1st Edition

Automobile Heritage and Tourism

268 Pages 23 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

266 Pages 23 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

266 Pages 23 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

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Description

Automobile heritage encompasses a complex range of artefacts and activities. Beyond just historic vehicles which are the primary artefacts of this niche, it also includes communities of collectors and enthusiasts, private owners and public institutions, as well as historic motoring environments, literally thousands of museums, exhibitions and car shows throughout the world, and a range of... Read more

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Notes on contributors
Acknowledgements

Part I: Introduction

1. Automobile heritage and tourism: a framework for study Michael Conlin and Lee Jolliffe

Part II: People and automobile heritage

2. Nostalgic automotive yearnings on the road to the museum Gary Best
3. The Bricklin: from automobile to place narrative Lee Jolliffe
4. Assembling heritage tourism: the BMW museum and factory tour Gregory Ramshaw
5. DeLorean dreams: Back to the Future in 'Titanic Town' Gordon Ramsey
6. Repositioning an industrial city through automobile heritage: the role of the Mille Miglia in the tourism development of Brescia, Italy Ilenia Bregoli

Part III: Places and automobile heritage

7. The economic impact of historic vehicle events: the case of the 2010 London to Brighton Veteran Car Run Jaime Kaminski, Paul Frost and Geoffrey Smith
8. Heritage motoring and tourism in Barbados Cristina Jönsson and Lee Jolliffe
9. Potential for heritage motoring tourism in Sri Lanka M.S.M. Aslam

Part IV: Products and automobile heritage
10. Racing back in time: the historic racing scene in Victoria, Australia Matt Harvey
11. The motor museum of popular culture: exhibiting the patriotic heritage of ‘Australia’s Own Car’ Leanne White
12. Significance of Amelia Island Concourse D’Elegance, Florida, USA Asli D. A. Tasci and Jerry L. Epperly II
13. The role of corporate vehicle museums in consumer brand engagement Bradford T. Hudson
14. Product innovation for repositioning and destination development marketing strategies: the Museo Nazionale dell’Automobile in Turin, Italy Antonella Capriello and Irene Mastretta
15. The role of the Royal Automobile Museum in tourism and heritage education in Jordan Salem Harahsheh and Rafa Haddad

Part V: Conclusion
16. Automobile heritage and tourism: future research directions Lee Jolliffe and Michael Conlin

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