The designers: Great automobiles and the men who made them [Hardcover]

L. J. K Setright (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 199 pages
• Publisher: Follett Pub. Co (1976)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0695805843
• ISBN-13: 978-0695805845
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 6.8 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #631,358 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars A very personal , biased and entertaining book., December 20, 2002

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This review is from: The designers: Great automobiles and the men who made them (Hardcover)

In the great British and European journalistic tradition, Setright makes no pretense of objectivity. This is a personal account, full of second-hand stories and personal reminiscences, largely of the pre-war era. Neverthless, it is a wonderfully readable and entertaining book, which does convey a terrific historical perspective of the evolution and relationships of the European auto industry.

As such, this is a book about individuals, and does a fine job of conveying information about the personalities that continue to inform our designs to this day.