Jaguar

by Graham Robson

Overview

Sir William Lyons enjoyed a seemingly unstoppable rise to fame and fortune in the motor industry, and the Jaguar brand that he introduced became world-famous. Yet it did not happen overnight. In the 1920s he was in Blackpool, styling motorcycle sidecars, and in the 1930s in Coventry developing the SS motor car, with the stand-alone Jaguar company not appearing until 1945. The company's success was aided by the amazing new XK engine of 1948, by motor racing success at Le Mans, and by the stunning styling of cars like the XK120, the Mk 2 saloons and the extraordinary E-Type. Graham Robson here explores the history of the Jaguar company and its many classic marques.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780747812609
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date:	09/20/2012
Series:	Shire Library , #709
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	64
File size:	10 MB

About the Author

Graham Robson is a motoring writer and historian with many awards to his credit. He has published numerous motoring titles and commentates at leading events. He wrote 'Austin-Healey' and 'Triumph Sports Cars' for Shire.
Graham Robson, a motoring writer and historian with many awards to his credit, has always been close to the Healey family. He has published numerous motoring titles and commentates at leading events. He wrote The Ford Cortina, Austin-Healey and Jaguar for Shire

Table of Contents

In the Beginning: Sidecars and Rebodied Specials 4

SS, SS-Jaguar and the SS100 10

Post-War Expansion: The XK-Engined Era 16

E-Type and Mark 2: The Cars that Changed Jaguar 26

XJ6, V12 Engines and British Leyland 36

Motor Racing from the 1950s to the 1990s 46

Independence, Ford, Land Rover and TATA 56

Further Information 63

Index 64