Chapman's Car Compendium

February 12, 2015

The Essential Book of Car Facts and Trivia
Giles Chapman

If you have ever wondered which the best taxi ride in the world is or how old you have to be to drive in Ethiopia (a rather dangerous 14 years old), Chapman’s Car Compendium covers it.

A useful, and sometimes hilarious, selection of facts about the motor industry that will keep you annoyingly gripped. I certainly didn’t know that “I pulled away from the side of the road, glanced at my mother-in-law and headed over the embankment,” was actually written on an insurance claim form. EF

Published by Merrell, ISBN 978 1 8589 4414 2, £9.95

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Ed Foster

Ed returned from a stint in Milan, working on the Italian version of Autocar, and joined the team in August 2007 for nigh-on 10 years. As website editor, Ed wrote various features and is a regular contributor to TV and radio. He was awarded the MSA/Renault Young Motoring Journalist of the Year in January 2009 and the New Media Award in 2012.

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