Product Information
The 1970s saw some ground-breaking new metal in British showrooms: the Renault 5 established the new 'supermini' class, the Volkswagen Golf gave the average family car a hatchback and top quality, the Ford Capri made sporty cars available to everyone and, despite all of this, that old favourite the Ford Cortina continued to rule the sales charts. It was a funny old time to be a driver, and Britain started to experience a love/hate relationship with the four-wheeled machine that previously symbolised nothing but speed and freedom. The economic rollercoaster sent fuel prices soaring, while the country's roads left something to be desire, and then there was the issue of those cars themselves: it seemed British manufacturers, beset by striking workers and falling quality standards, were stalling as Japan's Datsuns and Toyotas cruised off with contented customers. Giles Chapman documents the whole turbulent decade stunningly illustrated book, from the cars that dominated our motoring lives to the much-maligned Morris Marina and Reliant Robin actually helped drivers out of a jam.Product Identifiers
PublisherT.H.E. Hi-Story Press LTD
ISBN-139780752494326
eBay Product ID (ePID)176783444
Product Key Features
Number of Pages160 Pages
Publication NameCars We Loved in the 1970s
LanguageEnglish
SubjectArchaeology
Publication Year2013
TypeTextbook
AuthorGiles Chapman
SeriesCars We Loved
Dimensions
Item Height150 mm
Item Width180 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorGiles Chapman
TopicMind, Motor Vehicles