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Cars - France: Model Overviews (3/3)

Name: Voitures françaises 1960-1965
Author: Xavier Chauvin
ISBN: 9782726887875

A book on cars? Explore here illustrated books with overviews of the history, types and construction of cars from France (3/3).

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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Author:	Xavier Chauvin
Details:	96 pages, 25 x 19 cm / 9.8 x 7.5 in, paperback
Illustrations:	40 b&w and 110 colour photos
Publisher:	ETAI (F, 2008)
ISBN:	9782726887875

Voitures françaises 1960-1965

Language: French

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Voitures françaises 1950-1955

The book "French Cars 1950-1955" is part of a beautiful collection of stories of French car brands, during the period of the Trente Glorieuses. It is the second in the collection, which focuses on the years 1950 to 1955.

Thanks to magnificent illustrations and solid documentation, Xavier Chauvin traces, with talent, the entire history of the most emblematic French cars of the time, brand by brand, including the Citroën 2 CV, the Ford Vedette, the Peugeot 203, the Renault Frégate, the Simca Aronde, and many others ... which present the birth of the era of mass motorization.
These true mechanical legends accompany us during our childhood, on our trips and car rides.

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Author:	Xavier Chauvin
Details:	96 pages, 25 x 19 cm / 9.8 x 7.5 in, paperback
Illustrations:	50 b&w and 100 colour photos
Publisher:	ETAI (F, 2007)
ISBN:	9782726887226

Voitures françaises 1950-1955

Language: French

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Voitures françaises 1955-1960

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 of them are missing.
The author tells the story of all these vehicles that rocked our childhood: so many adventures lived in our parents' cars, when we traveled on the back seat, to go to school or to go on vacation. Remember, it was not so long ago...

This collection traces the career of all these legendary models in detail, brand by brand, with each volume covering a five-year period.
1955-1960: The French had more money and wanted less Spartan and more efficient vehicles, like the flirtatious Dauphine, which came to support the austere 4 CV.
The clash of cultures: the legendary DS, a real UFO in the automotive landscape of the time, overcame its competitors. Alpine and Facel Vega were the brilliant representatives of the "French-style" sports car...

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Author:	Xavier Chauvin
Details:	96 pages, 25 x 19 cm / 9.8 x 7.5 in, paperback
Illustrations:	40 b&w and 110 colour photos
Publisher:	ETAI (F, 2008)
ISBN:	9782726887868

Voitures françaises 1955-1960

Language: French

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Génération 60 en 60 voitures

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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Author:	Patrice Vergès
Details:	208 pages, 29.5 x 25 x 2.1 cm / 11.6 x 9.8 x 0.83 in, paperback
Illustrations:	profusely illustrated
Publisher:	Sophia Éditions (F, 2023)
ISBN:	9782385140397

Génération 60 en 60 voitures

Language: French

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Génération 70 en 70 voitures

Take the wheel of seventy cars from this unique decade. Models that you may have owned or that have made you dream: from the Renault 5 or the Fiat 127 to the DS 23 and the Renault 30 TX, via the Peugeot 304 or the Renault 12 and the Simca 1100. Why not sports cars with the Alpine A310, the Porsche 911 S and the Dino Ferrari 2.4 liters?

The 1970s marked a brutal break between the optimism of the previous decade and the questions of the next. In these pages, you will find the scent of these years adorned with bright colors certainly intended to make us forget the grayness of the events that almost made the automobile disappear.

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Author:	Patrice Vergès
Details:	208 pages, 30 x 25 x 2.2 cm / 11.8 x 9.8 x 0.87 in, paperback
Illustrations:	300 b&w and colour photos
Publisher:	ETAI (F, 2022)
ISBN:	9791028305314

Génération 70 en 70 voitures

Language: French

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Génération 80 en 80 voitures

Both so close and so far away, the 1980s are synonymous with progress for the automobile: ABS, four-wheel drive, aerodynamics and airbags. This book travels through this decade, both gentle and violent, at the wheel of the flagship models of this era. It also crosses it through its current events marked by a wind of freedom blowing in the East or revolt in China, the years of Tonton, Noah, Prost, Balavoine, Tapie and Paul-Loup Sulitzer, Caroline of Monaco, and Dallas and its merciless universe.

An invitation aboard 24 cars from the 1980s. Cars that you may have owned or that have made you dream. From iconic models like the Porsche Carrera, Alpine and Renault 5 Turbo to more popular ones like the 2 CV Charleston, Renault 4, Visa, Fiat Panda, or more sporty ones like the 205 GTi, Renault 5 Turbo, Golf GTI, Delta Intégrale.
A fascinating journey on the roads of the 1980s still lined with many service stations, free of roundabouts and speed bumps, and fixed speed cameras.

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Author:	Patrice Vergès
Details:	208 pages, 30 x 25 x 2 cm / 11.8 x 9.8 x 0.79 in, paperback
Illustrations:	280 b&w and colour photos
Publisher:	ETAI (F, 2021)
ISBN:	9791028305000

Génération 80 en 80 voitures

Language: French

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Génération 90 en 90 voitures

During the 1990s, the automotive industry responded to new demands by evolving towards more economical, imaginative, environmentally friendly, domestic and protective vehicles. This evolution gave birth to a captivating generation of cars.
Ninety iconic models are carefully selected, reflecting the spirit of the decade. These include family saloons and MPVs such as the Renault Espace, Citroën Picasso, Citroën ZX and Peugeot 306, as well as more sporty saloons such as the Golf VR6, Clio Williams and BMW M3.

The book also explores open-top experiences with the Mazda MX-5, Fiat Barchetta and MGF, as well as tests of sports models such as the Alpine A610, Viper GTS, Nissan 300 ZX, Ferrari 512 TR and Alfa Romeo GTV.
This selection represents an immersion into the 1990s era, highlighting iconic vehicles that marked the decade through their design and performance.

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Author:	Patrice Vergès
Details:	208 pages, 29.5 x 25 x 2.2 cm / 11.6 x 9.8 x 0.87 in, paperback
Illustrations:	400 colour photos
Publisher:	Sophia Éditions (F, 2023)
ISBN:	9782385140106