The complete history of BMC &; British Motor Corporation &; and a comprehensive directory of the marques and models that made up the whole. Following the historic amalgamation of Morris Motors Ltd and the Austin Motor Co Ltd in 1952, through to the merger with British Leyland in 1968, The Cars of BMC details the company&;s origins, its achievements and its legacy, and provides a close look at the many car models that were produced during its heyday.
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Magnificent! - Autoliefhebbers.be --- All you need to know about the pre-Leyland era cars is here within the 304 pages which also contain some fantastic period pictures ... a fine one to add to your bookshelves at GBP30. - Classic Motoring --- thoroughly readable ... This is a great chance to get a new copy of one of the definitive books on the BMC years of the British Motor Industry. - Classic Car Weekly --- Thoroughly researched and authoritative, with plenty of photos, this book is a mine of fascinating information that should please anyone with an interest in British Cars of the period. - New Zealand Classic Car --- The publisher has done well to disinter this work and republish it in its original form, including the original imagery. - Kieron Fennelly --- This is a useful reference work and reasonably priced for a well-crafted publication. - Best of British --- Its rare for a reference book to be truly riveting, but this title is. ... One of the best motoring books Ive read, and highly recommended. - Overdrive
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| Acknowledgements |
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Chapter 1 Building an empire |
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Chapter 2 In the driving seat |
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Chapter 11 BMH and British Leyland |
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| Appendix A BMC's design project numbers |
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| Appendix B Building the bodies |
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| Appendix C BMC overseas |
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| Appendix D BMC model families |
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| Appendix E Engine availability |
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| Appendix F BMC annual production figures |
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| Appendix G Annual profit figures |
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| Appendix H BMW -- What's left 50 years on? |
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| Index of BMC model descriptions |
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After a varied career in the automotive industry te late Graham Robson had gained a worldwide reputation as a motoring historian, and has more than 160 books to his credit. Born in 1936, and educated at Ermysteds Grammar School in Yorkshire, Graham then went on to study Engineering at Oxford University. He joined Jaguar Cars as a graduate trainee, becoming involved in design work on the Mk II, E-Type and Mark X. Beginning as a hobby, he became a rally co-driver, eventually joining the Sunbeam 'works' team in 1961, and took part in rallies up to International level (once with Roger Clark), but stopped rallying by 1968. During this time he joined Standard-Triumph in Coventry, in 1961, as a Development Engineer, mainly on sports car projects. He then ran the re-opened 'works' motorsport department from 1962 to 1965, this being the period of the birth of Spitfire Le Mans cars, TR4, Vitesse, Spitfire and 2000 rally car developments. Graham Robsons writing began with rally reports for magazines which evolved into a job with Autocar from 1965-1969. He was recruited back to industry at Rootes to run the Product Proving department, then after a brief period in 1972 as technical director of a safety belt company, became an independent motoring writer. Graham has lived 'by the pen' and 'by the voice', not only writing but commentating, presenting and organising events of all types.
