CLASSIC CARS American, British and Continental Automobiles 1930-40 by Scott-Moncrieff, David - 1963

Cambrdge MA: Robert Bentley Inc.. Good+ in Good- dust jacket. 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. Very minor wear and soil on the sound binding. Very slight musty scent. Contents are clean and unworn. DJ is not much to look at, but it provides plenty of protection and information. ; 9" Tall, 279pp. Green cloth, bright gold spine lettering and decorations. AUTOMOTIVE. "In the 1930s were produced some of the finest examples of engineers' and coachbuilders' crafts to be found in any period of motoring history. It is with these high-quality, precision-built machines that this book is mainly concerned. .. It begins with an incisive account of the trends in design and construction of engines, chassis and bodywork which were brought about during the decade both by advances in technology and by economic circumstances. .. Describes, in a readable and sometimes Irreverent manner, the history and products, between 1930 and 1940, of some ninety MARQUES in Great Britain, U. S. A. , Italy, Germany, Austria, France, Belgium and Czechoslovakia. " Index. 74 b/w illustrations - drawings & photos. .