Giles Chapman

Very few cars inspire as much affection as the original Mini. It's the small car everyone loves to eulogise because it oozes energetic fun, classless minimalism, and evergreen style. But it's also of massive historical importance: the 1959 Mini, designed by Alec Issigonis, set the template from which all successful compact cars have been created ever after. It was the...

The KdF car, a German acronym for Strength Through Joy, was conceived by Adolf Hitler's Third Reich as a true German 'people's car'. There is precious little in the legacy of 1930s Nazi Germany that is positive, but after the Second World War – and with a little help from the British – the Volks Wagen really did help put...

From the first horseless carriage to driverless cars, this book is the ultimate visual history of the motor car. Charting over a century of progress - from horseless carriages to driverless vehicles - this is a stunning visual celebration of the motorcar and the romance of the open road. Beginning with the birth of the internal combustion engine, The Story...

In continuous production for 60 years, the Mini is one of automotive history's most revolutionary cars. Mini: 60 Years celebrates this most iconic of cars. The first two-door Mini, introduced in 1959 and built until 2000, revolutionised automotive design with its innovative front-wheel-drive layout that made the car appear bigger on the inside than the outside. In 1999, the Mini...