CLASSIC CAR ADVENTURE

Gleaned from three decades of motoring writing and driving, here is a collection of classic car moments, Plastique Fantastique, Lancia Lamentation, Rear Engine Entities, Madame Itier's Bugatti, Tales of Malcolm Sayer, Sydney Allard, Erik Carlsson, Jacques Gerin, Giovanni Michelotti and Innes Ireland are just a few of the names that can be found in these pages. Chapters include The Porsche Passion, Old Saabs and Old Sods, Fiat's 'Fake' Ferrari, Citroën GS, Mazda Cosmo, Volvo-It is, Rover's Revenge and The Last Chance Saloon. This heavy glossy book of classic car images and details is designed to be read as a companion and dipped into anywhere for a classic car fix with stories old and new details presented. It is a compilation of the author's published and unpublished adventures and opinions about the design and the driving of some of the greatest cars in motoring history from vintage to modern classic, pristine to oily-rag, car design and the men that made the motor industry. The sleekest black old sloping roof Saab features on the front cover and the final image is captioned 'Rust in Peace', with old Renault grilles in a museum's auto jumble. With 22 colour images, several from Goodwood, and dozens of black and white photos and posters.