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As Britain entered the Second World War in September 1939, so too it entered the bleakest period in the history of its motor car. The 1940s was a time of war, deprivation and austerity, and, for almost a decade, car development stood still. Wartime motorists faced petrol and tyre rationing, the hazards of the blackout and restricted areas.

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Wartime motoring; Peacetime austerity, 1945-47; The 1948 Motor Show; The beginning of the end; Further reading; Places to visit

Austerity Motoring 19391950 Shire Library No 183

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      Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
      Publication Date: 7/10/2010 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780852638415, 978-0852638415
      ISBN10: 0852638418
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      Book Synopsis
      As Britain entered the Second World War in September 1939, so too it entered the bleakest period in the history of its motor car. The 1940s was a time of war, deprivation and austerity, and, for almost a decade, car development stood still. Wartime motorists faced petrol and tyre rationing, the hazards of the blackout and restricted areas.

      Table of Contents
      Wartime motoring; Peacetime austerity, 1945-47; The 1948 Motor Show; The beginning of the end; Further reading; Places to visit

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