Rover: Design and Engineering
The Inside Story 1945-1976
$211.61
- Hardcover
536 pages
- Release Date
28 March 2027
Summary
The first in-depth account of the car manufacturing company Rover’s postwar design and engineering journey, from independent auto maker to technological pioneer.
Lost in the collapse of the automotive conglomerate British Leyland, it is easy to forget that Rover was once a proudly independent maker of high-quality vehicles. The company managed to be both orthodox and innovative, respecting traditions but prepared to push boundaries, not least in its pioneering and suc…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781956309249 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1956309241 |
| Author: | Jon Pressnell |
| Publisher: | Dalton Watson Fine Books |
| Imprint: | Dalton Watson Fine Books |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 536 |
| Release Date: | 28 March 2027 |
| Weight: | 454g |
| Dimensions: | 29mm x 25mm |
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Jon Pressnell
Jon Pressnell is a journalist and automotive historian. Best known for his contributions to the magazine Classic & Sports Car, for which he has written since the 1980s, he has a reputation as a rigorous and original researcher, especially on the British motor industry. Amongst his books are histories of the Mini, the Citroën Traction Avant and DS, and the Austin-Healey. His groundbreaking Morris–The Cars and the Company won the 2014 Michael Sedgwick Award presented by the Society of Automotive Historians in Britain. He has authored two other books for Dalton Watson. Marcel Pourtout Carrossier received a 2022 Motoring Book of the Year award, and Kim, A Biography of M.G. Founder Cecil Kimber received a 2023 Motoring Book of the Year award and the SAH Cugnot Award.
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