BMC Farina Cars In Detail

Inbunden, Engelska, 2025

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In the late1950s, BMC commissioned Italian styling house Pinin Farina to unify the look ofits expanding car range. The result was a family of neatly styled saloons thatwould define British roads for more than a decade. Sold under six differentmarques – Austin, Morris, MG, Riley, Wolseley and Vanden Plas – the BMC Farinamodels shared styling cues and many mechanical components, but were carefullydifferentiated for different markets.From the compactAustin A40 Farina to the roomy Vanden Plas Princess, these were cars for everyoccasion – fleet, family, and formal. Today, they are appreciated both fortheir understated elegance and their significance in postwar British motoring.Surprisingly,despite their popularity and visibility at the time, these cars have never beenfully documented in a single volume – until now. In this richly illustratedbook, renowned historian Anders Ditlev Clausager tells the full story of theFarina cars, from design and development to production and marketing. Drawingon factory records and period sources, he provides the first comprehensiveaccount of these once-ubiquitous vehicles, including all models, variants andevolutions across the full production run.BMC Farina Carsin Detail is the essential reference for owners, restorers, and enthusiasts ofthese distinctive and once-familiar British classics. Key features:– Covers allFarina-styled BMC models from 1958 to 1974– IncludesAustin, Morris, MG, Riley, Wolseley and Vanden Plas variants– Detaileddevelopment history, production changes and specifications– Over 360 images– First in-depthbook ever published on the full Farina range– A landmark workby one of Britain’s leading motoring historians

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2025-11-27
Mått270 x 20 x 220 mm
Vikt1 040 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor192
FörlagHerridge & Sons Ltd
ISBN9781914929151

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AndersDitlev Clausager (1949–2025)was born in Denmark and came to England to study at the Royal College of Art,where he obtained a Master’s degree in Automotive Design in 1976. He went on towork as a designer for Volkswagen – where he contributed to thesecond-generation Polo – and later for Austin-Morris. In 1979, he was appointedarchivist to BL Heritage, which became the British Motor Industry HeritageTrust. In 2000 he joined the Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust as chief archivist,remaining there until his retirement in 2014.Arespected and generous figure in the world of motoring history, Anders was afounder member of the Classic Vehicle Clubs’ Committee (later the FBHVC),Secretary of the SAH in Britain from 2009, and co-organiser of the Pan-EuropeanConference for Automotive History. He was also a trustee of the MichaelSedgwick Memorial Trust and a member of the Historic Advisory Council at theNational Motor Museum.ThisFarina volume, completed during his final months and published posthumously,stands as his last major work.