Jaguar Cars: A Pictorial History 1946 to 2007

by Nigel Thorley

Overview

Jaguar Cars – A Pictorial History includes information covering Jaguar's early history from 1922 and lists all model ranges and models thereafter, right up to the 2000s. With model-by-model descriptions and detailed technical information, this will be a great resource for all Jaguar and automotive enthusiasts. This book contains hundreds of photographs, obtained by the author during his years involved in the Jaguar Drivers Club and Jaguar Enthusiasts Club as well as those provided by the Jaguar Heritage archives. This Pictorial History includes: ·Detailed model-by-model comparisons, including changes in model production ·Extensively illustrated with colour and black & white photographs ·Body and interior styling identification and differences, along with colour schemes ·Detailed technical information and specifications ·Standard and optional equipment details ·Dashboard instrument layout drawings and photographs ·Production figures as a total or individual model where available

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781787117761
Publisher:	Veloce Publishing
Publication date:	05/15/2024
Series:	A Pictorial History Series
Pages:	160
Product dimensions:	5.85(w) x 8.25(h) x 0.65(d)

About the Author

Nik Greene was born in St Albans in 1964, before his family moved to Norfolk for a farming life. Having always had an interest in cars he got into the classic car scene soon after buying his first Jaguar at the age of 20. Joining the Jaguar Drivers' club led him to take his first steps into writing; initially writing newsletter articles, and then as a Jaguar S-Type model representative, which involved writing monthly articles. This became more serious when contacted by Paul Skilleter, the eminent Jaguar historian, to write a few articles for his new magazine Jaguar Quarterly. This opened the door to writing regular copy with other classic car magazines. Not satisfied just 'owning' a classic car, Nik Greene always threw himself deeply into the history and design of the vehicles he has owned and restored, which has led to a good knowledge base. He often says: "There is no better way of knowing your car than by taking it apart, whether physically or historically." Nik Greene's first Mercedes was a 123 model 280TE, and being a lover of quality and precision design and engineering his love for the marque grew, encompassing the robust G-Wagen then the S-Class 126. After moving to France in 2004, he went on to buy and restore many old Citroens and Renaults, but never moved completely away from his love of the Mercedes Marque. He still owns his beloved G-Wagen after nearly 20 years and having previously owned four 126s, he has settled on a very rare 126 560SE, which remains pampered in his collection.

Table of Contents

The Early History 1922-1934
Swallow

The Pushrod Engine Cars 1931-1950
The SS Cars
The SS Jaguars
The Mark V

The XK Sports cars 1948-1961
XK120 1948-1954
XK140 1954-1957
XK150 1957-1961

The Large Saloons 1950-1961
Mark Vll 1950-1957
Mark Vll 1958-1959
Mark lX 1959-1961

The Compact Saloons 1955-1969
Mark l 1955-1959
Mark ll 1959-1966
240 and 340 Saloons 1967-1969
Daimler V8 models 1962-1969
S-Type 1963-1968
420 Saloon 1966-1968

The E-Types 1961-1974
Series 1 1961-1968
Series 2 1968-1971
Series 3 1971-1974

The Mark X 420G and DS420 1961-1972
Mark 10 1961-1968
420G 1966-1971

Daimler DS420 Limousine 1968-1992

The XJ Saloons 1968-1992
Series1 1968-1973
Series 2 1973-1979
Series 3 1979-1992
XJ 40 1986-1994

The XJ-S (1975-1996)

The X300 Series 1994-2002

The X300 Saloons 1994-1997

The X308 Saloons 1997-2002

The XK8 Sports Car 1996-2005

The Specials
Jaguar XJ220 (1992-1994)
Jaguar Sport XJR-15 (1990-1992)