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A book on Spanish cars? Here are books on the history and technology of Spanish car makes, including Abadal, Elizalde, Hispano-Suiza, Pegaso and Seat.
El automóvil en España
The history of automobiles in Spain, viewed through the lens of national creativity and emerging industries, remains largely unknown in today's society. This beautiful book aims to shed light on this history by examining prominent brands and industrial vehicle factories, including trucks, buses, and military vehicles. These diverse facets contribute to understanding Spanish creativity in the automotive realm. The content is accompanied by a wealth of photographs, vintage advertisements, and other graphic materials of significant historical value.
This reference work is a real encyclopedia on the Spanish car and commercial vehicle industry. It not only describes known makes like Hispano-Suiza, Elizalde, Nacional-Pescara, Pegaso, Barreiros and Seat, but also many lesser known manuafactures.
Text in Spanish.
Specs:
254 pages, 27 x 23.5 x 3.5 cm / 10.6 x 9.25 x 1.38 in, hardback
Los comienzos del automóvil en España: Primeros propietarios 1890-1945
An illustrated journey through the origins of automobiles in Spain, focusing on early owners. The book visually traces the history of the Spanish automotive industry up to the Civil War, highlighting iconic brands like Hispano Suiza, Elizalde, and David, as well as other initiatives such as Victoria, DyG, and Ideal, along with notable bodywork designers. It explores the impact of cars in various settings: travel, society, military, rural life, and competitions like the Lasarte, Terramar, and Montjuich circuits, as well as the Barcelona-Madrid-Barcelona race.
The book pays tribute to early owners who helped Spanish brands gain international renown and made Spain a significant market for prestigious brands like Rolls-Royce, Bugatti, and Mercedes-Benz in the early 20th century. Alfonso XIII's role as a motor enthusiast and promoter of the industry is also highlighted.
Text in Spanish.
Author:
Pablo Gimeno
Specs:
320 pages, 27.5 x 23 cm / 10.8 x 9.1 in, hardback
Illustrations:
profusely illustrated
Publisher:
Turner Libros (E, 2021)
Los comienzos del automóvil en España: Primeros propietarios 1890-1945
Nuestros automóviles clásicos en imágenes (1950-1990)
For the first time in the history of the Spanish automotive industry, Javier Navarro Fortuño collects a catalog of each and every one of the nationally produced models, including not only passenger cars, microcars and motorcycles, but also SUVs and industrial vehicles, such as motorcycles with a steering wheel and vans (up to 1.5 tons of cargo).
In the book the reader will find all the information regarding each brand and each model that has been manufactured in series in Spain, no matter how short, accompanied by more than 1200 photographs showing different details and versions of each one of them. A true illustrated atlas of one of the most prolific stages of our automobile industry, which will allow in some cases to discover and in others to remember, those vehicles that circulated on our streets several decades ago.
Text in Spanish.
Author:
Javier Navarro Fortuño
Specs:
349 pages, 24 x 17 x 2 cm / 9 x 6.7 x 0.79 in, paperback
Illustrations:
1200+ b&w and colour photographs
Publisher:
Temporae Libros (E, 2016)
Nuestros automóviles clásicos en imágenes (1950-1990)
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