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For anyone interested in 'behind the scenes' life in at the more specialised end of the British motor industry, Oliver Winterbottoms's "A Life in Car Design", published by Veloce, is a riveting read.
Oliver began life as a Jaguar apprentice in the early 1960's before moving on to Lotus where he was responsible for the design of the Elite & Éclat, amongst other things. Subsequently he went on to design the 'wedge' range of TVR's, but later returned to Lotus, as well as working in the industry in the USA & China.
For an engineer, Oliver is an excellent writer, both informative & entertaining. He pulls no punches & tells it as it is - always has & always will! No doubt the book will have ruffled a few feathers but it's a damn good read.
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