher
Virgin Books
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780753545126
SKU
V9780753545126
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-1
About Christy Campbell
Christy Campbell is a writer and journalist. He is a former defence correspondent and feature writer for the Sunday Telegraph, which he joined on the eve of the first Gulf War. His book, Phylloxera: How Wine was Saved for the World, won the Glenfiddich-GQ Drink Book of the Year Award 2005.
Reviews for Mini: An Intimate Biography
Vivid and lively ... this is fascinating stuff
Telegraph
A well-researched journalistic effort that is as good at describing the social context of the Mini as it is of the car itself
The Sunday Times
A well-informed narrative ... as much social history as industrial, the portrait of an age
... Read more
Telegraph
A well-researched journalistic effort that is as good at describing the social context of the Mini as it is of the car itself
The Sunday Times
A well-informed narrative ... as much social history as industrial, the portrait of an age
... Read more