Duple: The Dominant Era
$44.08
- Paperback
96 pages
- Release Date
15 January 2024
Summary
Duple: The Dominant Years - A Coachbuilding Legacy
For seventy years, Duple reigned as one of Britain’s premier coachbuilders. Established in London in 1919 and later relocating to Blackpool, Duple rose to prominence as a leading supplier of luxury coach bodies throughout the UK. However, the decline in new vehicle sales during the late 1980s led to the company’s eventual closure in 1989.
This book, focusing on the decade from 1972, provides an overview of the popular Domina…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781445686820 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1445686821 |
| Series: | Buses and Coaches |
| Author: | Howard Berry |
| Publisher: | Amberley Publishing |
| Imprint: | Amberley Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 96 |
| Release Date: | 15 January 2024 |
| Weight: | 306g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 165mm |
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Critics Review
‘With 180 colour photographs and informative picture captions, the book showcases Duple’s finest products during their operating heyday.’ – Heritage Commercials Magazine, December 2024
About The Author
Howard Berry
Howard Berry inherited his interest in road transport from his father. He has a real fondness for the products of AEC, and for many years has been a Director and committee member of The AEC Society. Having written numerous articles on coach companies who operated AEC’s, he published his first book, a history of Roselyn Coaches of Cornwall in 2017. He has spent 30 years in the passenger transport industry and lives in rural North Shropshire.
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