Cars-The Old Classics: From The Early Days To 1945 by Andrew Whyte

Cars: The Old Classics is a fascinating account of those stylish automobiles produced before World Ware II. Filled with full-colour photographs this well-researched work examines a period in car design when craftsmanship and luxury were of the essence and the word 'economy' was rarely used.

Written by Andrew Whyte, an automobile historian and a regular contributor to motoring magazines, this beautifully produced book describes many of these remarkable cars and explains why they stand out from the crowd: everlasting classids like the aristocratic Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost and Phantom II Continental; the magnificent Mercedes-Benz SSK and 500K; the Bentley 4.5 litre that swept the board at Le Mans; the crowd-pulling Hispano Suizas; the exclusive Bugattis' the SS Jaguar 100 with its timeless stylieng; and the legendary Cords and Duesenbergs. However, many enthusiasts would give pride of place to far less sophisticated vehicles: those lovely little pre-war M.G.s; or the BMW 328 that took the sports car world by storm; or those early mass-produced cars, the Ford Model T and Austin Seven. All these are included and many more.