Reveiw by Pete Vack
Images from the book unless otherwise noted
David Beare first introduced himself with the publication of Panhard, the Flat Twin cars 1945-1967 and their origins in 2013, which we thoroughly enjoyed. His books, then and now, are enthusiasts publications; softback, low price, chock full of technical information and historical information. Our kind of book.
After the success of the Panhard book, Beare decided he wanted to write a book on Pegaso but found that it was almost impossible to do so unless he researched the creation of another car, the Hispano-Suiza, and Spanish social and political history. What began as a single slim volume on Pegaso became a larger two volume work that incorporates not only an overview of Hispano Suiza, but Marc Birkigt and the often sad and violent history of the Iberian peninsula. [Read more…] about Hispano-Suiza and Pegaso Reviewed