Explorations in Motoring History
Published on 31. December 1997
Book
Paperback/Softback
128 pages
978-1-900188-48-7 (ISBN)
Description
The Proceedings of the First United Kingdom History of Motoring Conference held at the National Motor Museum, Beaulieu in October 1996. The contents include: The image of motoring (David Jeremiah); History of oil and Duckhams (Pat Lelliott); Reaction to the motor car: rural community response in the 1920s (Bryan J H Brown); Development of the petrol filling station 1895-1939 (Trevor Lord); Development and application of a computer-held database of British car marques and makers (Paul Collins); Using car history for teaching engineering design (Chris Dowlen); Explaining the development of Britain's 'Motor Sport Valley' (Steven Pinch, Nick Henry and David Turner); Formula 1, sponsorship and television: an historical perspective (Bruce Grant-Barham); Development of the high performance engine: a revisionist history (David Hebb).
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The imaging of motoring, David Jeremiah; history of oil and Duckams, Pat Lelliot; reaction to the motor car - rural community response in the 1920s, Bryan J.H. Brown; development of the petrol filling station 1895-1939, Trevor Lord; development and application of a computer-held database of British car marques and makers, Paul Collins; using car history for teaching engineering design, Chris Dowlen; explaining the development of Britain's "Motor Sport Valley", Steven Pinch, Nick Henry and David Turner; Formula 1, sponsorship and television - an historical perspective, Bruce Grant-Barham; development of the high performance engine - a revisionist history, David Hebb.