About the Author

Jonathan Wood is a renowned motoring journalist, researcher and author with a strong interest in classic cars, car design and the British motor industry. He is a former features editor of Classic Car magazine, and he contributes to the Independent and the Daily Telegraph. His book Wheels of Misfortune: The Rise and Fall of the British Motor Industry is regarded as the definitive study of the subject and won the Montagu Trophy. He has also received the highest accolade of the American Society of Automotive Historians, the Cugnot Award.