‘Jaguars in Motorsport up to 1953’ is the definitive work on its subject, and a further volume was published covering the period from 1954. During writing, every month would bring forth new discover¬ies which had to be included as Andrew Whyte dug ever deeper into Jaguar's motor sport past, and as p..
The flowering of the V12 Jaguar will go down in history as one of the motoring phenomena of the Eighties. By the end of the Seventies, the Jaguar marque was in danger of extinction. Remarkably, only a few years later it had two works supported racing teams with designs on Le Mans. In the Seventies, ..
Jaguar's series of XK sports cars used the remarkable twin overhead camshaft engine first exposed to the public in 1948 in the new XK120 two-seater, which took the motoring world by storm. In 1954 the XK120 was replaced by the more refined, mildly restyled XK140 model, with an increase in power, opt..
Jaguar is still the name which most people recall when they wish to associate the greatness of British motor racing with competition racing. It is to the nineteen-fifties that one must look for the start of the real success; the pre-war SS 100 Jaguars were, of course, most proficient both on the tra..
Alan and Richard Jensen set up Jensen Motors Limited in 1934 and in the pre-war years their handbuilt cars, a number of which were powered by Ford V8 engines, attracted a wealthy and exclusive clientele. Then, in the 1950s, appeared the sleek 541 which established Jensen as manufacturers of high per..
Jim Clark won more World Championship Grands Prix than any other driver. He was the first European driver to win the Indianapolis 500 since the First World War, he was twice World Champion, three times Tasman Champion, and he won many other motor racing championship awards and trophies. But his grea..
At the age of eight, John Cooper was presented with a miniature car built by his father Charles: from that point onwards, John's life was to revolve around racing cars... The story really begins with two written-off Fiat 500 `Topolinos' that were cannabilised, in the austere days following World War..
Jowett Cars Ltd of Bradford, Yorkshire was one of the founder companies of the British motor industry. Yet, despite Jowett's importance, the company has previously been neglected by motor historians; this being the first book to record the entire history of the marque. The account begins with the Jo..
The epic Matra sports - the book contains a concise history of the automotive exploits of this French firm. Founded in 1941, Matra had grown dynamically with the studies and achievements in the field of missiles and aeronautic technology. It was therefore quite unused to the world of motor sport, ho..
La Grande Aventure des Delage 3 litres, written by Francois Jolly, has been produced to put the record straight with these fine 3 litre cars. Starting with a look at the early racers from Delage - the 1911 Coupe de L’Auto and later straight 8 model from Albert Lory - the book progresses onto i..
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