Gumdrop Makes a Start

Gumdrop The Vintage Car #13

by Val Biro

A small boy picks out a gleaming Austin Heavy 12/4 as his car. But as the boy is only seven, there was nothing he could do about it. It would be many years and many adventures later that the small boy, now Mr Hardcastle, would meet up with his dream car - Gumdrop.

Genres: Childrens

28 pages, Hardcover

First published January 15, 1982

About the author

Val Biro (pronounced Beer-oh) was a children's author, artist and illustrator, was a native of Hungary, but was a resident in Sussex in England. He received his education in Budapest and London. His studio was located in Amersham in Buckinghamshire.

"I write so as to give my alter-ego a good chance for drawing pictures, though I find that the story I invent tends to run away with itself, leaving me, the illustrator, behind! Each story tends to be based on personal experience and, equally, each tends to grow out of that into the imagination. Each book seems to take a few months to gestate, and then I write it in one long day (or night)."