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Century of Motoring, A

By: Osprey

Type: Hardcover

Product Line: General Military - Assorted

Last Stocked on 5/22/2020

Product Info

Title
Century of Motoring, A
Publisher
Category
Author
Jon Pressnell
Publish Year
2015
Pages
112
Dimensions
5x5x.5"
NKG Part #
2147583180
MFG. Part #
OSPGM510
Type
Hardcover

Description

By 1914 the motor car had taken its definitive form. Tiller steering had at last disappeareed (in 1911 when Lanchester abandoned it); the front engined rear-wheel drive stystem Panhard was almost universal, unit construction was being essayed (the Lagonda 11.9hp); coachwork was moving away decisively from its horse-carriage roots. A new industry was forming, with mass-production by Ford and Morris poised to drive car-ownership upwards. The First World War, precipitated by the assassination of a car-borne royal, was to be the first motorized conflict, and one that would see a generation of soldiers gaining experience of the automobile.