Sunday 9th January 2022

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BOOK REVIEW  By Peter Baker 

CONCEPT CARS of the 1960s 

I signed up a long time ago as a fan of the Richard Heseltine-style of book writing. Always seriously informative but, at the same time, written in character or, to put it another way, lifted out of the norm by the injection of wit and incorrigible dry humour. Some might even call it droll.

Whatever, Concept Cars of the 1960s is a typical example. Two hundred and forty pages. One hundred and ninety-six cars. Some, as with the breath taking Pinnin Farina Ferrari 400 SA Superfast, or the sleek Dodge Charger 11 - what a great looking car, finding justified limelight. But most, the SAAB Catherine or the F.A.R.T Break (I kid you not!) for example, were shovelled immediately onto the waiting media bonfire.

Even so. Hit or miss. Each gets a fair hearing, whilst the reader is dealt at least one decent laugh or chuckle per paragraph. And unlike books with complicated story lines, remembering what occurred in the last chapter is unimportant. You could, and this is in no way an insult, keep Concept Cars of the 1960s in your smallest room (the loo), reading one page per visit, maybe more. Either that, or leave it on the coffee table. The choice is yours.

Published by Porter Press International and available now with a cover price of £45.00 - less using our unique discount code RETRO10. I award Mr. Richard Heseltine five stars on the grounds of effort, investigation, fast flowing text and general entertainment.

CONCEPT CARS of the 1960s
Written by Richard Heseltine
ISBN 978-1-913089-34-4~
Available from Porter Press International
Price £45.00