{"product_id":"9781471168482","title":"High Performance: When Britain Ruled the Roads","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘A band of stubborn pioneers rose from the embers of Britain's cities after the war and created the finest automobiles the world had ever seen... \u003ci\u003eHigh Performance\u003c\/i\u003e tells the exhilarating tale of their journey\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e Ben Collins, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eHow To Drive\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘\u003ci\u003eHigh Performance\u003c\/i\u003e is a cracking read and an adrenaline-packed tribute to the time when British mavericks “blew the bloody doors off” the competition' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn January 1964, a team of tiny red and white Mini Coopers stunned the world by winning the legendary Monte Carlo Rally. It was a stellar year for British cars that culminated in \u003ci\u003eGoldfinger\u003c\/i\u003e breaking box office records and making James Bond's Aston Martin DB5 the world's most famous sports car.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy the sixties, on road, track and silver screen the Brits were the ones to beat, winning \u003cb\u003eFormula One\u003c\/b\u003e championships and capturing hearts. Designers like \u003cb\u003eJohn Cooper\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eColin Chapman\u003c\/b\u003e of \u003cb\u003eLotus\u003c\/b\u003e, dismissed as mere ‘garagisti' by\u003cb\u003e Enzo Ferrari\u003c\/b\u003e, grabbed all the prizes, while \u003cb\u003eAlex Issigonis\u003c\/b\u003e won a knighthood for his \u003cb\u003erevolutionary Mini\u003c\/b\u003e. The \u003cb\u003eE Type Jaguar\u003c\/b\u003e was feted as the world's sexiest car and \u003cb\u003eLand Rover\u003c\/b\u003e the most durable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut before the war only one British car had triumphed in a Grand Prix; Britain's car builders were fiercely risk-averse. So what changed? To find out, Peter Grimsdale has gone in search of a generation of \u003cb\u003erebel creative spirits\u003c\/b\u003e who emerged from railway arches and Nissen huts to tear up the rulebook with their \u003cb\u003erevolutionary machines\u003c\/b\u003e. Like the serial fugitives from the POW camps, they thrived on adversity, improvisation and sheer obstinate determination. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHigh Performance\u003c\/i\u003e celebrates Britain's automotive golden age and the mavericks who sketched them \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eon the back of envelopes and garage floors, who fettled, bolted and welded them together and hammered the competition in the showroom, on the road and on the track – fuelled by contempt for convention.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59658472194380,"sku":"9781471168482","price":9.13,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/4163\/2076\/files\/9781471168482-1352e2cff79e4e84_front.webp?v=1793375191","url":"https:\/\/foxandfable.com\/products\/9781471168482","provider":"Fox \u0026 Fable","version":"1.0","type":"link"}