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Jaguar - no. 709

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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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Product Details
Shire Publications
0747812675 / 9780747812678
eBook (Adobe Pdf)
629.222
20/09/2012
United Kingdom
English
65 pages
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