A-Series - The First 60 Years
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This looks an interesting new book............anybody read it yet?
The A-Series Engine - Its First Sixty Years
by Graham Robson
Published 20/10/2011 by Haynes at £30.
"Built from 1951 to 2000, BMC's A-Series engine was a remarkably successful, versatile and invaluable power unit that far outlived its original projected life. Not only did it power road cars as varied as the Austin A30, the Mini and the MG Midget, but it also found use in world-class race and rally cars, record-breaking special machines, light commercial vehicles and even tractors. This fascinating illustrated book chronicles the full history and achievements of this remarkable engine."
Book review by Michael E. Ware:
"Is it really 60 years since the introduction of the first A-series engine? It’s an engine my car owning grew up with, firstly in an A35 van, then two MG Midgets and a Morris Minor. In his introduction the author Graham Robson says “…this book not only covers the life of the engine itself, but also the story of the corporations that embraced it. It’s a story, too, which tells us who the dominant bosses, engineers and sporting personalities actually were…” It does just that, it’s no dull bore and stroke history, its alive with people and the way the companies evolved at the same time. It is estimated that some 13.5 million units had been made and of course many, many of these are still in use today. Firms are still making spares for them whilst other earn a living tuning and maintaining the A type for enthusiasts all over the world. There is a chapter on racing and record breaking. Plentifully illustrated with black and white, mainly press pictures, this is a most interesting book and one which deserves to be widely read."
More reviews:
http://www.oldclassiccar.co.uk/books/a-series.htm
£19.20 at Amazon:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0857330837/ref=...
The A-Series Engine - Its First Sixty Years
by Graham Robson
Published 20/10/2011 by Haynes at £30.
"Built from 1951 to 2000, BMC's A-Series engine was a remarkably successful, versatile and invaluable power unit that far outlived its original projected life. Not only did it power road cars as varied as the Austin A30, the Mini and the MG Midget, but it also found use in world-class race and rally cars, record-breaking special machines, light commercial vehicles and even tractors. This fascinating illustrated book chronicles the full history and achievements of this remarkable engine."
Book review by Michael E. Ware:
"Is it really 60 years since the introduction of the first A-series engine? It’s an engine my car owning grew up with, firstly in an A35 van, then two MG Midgets and a Morris Minor. In his introduction the author Graham Robson says “…this book not only covers the life of the engine itself, but also the story of the corporations that embraced it. It’s a story, too, which tells us who the dominant bosses, engineers and sporting personalities actually were…” It does just that, it’s no dull bore and stroke history, its alive with people and the way the companies evolved at the same time. It is estimated that some 13.5 million units had been made and of course many, many of these are still in use today. Firms are still making spares for them whilst other earn a living tuning and maintaining the A type for enthusiasts all over the world. There is a chapter on racing and record breaking. Plentifully illustrated with black and white, mainly press pictures, this is a most interesting book and one which deserves to be widely read."
More reviews:
http://www.oldclassiccar.co.uk/books/a-series.htm
£19.20 at Amazon:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0857330837/ref=...
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