Cars (1960s): Books - History and Models

Cars We Loved in the 1960s

If you owned a car in 1960s Britain, then you'll love this blast back in time to when driving was still fun, highway speed limits were unheard-of (well, until 1965 anyway), and buying a new car was a thrilling family event.
It was a golden period for iconic classic cars - the Mini Cooper, Jaguar E-type, AC Cobra and MGB - but also a time when British manufacturers really got their act together with stylish family models. Who can forget great little runabouts with evocative names like Anglia, Herald, Imp, Viva, Cortina and Hunter?
Meanwhile, Rovers, Triumphs and Jags were delighting executives as they cruised along near-empty motorways.

It was too good to last, of course, with regulations looming and fancy foreign cars creeping on to Britain's driveways by the end of the decade. In this richly illustrated book, Giles Chapman recalls all the key cars of the era that you probably owned - or at least coveted - and brings the swinging '60s back to life.

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Berlinetta `60s : Exceptional Italian Coupes of the 1960s

Following his portraits of the coupes of the 1950s published in 2017, Xavier de Nombel turns his cameras to the 'Sixties to bring us the most beautiful Berlinettas produced during that decade, which he has tracked down all over the world.
From the fiery little Osca to the revolutionary Carabo, employing stunning photography, he presents his personal vision of a period in which styling gave way to design.

Around his personal favourites, Christian Descombes relates the upheavals which Italian coachbuilding went through as it evolved from craftsmanship to industrial production, leaving behind its clientele of well-off enthusiasts to offer its expertise to the major international car makers.

Giorgetto Giugiaro, undoubtedly one of the leading players in this period, shares a remarkable account from inside, bringing to light the expressions of Italian automotive design since the post-war years.

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Voitures françaises 1960-1965

Rediscover the most iconic French vehicles that crisscrossed the roads of our childhood. DS Citroën, Simca Chambord, Renault Dauphine, Peugeot 404, Panhard 24 or Facel Vega, none are missing.

This collection traces the career of all these legendary models in detail, brand by brand, with each volume covering a five-year period.
1960-1965: The yéyé years... The legendary decade synonymous with insolent economic growth. A revolution: the car becomes a pure consumer object, but also a vector of escape and pleasure. Brigitte Bardot drives with the wind in her Florida convertible, De Gaulle swears by his black DS, Alpine gleans its first successes in competition...

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Voitures de collection des années 1960

The 1960s began in a highly competitive economic climate, at a time when the French automobile market was opening up to foreign brands. While the production volume of American manufacturers remained out of reach, France was faced with the entry of a new competitor on the market, with unbeatable prices: Japan.

From the legendary Ford Mustang to the sublime Jaguar Type E or the outrageous Lamborghini Miura, via the essential Porsche 911 and the indestructible Citroën Méhari, this book takes stock of the most emblematic models of the 1960s, looking back at their genesis and detailing their technical characteristics and their prices on the collector's market.

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Génération 60 en 60 voitures

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Browse through sixty carefully selected models from the 1960s in these pages. The 1960s represented the height of automotive pleasure, when the road was a space of total freedom, providing a genuine joy of driving, where everything seemed permitted.
The significant reduction in customs duties thanks to the common market has considerably expanded the purchasing options for French motorists. They can now acquire a Ford Taunus, an Opel Kadett, or a Fiat 500 at prices comparable to those of a Peugeot 404, a Simca 1000, a Citroën 2 CV, or a Renault 4.

This book highlights iconic cars from this decade that profoundly marked our history. During these years, the automobile was a catalyst for happiness and freedom, symbolizing a fantastic momentum towards a memorable era.

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Ces sportives 1960-1970 dont a révé mon père

Through these pages, take the wheel of thirty sports cars from the 1960s and 1970s that we so wanted when we were 10 or 15 years old. Sports cars that our fathers already dreamed of and that we still fantasize about today.

Through images and words, rediscover the sensations of the most popular sports cars like the R8 Gordini or the Mini Cooper, and the most emblematic ones like the Berlinette Alpine, the Porsche Carrera 2.7 liters or the Ford Mustang.
These cars tell much more than their own story. They reveal that of our parents, ours and especially that of a carefree and happy-to-live society, a society in which speed rhymed with intoxication.

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Alle Autos der 60er Jahre - 230 PKW-Marken aus 30 Ländern

This magnificent volume contains not only the most important and most beautiful cars, but also all the cars of the 1960s that have had a decisive influence on the automotive preferences of today's 40 to 60 year olds.
The author Roger Gloor not only awakens memories of former dream cars or the bread and butter cars of our fathers, he also describes the history and stories of these vehicles in detail.

In retrospect, it becomes understandable why a particular vehicle belonged to one category or another. All models from 1960-1970 in 340 brand chapters with 110 names in the appendix from 30 countries - a unique international compilation for anyone interested in automobile history!

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