An Austin Anthology III

James Stringer

ISBN 10: 1787116506 / ISBN 13: 9781787116504

Verlag: Veloce Publishing Ltd, 2023

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Inhaltsangabe:

This third volume continues James Stringer's popular series with another highly entertaining collection of Austin-related stories. This time you can read all about:

• Mugwump' and its journey from Bristol to Cape Town
• How Spike Milligan and fellow Goon Peter Sellers nearly fell out over an Austin 12/4
• The company's promotional film about the Austin 7 ' 'the Mighty Atom'
• And many other colourful and delightfully entertaining stories, which provide the reader with an alternative and untold history of the Austin Motor Car Company. 

Über die Autorinnen und Autoren:

Born in 1943, James 'Jim' Stringer spent his early years in the West London suburb of Acton, and after leaving school took an apprenticeship with London Transport. When he was old enough to drive, he looked around for a suitable motorcar which was affordable on apprentice's wages. For £35 he purchased a 1929 Austin 16/6 saloon car, and thus his love affair with all things 'Austin' began. Joining the Vintage Austin Register in 1962 he soon became involved in its organisation, and for 17 years edited and produced the Vintage Austin Magazine, undertaking research into many aspects of the products manufactured by the Austin Motor Company. James is now the Register's Vice President.
The stories that he has collected over his many years of involvement with Austin cars form the basis of his popular Austin Anthology series of books.

Jim Stringer bought his first Austin, a 1935 10hp Lichfield, as a teenager, but once he passed his driving test he paid £35 for a 1929 six-cylinder 16-horsepower fabric bodied saloon – a car he still owns today. He quickly became a member of the Vintage Austin Register and has been a member for nearly 60 years. He has served on the committee in various roles including Honorary Secretary, Chairman and Editor of the Register's quarterly magazine for 17 years, after which he was made a Life Member and Vice President back in the late 1990s. He has spent his retirement researching the history of the Austin Motor Company and has written several books, including the Austin Anthology series and Herbert Austin's Heavy Twelve-Four. The late Mike Worthington-Williams said, “No one is more qualified to write this book than Jim Stringer. I doubt if any living person knows more about the Austin Heavy 12/4 than he does."

Bibliografische Details

Titel: An Austin Anthology III
Verlag: Veloce Publishing Ltd
Erscheinungsdatum: 2023
Einband: HRD
Zustand: New