These days, a nice original Vauxhall Viva costs an arm and a leg, but back in the 1970s, £100 bought you a 'good little runner', with the rust, bald tyres and dodgy MOT thrown in for free. All you needed was someone who knew how to fix it when it broke down!
Brian Cunningham is that someone - or, at least, he used to be. Under the Bonnet is the totally true* story of being a car mechanic in the old days, when fixing a car was one thing, but keeping it fixed was something else entirely. These are the tales of a bygone age, full of secret scams, chaotic characters and cars almost bursting with personality.
* some tales may be taller than others
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Brian Cunningham worked as a car mechanic from leaving school until his thirties, the period of his life covered in this book, then continued a career in the car industry, in training, management and sales distribution. Since retirement he has worked in finance and retail, and spends his free time with his 5 grandchildren, as well as writing, fishing and playing chess, and has previously self-published two well-received books. He lives in Norwich.
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Paperback. Etat : New. These days, a nice original Vauxhall Viva costs an arm and a leg, but back in the 1970s, £100 bought you a 'good little runner', with the rust, bald tyres and dodgy MOT thrown in for free. All you needed was someone who knew how to fix it when it broke down!Brian Cunningham is that someone - or, at least, he used to be. Under the Bonnet is the totally true* story of being a car mechanic in the old days, when fixing a car was one thing, but keeping it fixed was something else entirely. These are the tales of a bygone age, full of secret scams, chaotic characters and cars almost bursting with personality.* some tales may be taller than others. N° de réf. du vendeur LU-9780750995665
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Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. The adventures (and misadventures!) of a 1970s and '80s car mechanic. A Ford Anglia with a fist-sided rusty hole in the front wing and no tax or MOT, a Vauxhall Viva with a self-healing cylinder head gasket and a mechanic who is paid to fix cars quicker than the manufacturer says is possible. What could go wrong? This is the life and times of car mechanic Brian Cunningham in the 1970s and '80s, when fixing a car was one thing, and it staying fixed was something else entirely! Packed with nostalgia and revelling in the forgotten details of a bygone age when cars were simpler (though more dangerous by far!), Under the Bonnet reveals how the cars worked, how they got fixed and the many secret scams of the motor trade. AUTHOR: Brian Cunningham worked as a car mechanic from leaving school until his thirties, the period of his life covered in this book, then continued a career in the car industry, in training, management and sales distribution. Since retirement he has worked in finance and retail, and spends his free time with his 5 grandchildren, as well as writing, fishing and playing chess, and has previously self-published two well-received books. He lives in Norwich. 18 b/w illustrations The adventures (and misadventures!) of a 1970s and '80s car mechanic Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9780750995665
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Paperback. Etat : New. These days, a nice original Vauxhall Viva costs an arm and a leg, but back in the 1970s, £100 bought you a 'good little runner', with the rust, bald tyres and dodgy MOT thrown in for free. All you needed was someone who knew how to fix it when it broke down!Brian Cunningham is that someone - or, at least, he used to be. Under the Bonnet is the totally true* story of being a car mechanic in the old days, when fixing a car was one thing, but keeping it fixed was something else entirely. These are the tales of a bygone age, full of secret scams, chaotic characters and cars almost bursting with personality.* some tales may be taller than others. N° de réf. du vendeur LU-9780750995665
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