Download or read book Freestone and Webb the Story of a British Coachbuilder written by James Taylor and published by Herridge & Sons. This book was released on 2022-01-25 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Freestone & Webb was a great name in British coachbuilding for some 35 years. The company's story is told with the aid of meticulous research and with great affection for the grandeur and style that its products still represent.
Download or read book Rolls Royce Silver Cloud The Complete Story written by James Taylor and published by The Crowood Press. This book was released on 2021-11-22 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Rolls-Royce company acquired Bentley Motors in 1931 and, although models continued to be produced with the Bentley name, they increasingly used many Rolls-Royce components. By the time the Silver Cloud and Bentley S were released in 1955, they were really differently badged versions of the same design. Yet the sporting tradition of the Bentley marque was upheld with the exotic Continental models that were derived from them. The Silver Cloud family represents a pinnacle for the Rolls-Royce company. The cars all had and still have a very special presence, and the standard saloons have an unsurpassed elegance and rightness of line. The special-bodied cars, meanwhile, are reminders of an age when the skill of the best coachbuilders was something deserving of universal admiration. With around 190 photographs, this book features: The story of the design and development of the Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud and Bentley S Type; A look at the production development of these cars between 1955 and 1965; An examination of the Bentley Continental models that were derived from Silver Cloud and S Type design; The history of the Phantom V and Phantom VI limousine chassis introduced in 1959 and destined to last until 1990; Full technical specifications, including paint and interior trim choices; Production figures and chassis codes and finally, a chapter on buying and owning one of these wonderful classic cars.
Download or read book A Z British Coachbuilders written by Nick Walker and published by Herridge & Sons Limited. This book was released on 2007-06-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Coachbuilding on motor car chassis evolved from carriage building, and the development of the coachbuilt body closely followed that of the motor car. From the beginning of the 20th century until the arrival in the late 1930s of unitary construction for motor cars, in which the separate chassis and body gave way to a combined body/chassis structure, coachbuilding flourished in Britain, with hundreds of firms exhibiting their latest designs at motor shows year after year. But by the outbreak of World War 2, the industry was already in terminal decline. Many coachbuilders, like Barker or Hooper built one-off bodies for the `carriage trade', the noble and wealthy who sought the distinction of choosing a style of body and interior to suit their personal tastes and requirements, and such bodies were naturally to be found on the most expensive makes of motor car, like the Rolls-Royce, Bentley and exotic marques from the Continent. Other coachbuilders aimed to produce inexpensive bodies in series for volume manufacturers who wanted, for example, to be able to offer a convertible version of a certain model but did not wish to have to make the bodies themselves. Yet others established a special relationship with a single manufacturer, like Charlesworth with Alvis, in order to procure a steady flow of work. This book is a comprehensive study of coachbuilding, and coachbuilders, in Britain. The author sets the scene by describing advances in fashions and techniques of coachbuilding in separate chapters on the 1920s, 1930s and the postwar period. He then gives a unique A-Z coverage of more than 300 British coachbuilders. In addition, there is a chapter offering useful advice on assessing the condition, and likely repair needs, of a coachbuilt body today. A glossary of coachbuilding terms and what they mean completes the picture. More than 400 photographs, 50 of them in color, have been painstakingly hunted down to illustrate coachbuilding fashions and methods as well as the work of the coachbuilders described in the A-Z section. This new enlarged and revised edition features brand new entries.
Download or read book A Z of British Coach Builders 1919 1960 written by Nick Walker and published by Bay View Books. This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A-Z of British Coachbuilders 1919-1960 Nick WalkerSubtitled: And the Development of Styles & Techniques. Walker provides an A-Z chronicle of some 25 known British coachbuilders, from the famous to the little known, with details of their history and products. Includes advice on assessing the condition of a coachbuilt body today, plus a glossary of coachbuilding terms. Hdbd., 7 1/2x 1 1/4, 28 pgs., 355 b&w ill., 5 color.
