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Informationen zum Autor Andrew Lane was a history teacher before becoming Education and Research Officer at the National Motor Museum, Beaulieu, in the 1980s, and a member of the museums' Advisory Council. He was then Curator at the Royal Marines Museum, Portsmouth before returning to Beaulieu to become the museum's Director in 2001. His particular interest is the social history of motoring and he has written three children's books on motoring, the National Motor Museum's guide book and museum information booklets for students. Klappentext The 1940s was the bleakest period in the brief history of the motorcar. It was a time of war, deprivation and austerity when, for almost a decade, car development stood still. Wartime motorists faced petrol and tyre rationing while the hazards of the blackout made driving in the dark a harrowing experience; a 20 mph speed limit could not stop the road death tally soaring. This new Shire book explores this intriguing subject about a crucial development in the history of motoring, including its recovery towards the end of the period as new models such as the iconic Morris Minor burst onto the scene.A full-colour, illustrated guide to the bleak period of British motor history during World War II and the rapid changes seen after the war, covering the influence of the war and the post-war years on the use, manufacture and design of British cars. Zusammenfassung As Britain entered the Second World War in September 1939, so too it entered the bleakest period in the history of its motor car. The 1940s was a time of war, deprivation and austerity, and, for almost a decade, car development stood still. Wartime motorists faced petrol and tyre rationing, the hazards of the blackout and restricted areas. Inhaltsverzeichnis Wartime MotoringPeacetime Austerity, 1945-47The 1948 Motor ShowThe Beginning of the EndFurther ReadingPlaces to Visit
