Title: HOLDEN SNAPSHOTS
Images from the golden years
Author Don Loffler
Binding: Hard Cover
Number of photos: well illustrated with Greyscale and colour illustrations throughout
Book Condition: New
Number of pages 288 pages
Dimensions: 230 x 210 mm
Publisher: Wakefield Press, Mile End, S. Aust. December 2015.
ISBN Number SBN10 174305386X
ISBN13 9781743053867
Dewey Number 629.2222
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ABOUT
Having written the official history of Holden (Heart of the Lion:
the 50-year history of Australia's Holden) and then completed a PhD and
related book (Special: the untold story of Australia's Holden) on the origins
of the Holden from deep within General Motors culture, I don't always rush
to read more material on Holdens ... unless it is yet another of Don Loffler's
wonderful books. Like his previous five beautifully written and illustrated
productions, Holden Snapshots is full of yarns about early model Holdens
and their place in the lives of individuals and the broader cultural tapestry.
By giving the old cars he features this full context, Don brings history
to life in the most accessible and readable way.' - Dr John M.
Wright (PhD), eminent Australian motoring journalist and author of landmark
Holden history, Heart of the Lion, and the ground-breaking research book,
Special: The untold story of Australia's Holden.
Don Loffler has surprised himself, and probably many of his faithful
readers, by writing this sequel to his fifth book, Holden Days, before
completing the promised book on rare and unusual examples of the first
ten Holden models. When Holden Days was released, he had no idea that he
would receive many new images from readers generally and, in particular,
from the relatives and friends of those whose images appear in the book.
In addition, he kept locating new images through his own research.
Holden Snapshots is the result of all this. It has jumped the
queue, becoming book six, making the promised book on rare and unusual
Holdens book seven. This is no bad thing, because book seven is far from
complete. Don still has much research and travelling to do in order to
acquire period photographs of Holden vehicles that qualify for the book
as well as current photographs of surviving vehicles.
Some people guess that Don is the son or relative of a Holden dealer,
or a former Holden factory employee, or someone closely connected with
the motor trade. He is none of these, but a retired German, Latin and Chemistry
teacher, who is enjoying the process of writing books on his passion -
the early Holden models and the history behind them.
Born in Kapunda, South Australia, he gained an Arts degree and two Education
diplomas from the University of Adelaide. His late wife, also a graduate
with similar degrees from the same university, was his inspiration in the
initial years of his book writing, and the tradition is now maintained
by his adult son Michael and daughter Helen.
He regards himself as fortunate indeed to be writing book seven, as
well as planning further books on various motoring themes. What a retirement
hobby!
About the Author
Don lived in the small town of Wanbi, in South Australia's Murray Mallee, but on this particular day was idly wandering through the showroom of the car dealership in nearby Loxton. "While my dad was talking to some sales guys, I went in and had a look around and that was when I saw the first Holden, the 48-215 'FX'," Don says.
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