Making Cars at Longbridge
1905 to the Present Day
$55.42
- Paperback
192 pages
- Release Date
3 February 2016
Summary
A pictorial history of car making at Longbridge, bringing the story right up to date. Lavishly illustrated with unique images from the official company archive, this book charts more than 100 years of car-making at the Longbridge factory, near Birmingham. Herbert Austin founded the Austin Motor Company here in April 1905 and it was subsequently home to the British Motor Corporation, British Leyland, Rover Group and, latterly, MG Rover. Its products include some of the most famous British mo…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780750965293 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0750965290 |
| Author: | Gillian Bardsley, Colin Corke |
| Publisher: | The History Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | The History Press Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Release Date: | 3 February 2016 |
| Weight: | 349g |
| Dimensions: | 248mm x 172mm |
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About The Author
Gillian Bardsley
Gillian Bardsley is a social historian with a special interest in the rise and fall of the motor industry in Britain. She has been Archivist for the British Motor Industry Heritage Trust since 1990 and has contributed to many TV, radio, and magazine features. Colin Corke is the vicar of Longbridge.
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