British Motorcycles of the 1960s and 70s e-bog
67,78 DKK
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For the first half of the 20th century Great Britain led the world in motorcycle design and production, exporting its products to countries in every section of the globe. However, as the second half of the century began in 1960 this once great industry commenced what was to be a terminal decline. During the 1960s and '70s Britain still manufactured a wide range of machines, but a combination of...
E-bog
67,78 DKK
Forlag
Shire Publications
Udgivet
20 januar 2013
Længde
64 sider
Genrer
Motorcycles: general interest
Sprog
English
Format
epub
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9780747813156
For the first half of the 20th century Great Britain led the world in motorcycle design and production, exporting its products to countries in every section of the globe. However, as the second half of the century began in 1960 this once great industry commenced what was to be a terminal decline. During the 1960s and '70s Britain still manufactured a wide range of machines, but a combination of poor management, lack of investment, foreign competition (notably from Japan), and the arrival of the small, affordable car transpired to effectively sound the death knell of the British motorcycle by the end of the 1970s.