A popular history of the making of motor cars in Britain from before World War I, through the mass production between the wars, to the successes and failures since 1945. It traces the fortunes of the major manufacturers, and relates the fluctuations of the car industry to Britain as a whole. Martin Adeney is the Industrial Editor of BBC Television News, and has previously been industrial correspondent for "The Sunday Telegraph" and labour correspondent for "The Guardian".
- ISBN10 0006371590
- ISBN13 9780006371595
- Publish Date 14 September 1989 (first published 19 September 1988)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 16 August 1991
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
- Imprint Fontana Press
- Edition New edition
- Format Paperback (A-Format (178x111 mm))
- Pages 384
- Language English