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From the 1940s to the 1960s, the microcar posed a challenge to the large companies that mass-produced cars to uniform designs. The microcar was the opposite, produced by small entrepreneurial start-ups using quirky design concepts that offered motorists cheaper and more economical vehicles. This book is a beautifully illustrated history of the British microcar, from the early days of Bond and Reliant to the proliferation of micro marques during the 1950s and their demise during the 1960s. It explores many eccentric British concepts, comparing the cars to their influential European competitors, examining the social and economic reasons for the decline and disappearance of the microcar, but also saluting the signs of a microcar renaissance in the twenty-first century, this time from mainstream manufacturers.

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Introduction Bond and Reliant - Early Days The Microcar Boom Commences The Boom Gathers Momentum Let's Drive These Bubble Cars off the Road Bond and Reliant, Mostly, Again Postscript Further Reading and Places to Visit Index

British Microcars 1947–2002

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      Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
      Published 28 June 2018
      ISBN-13 9781784422783
      978-1784422783
      ISBN-10 1784422789
      Also in:
      Travel & Transport Motor cars: general interest Road and motor vehicles: general interest

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      From the 1940s to the 1960s, the microcar posed a challenge to the large companies that mass-produced cars to uniform designs. The microcar was the opposite, produced by small entrepreneurial start-ups using quirky design concepts that offered motorists cheaper and more economical vehicles. This book is a beautifully illustrated history of the British microcar, from the early days of Bond and Reliant to the proliferation of micro marques during the 1950s and their demise during the 1960s. It explores many eccentric British concepts, comparing the cars to their influential European competitors, examining the social and economic reasons for the decline and disappearance of the microcar, but also saluting the signs of a microcar renaissance in the twenty-first century, this time from mainstream manufacturers.

      Table of Contents
      Introduction Bond and Reliant - Early Days The Microcar Boom Commences The Boom Gathers Momentum Let's Drive These Bubble Cars off the Road Bond and Reliant, Mostly, Again Postscript Further Reading and Places to Visit Index

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