A Century of Motoring

The lot of the motorist changed greatly over a hundred years.

In the early twentieth century, only the most wealthy could afford a motor car and there were very few rules and regulations. Now most British people own a car and are protected by air bags and crumple zones, but also hemmed in by parking regulations, traffic jams and speed restrictions. In this richly illustrated history of a hundred years of motoring, expert Jon Pressnell explores the main developments, such as the introduction ...