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GT - The world’s best GT cars 1953-1973
Was £25, now only £12.99!
By Sam Dawson
About the Author
Hardback, 144 pages, over 200 colour pictures
ISBN: 9781845840600
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Features
No-one has written a book exclusively on this topic before • Grand Tourers capture an immensely evocative cultural zeitgeist • Many of the cars in this book are practical and accessible • The stories behind these cars creations make for interesting reading • It gives some limelight to 2+2s since overshadowed by supercars • It encourages readers to use classic cars as originally intended • It draws many links with modern cars, interesting younger enthusiasts • Grand Touring capabilities make owning an exotic more manageable • Description
This book, the first in a series of three, tells the stories behind some of the most glamorous and alluring vehicles of the fifties, sixties and seventies – the Grand Tourers. Since the arrival of the Lancia Aurelia B20 GT in 1953, manufacturers have competed – with both popular culture and each other – to find that perfect balance of luxury, accommodation, and sporting ability. Independent Reviews
Review from Old Cars Weekly, December 2007
A heavily illustrated book highlighting more than 50 grand touring cars, many of which are European in origin, including the Iso Rivolta, Jaguar KKE, AC Greyhound, Jensen and BMW, among others. American highlights include the Buick Riviera, Studebaker Avanti and Oldsmobile Toronado. Short write-up accompanies each car.
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Review from totalkitcar.com, July 2007
The author is a life-long classic car fan with a fascination for this period of motoring history, and within these 144-pages he delves in to the stories of the cars featured and also the men behind them and it makes for a fascinating read and a worthy addition to your collection.
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Review from Cars For The Connoisseur, July 2007
UK magazine
This book tells the story behind over fifty of the most glamorous and alluring vehicles of the fifties, sixties and seventies, and Dawson, coming from a political/socialogical background, provides a cultural study of what is inevitably a personal selection, illustrated by more than 140 evocative pictures.
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