A Darracq Called Genevieve - The Story Of Veteran Motoring's Most Famous Car +VIDEO

◾ Genevieve – a 1904 French Darracq – star of the award winning 1953 British movie of the same name

◾ Genevieve is the recognized mascot of the veteran motoring industry

◾ First-ever biography of this car’s life

LONDON - October 18, 2016: A Darracq called Genevieve is the story of the car that starred in the Bafta award-winning Genevieve, Best British Film of the coronation year 1953 with an Oscar nominated music score by harmonica player Larry Adler. The film became the catalyst for unprecedented interest in veteran motoring worldwide.

Genevieve’s participation in the annual London to Brighton run for veteran cars, alongside her rival, a throaty, bright yellow Dutch Spyker, has become a legendary tale. But what of this 1904 French Darracq’s life before and after it’s film career?

Rodney Laredo’s in-depth biography of Genevieve is the first of its kind. It charts both the public and private life of this famous identity within the old car industry.

ABOUT THE BOOK
For more than forty years the author has collected an extensive pictorial and documented archive of material, through his own personal association with Genevieve and her respective owners and restorers in England, New Zealand, Australia, and Holland. Much of the material is new, and made available here for the first time.

Intriguing recollections – from those who starred in the film Genevieve, who were involved in its production, and who became friends of the author over a long period – are likewise included.

◾ Researched for over 40 years

◾ Content drawn from direct contact and friendships with Genevieve’s various owners

◾ The author and Genevieve star, Dinah Sheridan, were friends for over four decades

◾ From an author who has driven Genevieve in Australia and England

◾ The film’s popularity established veteran car clubs around the globe

◾ Illustrated with many images never before seen

◾ A fascinating memento of a unique slice of motoring history

ABOUT THE BOOK'S AUTHOR
Rodney Laredo is a published author, photographer, guest speaker, and self-confessed Anglophile, who enjoys a great love and knowledge of rural England. He has an extensive career in newspaper marketing, and freelance writing with this industry and associated periodicals. His subject matter reflects a wide variety of interests including international travel, photography, architecture, gardening, interior design, art, theatre, film, preservation of heritage buildings, and countryside. He has a long-held fascination for veteran, vintage and classic motoring, having always owned some of the most collectable marques. Rodney, with his wife Alethea, and two children, live in Christchurch, New Zealand.

A DARRACQ called GENEVIEVE by Rodney Laredo

ISBN: 9781787110076

UPC: 636847010072

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V5007 • Hardback • 25x20.7cm • £30 • 160 pages • 112 pictures • ISBN: 978-1-78711-007-6 • UPC: 636847010072