What’s this car?

Think you know it?

Take another look; is it really what you remember?

The 1960s is regarded as the cradle of the classic car, but these are the tantalising ones that got away …

An astonishing number of fascinating models have sidestepped nostalgia to lurk in the underground carpark of our collective memory, as you’ll rediscover inside with these sixty missing marvels. Glorious pictures help relay the era, and a sprinkling of rare show cars demonstrates the Neverland of contemporary car-design thinking.

In this turbulent decade, brave new engine technology was championed and then rejected; design trends suddenly exploded; and car buyers became unpredictable. The cars in this book sometimes suffered as a result – although some of them were just plain odd!

Lost Cars of the 1960s is the final part of award-winning author Giles Chapman’s Lost Cars trilogy, which records the unsung sideshows of motoring history from around the world.

GILES CHAPMAN is an award-winning motoring writer. He has edited and written for numerous car magazines, and contributed to national newspapers. His books include My Dad Had One Of Those, Chapman’s Car Compendium, Cars We Loved in the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, and 100 Cars Britain Can Be Proud Of.