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Alec Issigonis: The Man Who Made the Mini (Hardcover)

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Product details

  • Hardcover: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Breedon Books Publishing Co Ltd (Jun 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1859834493
  • ISBN-13: 978-1859834497
  • Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 15.6 x 3 cm
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  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 272,910 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Alec Issigonis, the brilliant British designer of the Morris Minor and the Mini, is one of the commanding figures in the history of automobile design and engineering. His ingenious and effective designs had a deep, lasting influence on the evolution of the motor car and on the wider history of industrial design, and he deserves to be ranked with the other giants of the field like Ferdinand Porsche in Germany and Dante Giacosa in Italy. But, until now, Issigonis's career as an engineer and designer, and his strong, single-minded character, have never been the subject of a full-length biography. Jonathan Wood's meticulously researched, penetrating study of this flawed genius of automobile design offers a rounded portrait of his life and work, and places him squarely in the context of his times. Vivid recollections of Issigonis's contemporaries, combined with a critical reassessment of his output, create a balanced view of a remarkable, controversial man. The author also offers a behind-the-scenes impression of the personal and corporate struggles within the declining British car industry, a complex process in which Issigonis played a famous role.


About the Author

Jonathan Wood is a renowned motoring journalist, researcher and author with a strong interest in classic cars, car design and the British motor industry. He is a former features editor of Classic Car magazine, and he contributes to the Independent and the Daily Telegraph. His book Wheels of Misfortune: The Rise and Fall of the British Motor Industry is regarded as the definitive study of the subject and won the Montagu Trophy. He has also received the highest accolade of the American Society of Automotive Historians, the Cugnot Award.

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