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The Rootes Group once dominated the British motor industry, and its legacy lives on in thousands of carefully maintained cars – most notably Hillmans, Humbers, Singers and Sunbeams. In this book, using beautiful images from the Rootes Archive Centre, Richard Loveys details the Group’s history and leading car models, from its creation as a car dealership by William and Reginald Rootes, through its transition into motor manufacture, and expansion by taking companies over and developing their car and commercial vehicle ranges. It was a significant contributor to the war effort in 1939–45, producing large numbers of military aircraft and vehicles, and in its post-war heyday produced such icons as the Sunbeam Alpine and Hillman Imp.

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This excellent and affordable paperback ... is an ideal introduction to the once-vast empire, including its impressive war efforts and not shying away from its rise and fall. * Classic & Sports Car *

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In the Beginning Expansion The Second World War Consolidation Changing Fortunes Difficulties and Decline Places to Visit and Car Clubs Abbreviations Index

The Rootes Group: Humber, Hillman, Sunbeam,

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      Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
      Published 21 March 2019
      ISBN-13 9781784423391
      978-1784423391
      ISBN-10 1784423394
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      Business, Finance & Law Manufacturing industries History Travel & Transport Motor cars: general interest

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The Rootes Group once dominated the British motor industry, and its legacy lives on in thousands of carefully maintained cars – most notably Hillmans, Humbers, Singers and Sunbeams. In this book, using beautiful images from the Rootes Archive Centre, Richard Loveys details the Group’s history and leading car models, from its creation as a car dealership by William and Reginald Rootes, through its transition into motor manufacture, and expansion by taking companies over and developing their car and commercial vehicle ranges. It was a significant contributor to the war effort in 1939–45, producing large numbers of military aircraft and vehicles, and in its post-war heyday produced such icons as the Sunbeam Alpine and Hillman Imp.

      Trade Review
      This excellent and affordable paperback ... is an ideal introduction to the once-vast empire, including its impressive war efforts and not shying away from its rise and fall. * Classic & Sports Car *

      Table of Contents
      In the Beginning Expansion The Second World War Consolidation Changing Fortunes Difficulties and Decline Places to Visit and Car Clubs Abbreviations Index

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