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A major reference book detailing every model produced by the Rootes Group: Hillman, Humber, Singer, Sunbeam and Sunbeam-Talbot. Company history and full model-by-model details provide absorbing interest for the classic car enthusiast.

"In the winter of 1908, six cars left Times Square bound for Paris. They were embarking on a remarkable motor race across the world that would capture everyone's imagination. In this book, Dermot Cole weaves a thrilling account of the improbable journey west from New York to Paris, the varied characters, and the nascent automobile industry. Drawing from the drivers' journals and extensive newspaper reports, Cole details the many hardships, triangulations, and physical extremes encountered along the route as the drivers attempted to race from coast to coast, cross the Bering Strait to Russia, traverse Siberia, and onward. Hard Driving delves beyond the headlines that were riveted to the story for six months to explore the race's implications for global politics and diplomacy and how the automobile became a viable mode of transportation"--

The underlying idea behind the creation of the Fairs Cup was the provision of inter-cities matches to entertain and promote international sports relations. During the life of the Cup, 13 competitions took place during which a total of 1,036 matches were played by 207 clubs. Full statistics of these matches are contained in this book.