Land Rover boeken
Geplaatst: di 19 jan, 2016 01:34
Nadat iemand het op Defender2 vermeldde, heb ik vandaag nogal impulsief 'They Found Our Engineer: The Story of Arthur Goddard. The Land Rover's first Engineer' besteld. Het leek me wel interessant:
The British Land Rover 4x4 has grown from 1948 to become one of the world's leading automotive brands. Exactly how it all came together back in the late 1940's and early 50's has been the topic of interest and debate for many years. This was until two Australian enthusiasts, Michael Bishop and Alex Massey quite literally stumbled across senior member of the original Land Rover development team, Arthur Goddard living in Brisbane, Australia in 2009. The discovery led to many of the myths and tales surrounding the early vehicles to be heard as it happened from Arthur's point of view. Then to a trip by Arthur to visit his old work place in Solihull and to the vehicle that he helped bring to life back in 1948. The book contains both a technical and human side to this incredible story as well as a great reunion between Arthur and his old colleague Spen King who went onto design the Range Rover in the 1960's. This is truly a unique story from the time of post War World two Britain to modern day Australia and how the iconic 4x4 grew up so quickly in the 1950's to become the world leader that it is today
Het is nog even afwachten, want de uitgave schijnt erg slordig en van slechte kwaliteit te zijn, maar inhoudelijk zou het erg goed zijn.
Volgens een review op amazon zou het een mooie aanvulling zijn op een DVD over Wilks: 'Stop Gap' geproduceerd door Teeafit Sound & Vision
Er zijn hier vast nog wel mensen die e.e.a. over LR in de kast hebben staan (en dan bedoelik natuurlijk niet de werkplaatshandleiding). Wie vult het lijstje aan?
Groeten,
Joris
The British Land Rover 4x4 has grown from 1948 to become one of the world's leading automotive brands. Exactly how it all came together back in the late 1940's and early 50's has been the topic of interest and debate for many years. This was until two Australian enthusiasts, Michael Bishop and Alex Massey quite literally stumbled across senior member of the original Land Rover development team, Arthur Goddard living in Brisbane, Australia in 2009. The discovery led to many of the myths and tales surrounding the early vehicles to be heard as it happened from Arthur's point of view. Then to a trip by Arthur to visit his old work place in Solihull and to the vehicle that he helped bring to life back in 1948. The book contains both a technical and human side to this incredible story as well as a great reunion between Arthur and his old colleague Spen King who went onto design the Range Rover in the 1960's. This is truly a unique story from the time of post War World two Britain to modern day Australia and how the iconic 4x4 grew up so quickly in the 1950's to become the world leader that it is today
Het is nog even afwachten, want de uitgave schijnt erg slordig en van slechte kwaliteit te zijn, maar inhoudelijk zou het erg goed zijn.
Volgens een review op amazon zou het een mooie aanvulling zijn op een DVD over Wilks: 'Stop Gap' geproduceerd door Teeafit Sound & Vision
Er zijn hier vast nog wel mensen die e.e.a. over LR in de kast hebben staan (en dan bedoelik natuurlijk niet de werkplaatshandleiding). Wie vult het lijstje aan?
Groeten,
Joris
