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Edité par Published by The Crowood Press Ltd., Ramsbury, Marlborough, Wiltshire Probably First Edition . 2003., 2003
Vendeur : Little Stour Books PBFA Member, Canterbury, Royaume-Uni
Membre d'association : PBFA
Edition originale
First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. Quarto. 10'' x 8''. The Vanwall was one of the Great Green hopes of British motor sport in the 1950s. The brainchild of the industrialist Guy Anthony Vanderwell, the Vanwall Grand Prix car was built to beat the all-conquering red cars from Italy that dominated the Grand Prix scene at that time. Here, Ed McDonough represents the history of Vanwall in new light, form the team's slow beginnings after Vanderwell's break away from BRM to the success of the later fifties and the securing of the very first Constructors' Cup in 1958. Reappraising the contributions of Costin and Chapman, and offering a fresh interpretation of Vanderwell's part in the story, this is a book that will be welcomed by all fans of historic motor sport. Contains 192 pp with monochrome and some colour archive photographs throughout. Donation copy directly from the publisher to Kent Arts Archive Library, Canterbury, Kent. This has been stored in the trust's archive and has not been circulated as a lending book with front free end paper and title page excised. Good condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper, not price clipped, £19.95. Member of the P.B.F.A. MOTORING, SPORTS CARS.
Vendeur : Rob Kok Old Books & Prints, Loosdrecht, NH, Pays-Bas
Wolverhampton, n.d.(c.1938). Text with ills. Ring binding. [26234].
Edité par London: Guy Motors Limited [1948]., 1948
Vendeur : Bow Windows Bookshop (ABA, ILAB), Lewes, Royaume-Uni
Large 8vo, (44) pp. Black and white illustrations. Original wrappers, a little rubbed, ink date to the upper wrapper. A Wolverhampton car maker who closed in 1982.
Edité par Silk & Terry Ltd for Guy Motors, Birmingham, 1945
Vendeur : WORLD WAR BOOKS, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, Royaume-Uni
Membre d'association : PBFA
Livre Edition originale
Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Hardback. Original service manual for "Arab" 5 & 6 cylinder passanger chassis. Outline of history of this vehicle originally built in 1941 with some 2,500 vehicles having been built by 1945. c.200pp., ills., plans, some folding of wiring and lubrication. n.d. c. 1945. Spine and corners modestly rubbed and with bump half way down spine. Still a very good example of a rare manual in original binding. 0.0.
Edité par Wolverhampton: Guy Motors Ltd., c. 1925., 1925
Vendeur : Michael S. Kemp, Bookseller, Sheerness, KENT, Royaume-Uni
Membre d'association : PBFA
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Traveller's sample catalogue or works album, 230 x 280 mm. with folding descriptive advert, view of the factory and 43 illustrations, of which 21 are real photographs mounted into the album. 4 photographs with surface damage where they have adhered to the image opposite. Guy Motors was founded in 1914 by Sidney Guy, previously works manager at Sunbeam, and the company played a significant part in the British commercial motor industry introducing a number of innovations which were later more widely adopted. This catalogue is from their inter-war heyday when their chassis were extensively used on a wide variety of commercial vehicles including trucks, tipper lorries, travelling shops, refuse vehicles, water sprayers, ambulances and coaches, all of which are illustrated here. They adopted the slogan "Feathers in Our Cap" in 1924 which led to their use of a native American mascot to their vehicles. Here there is simply the use of 5 feathers, so presumably early in the use of the slogan. During and following WW2 they concentrated on military vehicles, and after the war they returned to bus and coach production, especially for the export market, setting up a manufacturing agreement with India. Following an ill-advised entry into the South African market and problems with their new bus model, they faced increasing financial pressure and entered receivership in 1961. The firm was bought by Jaguar, later merged into British Leyland and although Guy badged vehicles continued to be built, they finally ceased production in 1972; the factory closed down in 1981, another nail in the coffin of the British motor industry.