Cars We Loved in the 1960s
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If you owned a car in 1960s Britain, then you’ll love this blast back in time to when driving was still fun, highway speed limits were unheard-of (well, until 1965 anyway), and buying a new car was a thrilling family event. It was a golden period for iconic classic cars – the Mini Cooper, Jaguar E-type, AC Cobra and MGB – but also a time when British manufacturers really got their act together with stylish family models. Who can forget great little runabouts with evocative names like Anglia, Herald, Imp, Viva, Cortina and Hunter? Meanwhile, Rovers, Triumphs and Jags were delighting executives as they cruised along near-empty motorways. It was too good to last, of course, with regulations looming and fancy foreign cars creeping on to Britain’s driveways by the end of the decade. In this richly illustrated book, Giles Chapman recalls all the key cars of the era that you probably owned – or at least coveted – and brings the swinging ’60s back to life.
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Additional information
| Publisher | Illustrated edition (1 April 2014), The History Press |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Paperback | 160 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 0752494317 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0752494319 |
| Dimensions | 18.01 x 1.02 x 15.01 cm |
by Mark W.
Fantastic read. Brought back many happy memories.
by Peter
Brilliant little book with great pictures and interesting background to popular cars i remember from childhood. Loved flicking through and spotting cars my dad, grandad and uncles owned back in the day. A lovely gift for a car enthusiast!
by Simon Russell
More accurately – Cars some people loved in the sixties. Great piece of nostalgia though.
by Pete.
I have read a lot of Giles Chapman books and they are always well worth reading.
His latest book CARS WE LOVED IN THE 1960S is no exception. It is very entertaining and filled with excellent photographs of cars that people of a certain age will remember fondly. In addition to Chapman’s well written text, there are numerous quotes from motoring articles written during the production life of the vehicles.
If you like or remember cars of the 1960’s and you want a nostalgic flick through a time when the British motor industry was a major force in world motor manufacturing this book will be a great pleasure.
Highly recommended.
by Nimbus
This book really is a time machine and whisks you back to the 60’s with plenty of pictures in both colour as well as black and white with an interesting narrative from Giles Chapman. The book covers both the mainstream brands as well as some of the more obscure cars of the era – remember the Bond Equipe or Honda N360 for example? The prices of the cars are equally nostalgic – most cars cost less than some of the option packs on new cars today.
This book captures the cars of the 1960s so well and it’s hard to think of anyone who was around then and has an interest in cars not being delighted by this book. Recommended.
by Mr. S. C. Billson
I am in the process of collecting the full set of these books, each covering a decade of car production. Nothing yet published from the 2000’s plus but I live in hopes.
by Patricia
Colourful & in depth reading from the 1960 would recommend as a gift
by Supertzar
Giles Chapman has a canny knack of relieving me of money and boy does he deserve it with this new book.
It’s an absorbing and extensive catalogue of the cars of the 1960s, with featured cars profiled alongside period photographs, reviews and promotional material. It’s fascinating to read the appeal, folly, history and thinking behind cars such as the NSU Ro80 or Mk1 Escort – all accompanied with Chapman’s economic and entertaining prose (“positive plethora of possible permutations” anyone?).
What elevates this particular book is the short essays Chapman includes – on the driving and car ownership experience of the decade: I had no idea, for instance, that purchase tax was as high as 60% at one point. I found it fascinating to put the cars into context – who knew that petrol distribution, aftermarket car alterations, film and tv placement, the development of the motorway and industrial conflict could be so interesting!
Absorbing, entertaining and thoroughly satisfying. And yes, I’ve had to buy the 70s book to continue the fun!