British Motor Industry, 1896-1939

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Scholarly early account of the industry focusing on 'the people who have made the British motor industry; pioneer motorists and engineers, manufacturers large and small, craftsmen and shopfloor workers, motoring journalists, dealers and racing drivers. As far as possible, the spotlight has been turned upon the firms which some of them created and upon social changes which this new and relatively new and vigorous industry has helped to bring about'. Has chapters: 1] 'The first self-propelled vehicles'; 2] 'Quality cars and specialist body makers'; 3] 'The American challenge and volume production'; 4] 'Motor racing and the world land speed record'; 5] 'Motor sport and the sports car'; 6] 'The arrival of middle class motoring'; 7] 'Petrol, garages and the pattern of distribution'