Shire Album S.

3 primary works

Electric Vehicles

by G N Georgano

Published 1 March 1996

The electric vehicle has been around for more than a hundred years. Once highly fashionable among American ladies for shopping and social calls, and much used for heavy commercial work, it is now most familiar on the morning milk round, though the milk float today is a threatened species. Nevertheless the simple, silent and easy to drive electric has a perennial attraction, particularly for town work. In this pollution-concious age, the electric car has become prominent once more, though the number available for sale remains restricted. In this book the author explains the basic workings of the battery and electric motor and considers a great variety of vehicles, from the first land speed record cars (maximum speed 39.24 mph) through heavy trucks and fashionable broughams, milk and bread delivery vans to today's electric cars and buses.

The London Taxi

by G N Georgano

Published December 1985

"The London Taxi" by Nick Georgano chronicles the development of the unique London taxi specifically designed for hire work in cities, and the growth of the cab trade.

The Bentley

by G N Georgano

Published 25 February 1993

Bentley has always been one of the most evocative names among British cars, and the 3-litre, made from 1921 to 1929, was the archetypal British vintage sports car. Bentley's success at Le Mans established it as a world-beating sports car, and the record of four consecutive wins was unbroken until the 1950's. After the Rolls-Royce take-over quieter, more civilised Bentleys were made in the 1930's, though still with a good turn of speed. Although the first pressed-steel bodies appeared after the Second World War, some models, such as the beautiful R-type Continental, were still coachbuilt. After a decline in the 1970's when very few Rolls-Royce products wore Bentley radiators, a revival came in the 1980's with cars such as the Turbo R.