Author : Bryan Goodman
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 9780786415403
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (154 download)
Book Synopsis American Cars in Prewar England by : Bryan Goodman
Download or read book American Cars in Prewar England written by Bryan Goodman and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2004-01-05 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After World War I, there was a great hunger for cars in Britain. Many servicemen had learned to drive and had money from their demobilization grants to spend, but British factories were not immediately able to get back into car production so they looked to America for automobiles. In 1919, two out of every five cars on British roads were Fords built in England, and in 1925, General Motors took over British manufacturer Vauxhall. Hudson also became a prolific assembler during this time and Chrysler built an assembly plant in Kew, west of London. This book features numerous photographs and commentary on many makes of American cars that could be seen on British roads before the beginning of World War II. Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Chrysler, Dodge, Durant, Duryea, Essex, Ford, Hudson, Jewett, La Salle, Oldsmobile, Overland, Packard, Plymouth, Saxon, Stanley, Studebaker, Stutz and White are among the manufacturers whose cars are included. The author provides a concise description of each automobile he covers, and points out some interesting features and technical details (horsepower and engine size, for example).