In front of my dream book Lovers of beautiful, highly erotic cars. Before I report on this book, I like to make a short trip I took in the mid 1980s, together with my husband and two friends sometime in May in southern England, but not at me, as otherwise usual in museums reside, but "only" for the purpose, I take pleasure in beautiful old English cars. I met in London "Coys of Kensington," a mecca for lovers of exclusive British car manufacturing, to know and waited around Arundel many small garages, which covered old treasures to new lovers. We all wanted to buy a car but only admire them. And I stressed ecstatic about the fenders of old Bentleys, a sensual experience of the shapely curves and looked at me long for the thick layers of paint in an old Rolls-Royce that once belonged to the Dupont family of industrialists in the United States. I was fascinated by the smell of aged leather, which after so many decades are invited to sit comfortably. I slept on the return journey to Arundel in a canopy bed, I will also mention and that I was there the whole night by a car dreamed that I could now admire in the book again. It is the "Bentley R Type Continental from 1952, of which a total of only 208 copies were produced and up to 15 copies, all provided with a Mulliner body are.
The Book of British Auto Legends contains a wealth of images of one of the world's best automotive photographers Michel Zumbrunn and highly informative text by Richard Heseltine.
In the 19-page introduction we learn among other things historically about the history of the British motor industry, but also that it owes its existence to the Germans Gottlieb Daimler, the first automaker Britain gave its name. In 1900, the "Automobile Club of Great Britain was established, but other than gifted and entrepreneurial engineers, as Herbert Austin, had the most British manufacturers no real chance because they do not understand how the economy works.
As a result, we read how the UK industry survived the initial period and began to reposition themselves. Then is described the inexorable rise of the British automotive industry and also from the days when Fortuna adopted. Rolls-Roys and Bentley owners now have a German. As Heseltine stated that the two brands could indeed prosper under its new ownership, but it lacks the vehicles now on the specifically "British" (see p. 26).
The book UK car legends will be introduced by 1907 to 1998. The vehicles will be shown in different perspectives. One sees sometimes close-ups of the interior, engine, other design components. As part of the texts is explained in all the essentials for each car.
I'm a Bentley fan, like me, of course, the 1926 created "Six and a half liter Bentley Speed Six" from the start. He was once considered the ultimate British sports car and was incredibly fast. The solid line six-cylinder overhead cam with four valves was and two spark plugs per cylinder at that time quite advanced.
Beautiful also is the "HRG 1500" from 1935, showed good handling characteristics, which he placed in races to the test. But even more beautiful is the "Jaguar SS 100" of 1935, which one is one of the most beautiful sports cars of the prewar period. With mounted windshield and the roof closed, the car is certainly not as elegant as open.
It is impossible for all the models to focus. The Aston Martin DB2 "from 1950 has a traditional British look. Most interesting are the technical information for the "Jaguar Type C" from 1951, which instantly in the same year won the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The inside of the vehicle is shown in the book. The classic XK-line six-cylinder looks stunningly beautiful.
A feast for the eyes even of the "MG TF Midget" in 1953 and the "Jaguar MKII from the 1959. Whether the "Jaguar E-type" of 1961 was really nice, I doubt, from today's perspective, but it is the most important car of all time. With other critics, I believe that the relatively steep windshield disturbs the line.
The following is a series of other cars in which to me the "Rolls Royce Corniche in 1971 like the best. The luxurious topless model reached the 100 km / h from the state the way in 9, 6 seconds.
In the final pages, you can know about by Herbert Austin, Walter Owen Bentley, Sir David Brown, Colin Chapman, Cecil Kimber, Sir William Lyons, Lionel Martin, Charles Stewart Rolls, Henry Royce and Sir Malcolm Sayer read and delve into the concepts and styles in the automotive sector. A list of museums and collections concludes this absolutely recommendable book.
If I had the choice between a woman and the "Bentley Continental R TYPE" I would clearly choose the Bentley. Grins.
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