Lucas. The first hundred years. Volume 1: The king of the road. Volume 2: The successors
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- Author(s) Nockolds, Harold
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 1976-8
- Pages 2 vols; illus
- Publisher David & Charles
- Place Published Newton Abbot
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- Name British Library
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
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Written by a motor industry/motoring journalist. Volume 1 deals with the years to 1939, volume 2 continues to 1975. Detailed narrative history. Contains 'summary results' 1960-75 only. Covers the development of the Lucas motor component business and its connection with the wider motor vehicle production industry; the development of its important aerospace components business; of businesses acquired by Lucas, notably CAV, Rotax, Bendix Aviation Corp, Thomson-Bennett Ltd, Simms Motor & Electronics Corp, Bennett Thomson, etc