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Louis Coatalen: Engineering Impresario of Humber, Sunbeam, Talbot, Darracq by Ol
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- ISBN
- 9781912690695
- Publication Year
- 2020
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Book Title
- Louis Coatalen : Engineering Impresario of Humber, Sunbeam, Talbot and Darracq
- Item Height
- 1.1in
- Item Length
- 11in
- Publisher
- Unicorn Publishing
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, Technology & Engineering, Transportation
- Topic
- Automotive / History, General
- Item Width
- 8.2in
- Number of Pages
- 272 Pages
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WINNER OF THE 2020 MICHAEL SEDGWICK AWARD Louis Coatalen emerges from thisbiography as a man full of Gallic charm and wit, determined to obtain successfor his products by whatever means necessary. His perseverance and a certainlack of scruples, his ability to recognise a good idea and recruit talentedindividuals, combined with his undoubted leadership skills made him a major figurein motoring history. Coatalen's successes andfailures are traced from his birth in Brittany, his training as an engineer inFrance, through to his rise to fame in the British motor industry, bringingsuccess to both Humber and Sunbeam before WW1. His aero-engines were usedextensively by the RNAS. His personal motor racing storyis told as well as that of his team management of cars and drivers that includedthe very first British car to win a Grand Prix and others that broke the WorldLand Speed Records on five occasions. During his later career after returningto France he built up the Lockheed Hydraulic Brake Company and also devotedmuch time and money to developing a powerful, but ultimately unsuccessful, dieselaero-engine. His somewhat complicated privatelife involving four wives, drug addiction and some injudicious investments arealso put on record for the first time.
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Unicorn Publishing
ISBN-10
1912690691
ISBN-13
9781912690695
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Book Title
Louis Coatalen : Engineering Impresario of Humber, Sunbeam, Talbot and Darracq
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Automotive / History, General
Publication Year
2020
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Technology & Engineering, Transportation
Number of Pages
272 Pages
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Item Length
11in
Item Height
1.1in
Item Width
8.2in
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"From his modest background in Brittany, Coatalen became one of the most significant automobile engineers of his era. He was a fearless and successful racing driver and, as a manufacturer, his Sunbeam, Talbot and Talbot-Darracq cars achieved success in Grand Prix Races and set numerous Land Speed Records; his aero engines contributed to allied success in WW I. As a businessman and engineer, he turned around the fortunes of Humber and Sunbeam whose cars became known for their refinement and quality. In his later years he was much involved in developing patents on a wide range of automotive elements yet still found time to develop the KLG and Lockheed companies. As a human being he was complex, at times being kind and generous and an excellent recruiter of talent yet he could be difficult, even with close friends, as exemplified by his four marriages. His judgement on personal financial matters was suspect but he nevertheless maintained a lavish lifestyle to the end. His story has many twists and surprising turnings and these make this book essential reading." Ben Yates, Sunbeam Archivist of the Sunbeam Talbot Darracq Register.
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2020
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