Morris Minor: The Official Photo Album - Jon Pressnell

Morris Minor: The Official Photo Album - Jon Pressnell

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Short Description

Full bibliographic data for Morris Minor

Title

Morris Minor

Subtitle

The Official Photo Album

Authors and contributors

By (author) Jon Pressnell

Physical properties

Format: Hardback
Number of pages: 176
Width: 250 mm
Height: 250 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight: 885 g

Audience

General/trade

Language

English

ISBN

ISBN 13: 9781844255184
ISBN 10: 1844255182

Classifications

BISAC category code:TRA001050
BIC subject category:AJC
Dewey:629.2222
Nielsen BookScan Product Class:T12.1
BICMainSubject:WGCB
BISAC category code:TRA001000

Illustrations note

Illustrations

Publisher

HAYNES PUBLISHING GROUP

Imprint name

J H Haynes & Co Ltd

Publication date

01 December 2008

Publication City/Country

Somerset/GB

Biographical note

Jon Pressnell is Senior Contributor to Classic & Sports Car magazine and an expert on the British motor industry. He is the author of Haynes's Morris Minor - Exploring the Legend, and is currently working on a definitive history of the Mini. His fleet of cars includes a 1936 Morris Eight and a 1955 Morris Minor Traveller.

Main description

This book is an evocative pictorial journey telling the story of Britain¿¿¿s emblematic Morris Minor. Drawing on the unparalleled archives of the original constructor, held by the British Motor Industry Heritage Trust, Morris Minor: The Official Photo Album features the very best of period photography, accompanied by in-depth information from an acknowledged Morris expert ¿¿¿ complete with fresh research on many aspects of the car¿¿¿s history. It will be essential reading for any enthusiast of the much-loved Minor, which celebrates its 60th birthday in 2008.

Table of contents

Specially selected photos from the world's best archive of Morris pictures. Sketches from the notebooks of Minor designer Alec Issigonis. How the 'Mosquito' prototype became the Minor. Development of the Minor from the first sidevalve cars of 1948 to the last Minor 1000s of 1971. New research and fresh historical insights on the Minor. All variants illustrated - including US-market specials. The Minors that never were - a look at the models that never made production.