Adapting to the emergence of the automobile: a case study of Manchester coachbuilder Joseph Cockshoot and Co. 1896–1939

Today motor vehicles are ubiquitous. Yet at the end of the nineteenth century motoring was a new pastime, and there were only a few hundred motorised vehicles on the road. Many believed motoring to be a fad and motorists faced opposition on many fronts, from local corporations, the police and rural...

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Main Author: Joshua Butt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Science Museum, London 2017-11-01
Series:Science Museum Group Journal
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Online Access:http://journal.sciencemuseum.org.uk/browse/issue-08/adapting-to-the-emergence/