British Microcars 1947-2002 - Shire Library

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.

ISBN:	9781784422783
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Imprint:	Shire Publications
Published date:	28 Jun 2018
DEWEY:	629.222
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	63
Weight:	148g
Height:	150mm
Width:	209mm
Spine width:	7mm

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