British Family Cars of the 1950s and '60s

British Family Cars of the 1950s and '60s

by Anthony Pritchard
British Family Cars of the 1950s and '60s

British Family Cars of the 1950s and '60s

by Anthony Pritchard

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Overview

With the end of the Second World War, it was not long before increasing wealth, cheaper cars, and social pressures made a family car the aspiration of thousands. Ford, Hillman, Standard, Morris and Vauxhall became household names, and the streets of Britain's suburbs began to fill with modern-looking saloon cars, designed to transport mother, father and 2.4 children with ease, if not speed.

This illustrated book looks at the British cars that were available to the post-war family, and also some of the foreign makes that had an important place in the market, and which had a great influence on the British-made cars that followed.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780747807124
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
Publication date: 08/18/2009
Series: Shire Library
Pages: 64
Product dimensions: 5.90(w) x 8.30(h) x 0.21(d)

About the Author

Anthony Pritchard, a lawyer by profession, is the author of dozens of books on motoring and motor sport, including respected sporting histories of Alfa Romeo and Aston Martin.

Table of Contents

Introduction /The First Post-war Family Cars / A New Era /The Outsiders /Ford: Favourites of the Fifties /Major Advances /Cars for the Better-off /Retrospection /Suggested Reading /Places to Visit /Index
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