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Cars we used to drive : Australians on the move, 1940s to 1960s / Don Loffler.

Cars we used to drive : Australians on the move, 1940s to 1960s / Don Loffler.
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ISBN 9781743058565 (hardback)
Author Loffler, Don (author)
Title Cars we used to drive : Australians on the move, 1940s to 1960s / Don Loffler.
Publisher and/or associated date/s Mile End, South Australia : Wakefield Press, 2021.
©2021.
Description ix, 253 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 24 cm.
Note Includes index.
Summary Don Loffler reveals his lifelong interest in all makes of cars on Australian roads in the years 1946 to 1966. He has assembled a remarkable collection of 280 colour slides and black-and-white photographs of owners and their cars, from Austin to Zeta. Makes like Morris, Vanguard, Wolseley, Oldsmobile and Hudson, which have long since disappeared from the new car scene, were once household names, with owners making sure their favoured make was included in a photograph of a beautiful Australian scene. The images record the social history of an era very different from today, when people were content to sit on travelling rugs by the roadside to enjoy a picnic lunch brought from home, perhaps with the addition of sausages and chops cooked over a small open fire. Caravan holidays were also popular at a time when motels were not yet in vogue. Older readers can be assured of a great nostalgia trip into times they remember, while younger people will gain an insight into what it was like living in those times.
Subjects Automobiles -- Australia
Automobiles -- Australia -- History
Automobiles -- Australia -- History -- Pictorial works
Australia -- Social life and customs -- 20th century
Call number 2022.178
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Barcode Shelf Location Collection Volume Ref. Status Due Date
A00958622 2022.178
General Collection   . *, Long Overdue . 11 Jan 2023
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