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Jaguar

By Graham , ROBSON

Book information

Publisher
Osprey Publishing Ltd;Shire Publications
Year
2012
ISBN
9780747812036, 9780747812678, 9780747812609, 0747812039
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
14 MB (14786586 bytes)
Series
Shire library no. 709
Pages
64 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
Jaguar automobile--History;Jaguar automobile;Histo

Description

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.

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