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Continental curtain raisers, 1886–1914/ Slowcoach in the fast lane, 1896–1914/ Heyday of the coachbuilder, 1919–29/ Sunshine before twilight, 1930–9/ The end of the road, 1945 to date/ Glossary of coachbuilding terms/ Further reading/ Index

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An introduction to the craft of coachbuilding, charting the history of the trade, from the coachbuilders who made horse-drawn wooden carriages, to the introduction of the first motorised cars and the shift of techniques from building the old coaches to the creation of new car bodies.

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The author of some thirty-five books on the motoring of yesteryear, Jonathan Wood has made a particular study of the histories of Britain's multifarious car makers. He has received the Guild of Motoring Writers' Montagu Trophy and the Society of Automotive Historians' Cugnot Award.

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