Most classic car enthusiasts will more normally associate Doug Nye with motor sport books, rather than surveys of production vehicles. However, British Cars of the Sixties was Nye’s very first book and was originally printed in 1970. Even the most casual flick through the pages of this book betrays its age — there’s lots of closely packed text interspersed with the odd photo section. The book may lack the pizzazz of a modern offering, but it’s easy to see why Nye is, today, considered to be an important motoring historian. His survey of the marques under examination is well researched and interestingly written — remembering, of course, that many of the cars covered were, at the time, too new to be considered as classics.
However, at $95 it’s a bit pricey for a ’70s reprint — I have a copy of the original book, picked up from a second-hand book stall a few years ago for $10
British Cars of the Sixties by Doug Nye
Review copy supplied by Techbooks
Review by James Black
