{"product_id":"british-sports-cars-of-the-james-taylor-9780747814320","title":"British Sports Cars of the 1950s and '60s","description":"\u003cp\u003eNobody 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBritish 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Taylor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0747814325\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780747814320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Shire Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/20\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 56\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.31h x 5.91w x 0.20d","brand":"James Taylor","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46383865659647,"sku":"9780747814320","price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_15496315-df43-4dd8-a248-b25cbde3492b.jpg?v=1733281907","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/british-sports-cars-of-the-james-taylor-9780747814320","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}