British Sports Cars of the 1950s and '60s (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780747814320)

Nobody built sports cars like British manufacturers in the 1950s and 1960s. There was something very special about the combination of low-slung open two-seater bodywork with a spartan interior, a slick sporting gearchange and a rorty exhaust note. This was wind-in-the-hair motoring, and it was affordable by the average young man - at least, until he got married and had a family. The names of MG and Triumph stood proudly out from the rest, but there were many others as well. Austin-Healeys and Jaguars were grander and faster, but they still embodied that almost indefinable fun factor. Then there were the bit-part players, who did their best to secure a place in the affections of the sports car buying public.

British sports cars were hugely popular overseas, especially in the USA. And tellingly, when Japanese manufacturer Mazda wanted to make a sports car in 1989, it sought inspiration from these very classics of the 1950s and 1960s. Today, the Mazda MX-5 is the world's best-selling sports car.

Author: James Taylor
ISBN-10: 0747814325
ISBN-13: 9780747814320
Publisher: Shire Publications
Language: English
Published: 05/20/2014
Pages: 56
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.27lbs
Size: 8.31h x 5.91w x 0.20d