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British Microcars 1947–2002
Description
From the 1940s to the 1960s, the microcar posed a challenge to the large companies that mass-produced cars to uniform designs. The microcar was the opposite, produced by small entrepreneurial start-ups using quirky design concepts that offered motorists cheaper and more economical vehicles. This book is a beautifully illustrated history of the British microcar, from the early days of Bond and Reliant to the proliferation of micro marques during the 1950s and their demise during the 1960s. It explores many eccentric British concepts, comparing the cars to their influential European competitors, examining the social and economic reasons for the decline and disappearance of the microcar, but also saluting the signs of a microcar renaissance in the twenty-first century, this time from mainstream manufacturers.
Table of Contents
Bond and Reliant - Early Days
The Microcar Boom Commences
The Boom Gathers Momentum
Let's Drive These Bubble Cars off the Road
Bond and Reliant, Mostly, Again
Postscript
Further Reading and Places to Visit
Index
Product details
| Published | Jun 28 2018 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (PDF) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 64 |
| ISBN | 9781784422790 |
| Imprint | Shire Publications |
| Series | Shire Library |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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