by Rob and Hugh Dunsterville,Published by the Midland Automobile Club (Est. 1901) Ltd., Shelsley Walsh Hill Climb, Worcester WR6 6RP. £15.00 including P&P
The tale of how David Fry and Hugh Dunsterville set about creating a legendary hill climb special over 70 years ago is meticulously recorded in this superbly detailed book. Continued…
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Tagged with Freikaiserwagen, Friek.
By John Beadle
– March 26, 2009
(2nd Edition) by John Reynolds, published by Haynes. £25.00 ISBN 978 1 84425 516 0
Harry Ricardo was a key figure in the development of the internal combustion engine and the sub-title is apposite since John Reynolds deals with both facets of the story with commendable lucidity and erudition. Without doubt, this book is a ‘good read’ Continued…
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Tagged with Harry Ricardo.
By John Beadle
– March 26, 2009
These two quotes were printed next to each other in the 13th June 1964 issue of *The Motor*:
“We want to create a buyer resistance to small cars and to arouse demands by customers for more safety devices.”
Continued…
Posted in News.
By John Beadle
– March 25, 2009
The Society of Automotive Historians in Britain (SAHB) is a ‘Chapter’ of the Society of Automotive Historians (SAH) that was founded in USA in 1969 to:
encourage research, preservation, recording, compilation, and publication of historic facts concerning the development of the automobile and related items, from its inception to the present day, throughout the world.
Membership is open to all those who share these aims, whether of amateur or professional status.
For its members, the SAH provides a unique camaraderie and an information exchange network through which other people with similar interests can be located. The Society’s membership also includes corporations, museums and other institutions that support the preservation of our motoring heritage for future generations to appreciate.
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By John Beadle
– March 25, 2009
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