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Sixty diverse cars, sixty fascinating stories, sixty contrasting specifications, just one uniting factor: they’re all forgotten, neglected or misunderstood classics. In Lost Cars of the 1970s, the casualties and sideshows of motoring history from around the world finally get the recognition they deserve.
Revisit a motoring decade when fuel economy was top priority, the rotary engine rose and fell, and car buyers wanted a hatchback and the latest styling and safety features.
Those that made the grade found global popularity – now meet the cars left behind. Italy’s clever plan to update the Mini; the French GT coupé with an extra seat; America’s electric runabout that paved the way for Tesla; Britain’s stylish, homespun sports cars; the Japanese limo intended to do 25mph; the ‘safety car’ turned into a Polish workhorse … each one enjoys a detailed review that gives the context and thinking around them.
Featuring archive images that highlight thirty design specials and one-offs, award-winning author Giles Chapman showcases both the cars that predicted what was to come, and those that pointed to a future that never quite came true.
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Less than 10 available - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:150 Illustrations, color
- Publisher:The History Press Ltd
- Publication Date:06/10/2022
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- ISBN:9780750999441
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Information
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Less than 10 available - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:150 Illustrations, color
- Publisher:The History Press Ltd
- Publication Date:06/10/2022
- Category:
- ISBN:9780750999441
