Austin Anthology - James ‘Jim’ Stringer, język angielski, Veloce Publishing 2017, 112 str, format 14,8x21 cm, 108 kolorowych i czarno-białych zdjęć, waga 0,38 kg, twarda oprawa
- zbiór niezwykłych opowieści związanych z historią brytyjskich samochodów i samolotów marki Austin w czasach, gdy były one niezwykle popularne, tj. w latach 1906-1930 i w których udział biorą modele takie jak: Austin Whippet (dwupłatowiec), Austin Ball (dwupłatowiec), Austin Twenty, przedwojenne taksówki, Austin 12/6, Austin Seven i Austin 12/4
- m. in. historie:
- związane z modelem 12/6, którego można było wygrać paląc papierosy Kensitas,
- o wyścigowym modelu 20, który w roku 1914 uczestniczył w wyścigach alpejskich w Austrii;
- o niezwykłym wyścigowym modelu zwanym „Pobble”, który służył w czase 1-szej wojny światowej, jako ambulans medyczny;
- o autralijskiej parze małżonków, którzy postanowili objechać Australię dookoła w roku 1926 modelem Austin 12;
- o artyście Georgu Clarke, który występował na scenie w towarzystwie Austina 7
- i wiele innych
- spis treści:
Foreword by R J Wyatt (MBE) 5
Introduction 6
Acknowledgements
1. ‘Mr Harry’ – the other Mr Austin (Herbert Austin’s younger brother)
2. The Austin Whippet biplane (The 1919 Austin biplane)
3. A flight into the unknown (An account of the Austin Norwich agent’s first flight)
4. An Austin named ‘Pobble’ (The remarkable story of a 1907 Austin motor car)
5. Sir Herbert Austin and the Mckenna Duties
(How Sir Herbert Austin was at odds with the Asquith Government)
6. George Clarke: the pompous be-caned ‘Silly Ass’ (The story behind music hall artiste George Clarke and his on-stage antics with an Austin Seven)
7. The 40 horsepower Austin ‘motor home’ (The very first motor home)
8. Murder at the Village (The Longbridge romance with a tragic ending)
9. Testing the ‘new’ Austin 12/4 (An account of how the first Austin 12/4s were road tested) 58
10. The Austin Unity Song (How the Austin dealers and agents were required to sing for their supper at the 1928 Austin Banquet)
11. The Kensitas car (A car a day is given away in this 1932 competition)
12. The ubiquitous Austin Seven (A short history of how the little Austin Seven helped to restore the Austin Motor Company’s fortunes)
13. ‘Time off’ to go to the pantomime (Herbert Austin’s response to an apprentice’s request)
14. Vernon James Austin (1893-1915) (How Herbert Austin’s only son met his untimely end)
15. Touring around Australia by Austin 12/4 in 1926 (The story of an epic journey in an Austin 12/4)
16. Albert Ball (VC, DSO, MC) and the Austin-Ball biplane (The First World War flying ace who helped to design a biplane)
17. The wedge and the office door (The job Herbert Austin gave to a young apprentice)
18. TAXI! (A look at Austin taxicabs, and what became of them after their retirement)
19. The 1914 Austrian Alpine Trial (An account of Austin’s entry in this event)
Index
- streszczenie wydawcy:
An entertaining collection of true stories that feature just a few of the products manufactured by the Austin Motor Company from 1906 until the outbreak of the Second World War, including the people who helped to make them, those who drove them, and even those who flew them.
Although the history of the Austin Seven and Taxicabs have been covered before in much greater detail elsewhere, you will find within these pages the stories of many other Austin creations: the Austin 12/6 which could be won by smoking Kensitas cigarettes; the Austin 20 which competed in the 1914 Austrian Alpine Trial; the remarkable racing car named ‘Pobble’ which went on to serve as an ambulance during the First World War, and the Australian couple who, in 1926, decided to drive their Austin Twelve right around Australia. The Music Hall artist, George Clarke, who performed on stage with his Austin Seven, and the ‘Austin Unity Song,’ a recording of which was presented to guests at the Company’s Annual dinner, are just two more fascinating stories which go to make up this Austin Anthology.
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