Jaguar D-type
Jaguar D-type

Author: John Elmgreen

Publisher: Porter Press

Published: 2020-04-21

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781907085956

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The Jaguar D-type helped to establish the Coventry marque’s place in Le Mans 24 Hours folklore, thanks to three successive victories between 1955 and 1957. With its long, elegantly sculptured bonnet and distinctive tail fin, the D-type quickly became one of the world’s most recognisable sports racers – as well as one of the most successful in period. Jaguar D-type focuses on the fascinating history of XKD 526, one of only three D-types registered new in Australia. While its competition pedigree was forged at some internationally celebrated circuits – Bathurst and Longford, for instance – it also raced at delightfully named bygones such as Gnoo Blas and Catalina Park. This is a comprehensive history of its distinguished track record.

Jaguar D-type
Jaguar D-type

Author: Philip Porter

Publisher: Porter Press

Published: 2015-11-15

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 9781907085253

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This superb book tells the story of one of the most historically interesting of all Jaguar D-types, the XKD 504. This is a car that has raced more than any other D-type across its long and varied life, and this life is recounted in full. From its role as a works car used extensively for testing fuel injection, to two seasons of racing throughout Europe with Ecurie Ecosse, to four busy years of national competition in the hands of first Mike Salmon and then Peter Sutcliffe, it’s all here. This book provides fascinating insight into every aspect of this D-type’s history, supported by a fine collection of period photographs.

Jaguar Century
Jaguar Century

Author: Giles Chapman

Publisher: Motorbooks International

Published: 2021-10-26

Total Pages: 231

ISBN-13: 076036866X

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Jaguar Century is a lavishly illustrated large-format retrospective examining 100 years of Jaguar, one of the most acclaimed marques in automotive history.

Jaguar C-type
Jaguar C-type

Author: Philip Porter

Publisher: Porter Press

Published: 2017-10-03

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 9781907085468

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This glorious book tells the story of the celebrated lightweight Jaguar C-type, chassis number XKC 051, that Duncan Hamilton and Tony Rolt drove to victory in the 1953 Le Mans 24 Hours. The car went on to have a busy post-works racing career, first with Ecurie Ecosse, then with privateer drivers Bill Smith and Geoffrey Allison. Among its small number of collector custodians in later years, the names Briggs Cunningham in America and Adrian Hamilton (son of Duncan) in the UK stand out. The development of the C-type is described, focusing on the three lightweights of 1953 with thinner-gauge aluminum bodies, pioneering disc brakes, and aircraft-style fuel tanks. All this is covered in fascinating detail, supported by interviews with drivers and mechanics, a fine collection of period images and studio photographs.

Original Jaguar E-type
Original Jaguar E-type

Author: Philip Porter

Publisher: Motorbooks International

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 96

ISBN-13: 9781870979122

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The Restorer's Guide to 3.8, 4.2 and V12 Roadster, Fixed-Head CoupT and 2+2. A complete guide to authenticating your Jaguar to 100% originality. Covers every area of the car. Includes serial and engine numbers, paint, trim, options, technical features, even changes in production with the date the change was implemented and in many cases the chassis or engine number. Over 150 full color photos illustrate every detail - even the tool kit. Essential for Jaguar restorers, owners and enthusiasts.

Jaguar
Jaguar

Author: Colin Salter

Publisher: Pavilion

Published: 2016-11-10

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781911216070

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Jaguar is a beautifully photographed guide to the best Jaguar sports and saloon cars stretching back to the pre-war roadster, the SS100. Featuring specially commissioned photography, the book is arranged in chronological order, starting with Sir William Lyons' nascent marque of the 1930s. It was only after the war when the work of aerodynamicist Malcolm Sayer created the beautiful curves of the XK120 that the company became a world beater. The D-type brought the company sporting success at Le Mans, leading to a car that became emblematic of London in the swinging 60s, the E-type Jaguar. Production increased in the 1960s with the Mark I and Mark II saloons, latterly adopted by Inspector Morse. The Silk Cut Jaguar XJR-9 repeated the Le Mans success in the 1980s, but it was the sale of the company to Ford in 1990 that produced new models, the retro-styled S-type saloon and the E-type inspired XK8 sportscar. Sold to Tata Motors in 2008, the company has gone on to release more premium sportscars and prestige saloons, the Jaguar XF, the new XJ-series and the much-desired Jaguar F-type R.

Jaguar Scrapbook
Jaguar Scrapbook

Author: Philip Porter

Publisher:

Published: 2006-09-01

Total Pages: 161

ISBN-13: 9780955006845

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Charts the history of Jaguar Cars from its inception in 1922 as the Swallow Sidecar Company to the high performance marques.