This extraordinarily detailed and fully illustrated study charts the history of Soviet cars from the birth of the Soviet Union in 1917 until its demise in 1990, with a conclusion about the post-Soviet era. Essentially it is the story of an insular, state-run car industry in which the carefully thought-out ideas of ministerial planners, rather than the fickle nature of customers in a free market, determined what cars were made. The cars of the Soviet Union therefore have a unique heritage: designed for a social purpose, influenced by politicians, built with military needs in mind and sold in a country where the open road was often a 300-mile track across a windswept steppe. This is a fascinating book, full of rarely seen photographs and illustrations, largely in colour, that will interest classic car enthusiasts everywhere.
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Andy Thompson is a Director of a Housing Association who has been fascinated by this subject since childhood, when he started collecting Lada brochures. Since then he has amassed a huge collection of Russian research material, including catalogues, books and magazines, and become an expert along the way. He lives in Cumbria.
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Destinations, frais et délaisVendeur : Armchair Motorist, ACTON, ON, Canada
Hardbound. Etat : Fine(1). An incredibly well researched book on these Iron Curtain cars. Many colour photos with descriptions and data. With d/j. May need extra postage. Illustrated by: . N° de réf. du vendeur AM12675
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Vendeur : Blindpig Books, Salt lake city, UT, Etats-Unis
hardcover. Etat : Used - Good. As pictured. Some light wear. In a good jacket. Good copy. N° de réf. du vendeur 25-06-19-gw-43509-lcz
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Vendeur : Salish Sea Books, Bellingham, WA, Etats-Unis
Etat : Very Good. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket; Hardcover; Dust jacket is clean and intact with no tears, and has not been price-clipped (Now fitted with a new, Brodart jacket protector); Light wear to the boards; The textblock edges are unblemished; The endpapers and all text pages are clean and unmarked; The binding is excellent with a straight spine; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Large Format (Quatro, 10.75" - 11.75" tall); 3.3 lbs; White dust jacket with title in red and black lettering; 2008, Haynes Publishing; 336 pages; "Cars of the Soviet Union: the Definitive History," by Andy Thompson. N° de réf. du vendeur SKU-1450AA05609234
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Vendeur : Salish Sea Books, Bellingham, WA, Etats-Unis
Etat : Good. Good+ in a Good+ dust jacket; Hardcover; Dust jacket is clean and glossy overall, but does have a few closed edge-tears, and has not been price-clipped (Now fitted with a new, Brodart jacket protector); Light overall wear to the boards with a couple of minor edge-dings and moderately "bumped" edge-corners; Unblemished textblock edges; The endpapers and all text pages are bright and unmarked; The binding is excellent with a straight spine; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Large Format (Quatro, 10.75" - 11.75" tall); White dust jacket with title in red and black lettering; 2008, Haynes Publishing; 336 pages; "Cars of the Soviet Union: the Definitive History," by Andy Thompson. N° de réf. du vendeur SKU-1305AA00911072
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Vendeur : Salish Sea Books, Bellingham, WA, Etats-Unis
Etat : Very Good. Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket; Hardcover; Dust jacket is clean and glossy with no tears, and has not been price-clipped (Now fitted with a new, Brodart jacket protector); Light wear to the boards; The textblock edges are unblemished; The endpapers and all text pages are bright and unmarked; The binding is excellent with a straight spine; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Large Format (Quatro, 10.75" - 11.75" tall); 3.3 lbs; White dust jacket with title in red and black lettering; 2008, Haynes Publishing; 336 pages; "Cars of the Soviet Union: the Definitive History," by Andy Thompson. N° de réf. du vendeur SKU-1566AB00205223
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Vendeur : Griffin Books, Stamford, CT, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : New. Brand new gift quality hardcover in jacket oversized and overweight. A41 Please email for photos. Larger books or sets may require additional shipping charges. Books sent via US Postal. N° de réf. du vendeur 109960
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Vendeur : Midway Book Store (ABAA), St. Paul, MN, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. First edition. 28 x 21 cm. Quarto. 376 pages. Red boards in dust jacket. Crease to front of dust jacket. There is a small glued down card to the former owner affixed to the front endpaper opposite the title page. "What made the Soviet motor industry so different was its unique background. The Soviet Union's communist system was the world's first and largest attempt to create a new type of society. For more than 70 years, cars and vans were designed and built not to win greater market share but to meet a clear social and economic purpose. ". N° de réf. du vendeur 49645
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