Issigonis - The Official Biography

Sir Alec Issigonis lived his life in parallel with the rise and decline of the British motor industry, becoming its first and only celebrity. He was the designer of the Morris Minor and the Mini, two of the most important British car designs of the 20th century. Gillian Bardsley tells his story.

About the author

Gillian Bardsley is a social historian with a special interest in the rise and fall of the motor industry in Britain. She attended Edinburgh University to study History and Social Anthropology, which she taught at Cape Town University. She has been Archivist for the British Motor Industry Heritage Trust since 1990 and has contributed to many TV, radio and magazine interviews about the motor industry. She is the author of a number of books using archive sources.

Product details

• Authors: Gillian Bardsley
• Publisher: Icon Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.02.2006
• EAN: 9781840467789
• ISBN: 978-1-84046-778-9
• Dimensions: 153 mm x 234 mm x 30 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > History; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Biographies, autobiographies; TRANSPORTATION / Automotive / History, Motor cars: general interest, ANF:Biography, Biography: Science, Technology & Medical