Encyclopaedia Britalicar: The Story Of British Cars & Italian Design

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Celebrating the rich partnership between the British car industry and Italian designers, this book is packed with coachbuilt cars, design classics and concept cars from the 1920s to the current day. The story moves from the early days of coachbuilt cars on separate chassis to the mass-produced age of the BMC 1100 and the Triumph Herald to the era of the “concept car” based on British marques such as Jaguar and Lotus. Over 40 British marques are included (from AC to Wolseley) and these are matched by more than 40 Italian carrozzerie as well as major collaborations (such as Pininfarina and BMC, Michelotti and Triumph, Touring and Aston Martin) and a myriad of never-before-told stories of small operators that really make the book special.