Great Marques of Germany

This carefully researched book tells the story of the most famous German companies. It begins with Audi, producer of the amazing four-wheel drive Quattro that dominate the rallying world today. Then comes BMW, the Munich marque that produces a large range of superbly built cars from the compact 3 series to the luxurious 7 series. Following is a section of Mercedes-Benz, the Stuttgart company whose antecedents invented the car as we know it today. After this comes Opel. This long established firm has produced marvellous line of car from the turn of the century, including the astonishing rocket-powered Raks of the 1920s, the beautiful pre-war Admiral convertible, right up to the more modern cars: the Rekord, the Ascona, the Kadett, the Manta and the charming little GT.