Darracq Called Genevieve Veteran Motoring S Most Famous Car

Genevieve is the first definitive, documented, ownership history and cinematic record of the 1904 French Darracq motorcar. This car was propelled to international fame as Genevieve, in the record breaking 1953 film that centred around the annual London to Brighton run for veteran cars pre-1905.

Celebrated every year in the famous London-Brighton run, veteran cars represent the very dawn of motoring, from the middle of the nineteenth century up until 1904. This book tells a very personal story of the invention of the automobile and the cars that set in motion one of the biggest social revolutions the world has ever seen. At the start of the 1880s there were just a few primitive horseless carriages whose optimistic inventors were happy if they moved at all, but by the end of the veteran period the car had become a viable means of transport. Indeed the super cars of the day were capable of 100 miles an hour and the first steps towards mass-production had been made by a well-established industry.

MOTOR CARS: GENERAL INTEREST. The World's Greatest Cars brings together some of the most famous motor vehicles in the world classic designs that have a fanatical global following, and which all car enthusiasts would agree are worthy of inclusion, including the Ford GT40, Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost and Chevrolet Corvette. But this book isn t just about the most powerful, most prestigious or most advanced cars in the world. It s a book for everyone and includes quirky, lovable cars such as the VW Beetle and Bond Bug. The World's Greatest Cars celebrates the best, the most stylish and the most memorable cars from motoring history.

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