Behind the wheel: The magic and manners of early motoring

by Edward John Barrington Douglas-Scott-Montagu

Behind The Wheel. The Magic and Manners of Early Motoring

224 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1977

About the author

Edward John Barrington Douglas-Scott-Montagu, 3rd Baron Montagu of Beaulieu, was an English Conservative politician well known in Great Britain for founding the National Motor Museum, as well as for a pivotal cause célèbre in British gay history following his 1954 conviction and imprisonment for homosexual sex, a charge he denied.
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Reviews

[Kara · Rating 4 out of 5]

The author explains in his opener that this isn't so much about the cars, per say, but the drivers.

The book dives into car culture - the clothes, the specialty modifications, the rankings, the races, etc. - of the early days of automobiles, showing how it sprang up almost the moment the first car hit the road.