Whatever Happened to the British Motorcycle Industry? Bert Hopwood

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Whatever Happened to the British Motorcycle Industry? Bert Hopwood

Name: Whatever Happened to the British Motorcycle Industry? Bert Hopwood
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Whatever Happened to the British Motorcycle Industry?, Bert Hopwood — 1st Edition

Publication: Sparkford, Haynes Publishing Group, 1981

Formatting: 8vo, pp. 315.

Condition Report: Near Fine. Bound in the publisher's dark maroon, textured leatherette boards with bright, unoxidised gilt titling to the spine. The binding remains remarkably tight and square, showing no discernible shelf-wear or bumping to the extremities. The text block edges are crisp, bright, and free of foxing. Internally, the pages are clean and unmarked, with only a very faint rectangular ghost mark from a previous adhesive label to the top right corner of the front free endpaper. The original dust jacket retains its vivid green and yellow colouring without sun-fading to the spine; it exhibits only minimal, trivial creasing to the extreme head of the spine and top edge of the front panel.

Catalogue Note: A handsome true First Edition, first printing of Hopwood's highly regarded insider account. Issued under the Foulis Motorcycling imprint, this volume is generously illustrated with photographs and diagrams throughout.

It has become a sought-after reference text on the classic motorcycle market, and it is uncommonly found in such well-preserved condition with its original, un-faded dust jacket intact.

A fascinating and authoritative post-mortem on the decline of a once-mighty industry. Written by Bert Hopwood, a legendary engineer and executive who worked at the highest levels of Norton, Triumph, and BSA, this classic narrative offers an unvarnished, insider's perspective on the boardroom blunders, management failures, and missed opportunities that led to the collapse of the British motorcycle empire.

Book Condition: Near Fine

Book Authors: Bert Hopwood

Book Publisher: Haynes Publishing Group

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Non-Fiction

Genre: Automotive

Book edition: First Edition

Signed: No

Book Pages: 315

Book Publication Year: 1981

Book Publication Date:

Book Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: N/A

Book Series: A Foulis Motorcycling Book

Country/region of manufacture: Sparkford, United Kingdom

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