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British Family Cars of the 1950s and ‘60s
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Anthony Pritchard

British Family Cars of the 1950s and ‘60s

Anthony Pritchard

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English
Shire Publications
20 May 2012
Care & restoration of antiques; Motor cars: general interest
Series: Shire Library
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 highly-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.
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Imprint:   Shire Publications
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Volume:   No. 489
Dimensions:   Height: 210mm,  Width: 149mm,  Spine: 8mm
Weight:   148g
ISBN:   9780747807124
ISBN 10:   0747807124
Series:   Shire Library
Pages:   64
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
?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

Anthony Pritchard grew up during the years covered by this book and he remembered the cars with great nostalgia and enthusiasm. A lawyer by profession, he was also a highly regarded motoring historian who wrote authoritative racing histories.

Reviews for British Family Cars of the 1950s and ‘60s

The post-WWII years lead to a proliferation in car ownership, in Britain as much as anywhere else. This era was probably the heyday of original, non-cookie cutter design, several of which utterly iconic (the Mini turned 50 this year). Also covers some of the foreign makes that had an important place in the market, and which influenced the British-made cars that followed... if you still don't know Shire Books, you don't know what you're missing. These small books pack a wallop of information into their few pages! - Rolls Royce Owners' Club, Inc (December 2009)


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