Jaguar Century: 100 Years of Automotive Excellence

The coffee table book "Jaguar Century" tells the story of one of the automotive industry's most respected car brands, from the sporty Jaguar SS saloon to today's F-Type sports cars, F-PACE SUV and X-Type sedans, full of images, history and in-depth analysis of the incredible cars built year after year.

Automotive historian Giles Chapman shows how visionaries William Lyons and William Walmsley developed the brand in the difficult economic times before World War II, before giving Jaguar a fresh start during the bleak postwar years in England, first with the XK120 and then with the XK140 and XK150. Sporty saloons (sedans) such as the Mark 2 and Mark X raised the bar for four-door luxury even higher in the 1950s and 1960s, while the stunning E-Type unveiled in 1961 became a holy grail of automotive design, offering Jaguar a true 150-mph sports car. The story continues to the present, following all of Jaguar's ups and downs up to the acclaimed all-electric I-PACE. Chapman also covers Jaguar's rich motorsports history, including open-wheel Formula One racers and the sports cars that competed against Ferrari, Porsche and others at legendary tracks such as Le Mans over the decades.

From pre-Depression motorcycle sidecars built in a modest Coventry store to the very latest automotive technology of the 21st century, Jaguar Century offers a comprehensive overview of the best of British design and engineering. The book is illustrated with hundreds of historic, contemporary and racing photographs and detailed text. It is a definitive book that no Jaguar enthusiast should miss.

Specifications
Title: Jaguar Century
Author: Giles Chapman
Publisher: Quarto Publishing
Size: 320 x 250 x 31 mm
Size: 224 pages
Weight: 2108 grams
Language: English
Material: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780760368664

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