Cars Of Eastern Europe The Definative History
Cars Of Eastern Europe The Definative History
- 9781844259919
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- Out Of Print (No Stock)
- 2011
- 4 out of 5 - 1 Review
From 1945 To 1990 Car Engineers And Designers Behind The Iron Curtain Worked Not To The Whims And Fancies Of Motorists But To The Plans And Diktats Of Government Bureaucrats. Cars Of Eastern Europe Tells The Story Of The Cars And Vans Made In Latvia, Poland, The Former Yugoslavia, The Czech Republic And Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria And East Germany. In A Region That Stretches From The Black Sea To The Baltic, The Vehicles Were As Varied As The Nations Themselves. Now That Eastern Europe Has Come In From The Cold, This Book Offers A Unique And Timely Survey Of The Motor Industry In This Often Overlooked Part Of The Continent.
Publisher: Haynes Publishing
Status: Out of Print (No Stock)
Number of pages: 400
Colour images: 300
Black & white images: 100
Binding: HDB
Language: English
Origin: USA
*****Cars of Eastern Europe (the definitive history)
By Graham Owers on 30th Nov -0001 of: Cars Of Eastern Europe The Definative History
This is one of the best motoring books I have read in a long time. The research the author has undertaken must have been incredible. I learnt so much from this book: about the manufacturers' backgrounds, the cars themselves and the forward thinking of the designers behind the Iron Curtain, all too often ruined by ignorant politicians and financial restrictions.
However, the author needs to rewrite his paragraphs on the history of Yugoslavia, which are completely wrong. That notwithstanding, a remarkable and most worthwhile read. Recommended!