JaguarCentury chronicles one of the auto industry’s most revered car
brands, from the Jaguar SS sporting saloon to today’s F-Type sports
cars, F-PACE SUV, and X-Type sedans—filled with images, history, and
in-depth analyses of the incredible cars created year after year.
Automotive historian Giles Chapman showcases how company visionaries
William Lyons and William Walmsley developed the brand in the trying
economic times leading up to World War II before resetting Jaguar
during England’s bleak postwar years, first with its XK120, then the
XK140 and XK150. Sporting saloons (i.e., sedans) like the Mark 2 and
Mark X established further standards for four-door luxury in the 1950s
and ’60s, while the stunning E-Type unveiled in 1961 became a holy
grail of automotive design and gave Jaguar a genuine
150-miles-per-hour sports car. The story continues to the present,
tracing all of Jaguar’s ups and downs right up to the acclaimed
all-electric I-PACE. Chapman also covers Jaguar’s rich motorsport
heritage, including open-wheel Formula 1 racers and the sports cars
that went head-to-head with Ferrari, Porsche, and others at legendary
circuits such as Le Mans over the decades. From pre-Depression
motorcycle sidecars hammered out in a modest shop in Coventry to the
cutting edge of 21st century automotive technology, Jaguar Century
offers a full review of British design and engineering at its finest.
The book is illustrated with hundreds of historic, contemporary, and
racing photographs, as well as detailed text. It is a definitive
volume no Jaguar enthusiast can be without.
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100 Years of Automotive Excellence
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780760368671
Publisert
2021
Utgiver
Quarto Publishing Group USA
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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