Flywheel: Memories of the Open Road

By Tom Swallow and Pill Arthur

Book Overview

A FACSIMILE REPRODUCTION OF THE COLLECTION OF MOTORING MAGAZINES, EACH DRAWN AND SCRIPTED BY HAND BY POW'S IN MUHLBERG, GERMANY DURING THE 2ND WORLD WAR. MOTORING ADVENTURES BEFORE THE WAR, ROAD TESTS OF CARS AND MOTOR CYCLES, A SPECULATIVE 1944 MOTOR SHOW, ADVERTISEMENTS, EDITORIAL COMMENT AND EVEN A LETTERS PAGE NOSTALGICALLY REFLECT PRE-WAR LIFE. BIKES AND CARS THAT ARE NO LONGER PRODUCED, BUT WITH NAMES THAT ARE LEGEND ARE ALL RECALLED. THE BOOK IS FILLED WITH HUMOUR, COMPASSION, ENTHUSIASM AND AUTHORITY. THE DRAWINGS AND SKETCHES ARE BOTH GRAPHIC AND REALISTIC, THE TEXT FULL OF WIT AND HIGHLY

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0863501516
• ISBN13: 9780863501517
• Release Date: January 1988
• Publisher: Viking Pr
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 1.0" x 1.0"