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Family Cars of the 1970s (Paperback) Loot Price: R252
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Family Cars of the 1970s (Paperback): James Taylor

Family Cars of the 1970s (Paperback)

James Taylor

Series: Shire Library

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The 1970s and 1980s were critical years for the British motor industry. A downward spiral in industrial relations led to crippling strikes; two major oil crises made thirsty older designs virtually unsaleable; and foreign manufacturers moved in with products that were affordable, reliable and available on demand.
Yet, by and large, British family motorists carried on buying British as long as they could. The average Briton was broadly content with what the domestic motor industry produced (though he might have grumbled a bit), and it certainly produced an array of cars which entered the public consciousness as symbols of their times. Names like Marina, Maestro, Montego, Cortina, Escort, Granada, Cavalier and, above all, Mini live on in popular memory. Looking back, we remember these humble workhorses with more fondness than we might expect.
James Taylor has been a motoring writer and historian for more than 30 years, and in this book he remembers this period with a mixture of affection and amusement, tempered with an honest appraisal of how good or bad these cars really were.

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Imprint: Shire Publications Ltd
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Shire Library
Release date: October 2012
First published: October 2012
Authors: James Taylor
Dimensions: 210 x 149 x 5mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 64
ISBN-13: 978-0-7478-1149-7
Languages: English
Subtitles: English
Categories: Books > Sport & Leisure > Transport: general interest > Road & motor vehicles: general interest > Motor cars: general interest
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LSN: 0-7478-1149-0
Barcode: 9780747811497

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