Download or read book Coachbuilding written by Jonathan Wood and published by Shire Publications. This book was released on 2009-03-24 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This account examines the history of coachbuilding, beginning with the coachbuilders who for generations had built horse-drawn wooden carriages, and then explaining how they turned their craft to building the bodywork of the first motorised cars. Using photographs of the different stages of coachbuilding, the author describes the materials, equipment and key techniques involved. Today the profession of coachbuilding is almost a lost art, yet as the restoration of vintage cars seeks to keep the trade alive, this book reflects back on the heyday of the coachbuilt motor car and the skilled workers that made it their craft.
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Download or read book Coachwork on the Rolls Royce Twenty 20 25 25 30 and Wraith written by James Taylor and published by Herridge & Sons, Ltde.. This book was released on 2022-03-29 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Coachwork on the Rolls-Royce Twenty, 20/25, 25/30 and Wraith tells the story of the craftsmen who provided the coachwork for these vehicles in the glamorous pre-World War II period.
Download or read book BUGATTI TYPE 46 50 written by Barrie Price and published by Veloce Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2015-12-14 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Veloce Classic Reprint of the only book dedicated to the Type 46 & 50 Bugattis. The book features over 200 period plates, many rare and previously unpublished, showing a galaxy of superb coachbuilt and standard bodies on T46 and T50 chassis as well as much mechanical detail.
Download or read book Rolls Royce Silver Wraith written by Martin Bennett and published by . This book was released on 2017-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Bahamas Speed Weeks written by Terry O'Neil and published by Veloce Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2006 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The vision of one man, Captain Sherman "Red" Crise formed the basis for what was to become the Bahamas Speed Weeks, a series of motor races held on the island of New Providence in the Bahamas. They started in the mid 1950s and continued for 13 years, before ending due to a mix of political decisions, ill fortune and a shift in the direction motor racing had taken over that period of time. These years were described by many commentators as the golden age of motor racing, where internationally acclaimed drivers attended the Speed Weeks to mix with the many amateur racers from America who came to enjoy the scenario of sun, parties and racing. For many drivers the social scene was as important as the racing, and in latter years prize money was an extra incentive to turn up. This well researched account tracks the history of the Speed Weeks with its roller-coaster ride throughout its 13 years existence, and includes stunning photos, complete statistics, and more. With a foreword by Denise McCluggage.
Download or read book Fireship written by Peter Kirsch and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2009-04-16 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fireship was the guided missile of the sailing era. Packed with incendiary (and sometimes explosive) material, it was aimed at its highly inflammable wooden target by volunteers who bailed out into a boat at the last moment. It often missed, but the panic it invariably caused among crews who generally could not swim and had no method of safely abandoning ship did the job for it—the most famous example being the attack off Gravelines in 1588 which led to the rout of the Spanish Armada.Although it was a tactic used in antiquity, its successful revival in the Armada campaign led to the adoption of the fireship as an integral part of the fleet. During the seventeenth century increasingly sophisticated 'fireworks' were designed into purpose-built ships, and an advance doctrine was worked out for their employment. Fireship reveals the full impact of the weapon on naval history, looks at the technology and analyses the reasons for its decline.This is the first history of a potent, much used but little understood weapon.
Download or read book Complete Book of Collectible Cars written by Richard M. Langworth and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Daimler Century written by Edward John Barrington Douglas-Scott-Montagu Baron Montagu of Beaulieu and published by Haynes Publications. This book was released on 1995 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published to celebrate its forthcoming centenary, this book interweaves the personalities and elegant products of Daimler together with 100 years of automotive and social history
Download or read book Ford Model Y written by Sam Roberts and published by Veloce Publishing. This book was released on 2001-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text presents a definitive history of the Ford Model Y, the first world car and the car that made Ford a truly international company.
Download or read book Clive Cussler and Dirk Pitt Revealed written by Clive Cussler and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1998-10 with total page 554 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes photographs, summaries of each Dirk Pitt novel, an interview with Cussler, and Dirk Pitt trivia questions.
Download or read book History Gazetteer and Directory of Shropshire written by Samuel Bagshaw and published by . This book was released on 1850 with total page 730 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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