Automotive History

By: Nick Walker . The sports car has always held a warm place in the hearts of British motorists, and even more in the two decades between the wars than now. In those days motoring was still an exciting experience — very exciting for those who had...

By: Anthony Pritchard, Keith Davey . Maserati, Lancia, Ferrari and Alfa Romeo — the leading Italian sports cars and names to conjure with — are the main subject of this book. The history and development of these superbly constructed and...

By: Peter Thorold . In the forty odd years between 1896 - the year the Locomotives on Highways Act came into effect - and the Second World War, Britain was changed for ever by the automobile. This rich, evocative and entertaining book charts that...

By: Malcolm Bobbitt . Following the Armistice the motor industry was rebuilt providing cars for export. New vehicles were largely unavailable for the home market, and fortunate were those people having pre-war cars. Motorists were determined to continue...

By: Colin Peck . In 1920s, 30s and 40s Britain, wooden-bodied shooting brakes, estate cars and station wagons were commercial vehicles used in utilitarian roles. They were built in relatively small numbers, often by small, lesser-known commercial body...