Automobiles Lost and Found - Michael E. Ware

Automobiles Lost and Found

Extraordinary Stories of Long-lost Cars Rediscovered

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Buch | Hardcover
176 Seiten
2008
J H Haynes & Co Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-84425-438-5 (ISBN)
24,90 inkl. MwSt
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Michael E Ware is the former curator of the National Motor Museum at Beaulieu. In his 38 years at Beaulieu, he visited places and people with extraordinary collections of unrestored cars and saw aspects of old car collecting few others have witnessed. This book is a collection of his writings, including news of the vehicles contemporary times.
This title includes a foreword by HRH Prince Michael of Kent. Michael E. Ware is the former curator of the National Motor Museum at Beaulieu. For 17 years, he wrote the 'Discovered' column in "Classic Cars" and for the past six years the 'Lost and Found' column in "Classic and Sports Car", both proving extremely popular with readers. In his 38 years at Beaulieu, he visited places and people with extraordinary collections of unrestored cars and saw aspects of old car collecting few others have witnessed. This book is a collection of his writings, retold and updated where possible with news of the vehicles today. This is a fascinating read that will delight every classic car enthusiast.

Michael E. Ware, now retired, was curator of the National Motor Museum from 1966 to 2001. In his capacity as a columnist for Classic Cars (1983-2000) and Classic & Sports Car (2000 onwards) he has documented around 3,000 car discoveries.

Scrapyards and major collections of unrestored cars.Very odd locations: the Essex man who, instead of building an Anderson Shelter at the bottom of his garden at the outbreak of war, buried a car in such a way you could still get into it.Veteran (pre-1918).Vintage (1919-1940).Classic (1945-1980).Sports cars and racing cars.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 25.9.2008
Zusatzinfo Illustrations (chiefly col.)
Verlagsort Yeovil
Sprache englisch
Maße 169 x 238 mm
Themenwelt Natur / Technik Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe Auto / Motorrad
ISBN-10 1-84425-438-0 / 1844254380
ISBN-13 978-1-84425-438-5 / 9781844254385
Zustand Neuware
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