Jaguar Century

Auteur

Giles Chapman is an award-winning writer and commentator on the industry, history, and culture of cars. He has worked across a vast array of media for 35 years, which includes writing 50 books on a diverse range of subjects. One of them, My Dad Had One of Those, is among the most popular car books of all time, with over 180,000 copies sold. Chapman also served as editor-in-chief of three titles for DK: The Car Book, The Classic Car Book, and Drive, published internationally in numerous languages and to wide acclaim. Chapman’s Car Compendium won the Montagu of Beaulieu Trophy in 2008. His interviews with people whose lives are in, around, and sometimes even opposed to cars appear regularly in newspapers and magazines, and he has written widely on car design and its impact on the wider world. Chapman’s career began in automotive industry consultancy before moving into magazine publishing, where he was editor of Classic & Sports Car, the world’s best-selling classic car magazine. Since 1994, he has contributed to dozens of famous newspapers and magazines. Besides his own books, he’s worked as editor, advisor, and consultant to many other authors and publishers. Chapman also founded the Royal Automobile Club’s Motoring Book of The Year Award, and he appears regularly on TV and radio commenting on motoring and automotive industry issues. He lives in Kent, UK.

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Kent, England

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

Contenu

CHAPTER 1 THANKS, BILL
CHAPTER 2 AN UNLIKELY COMBINATION
CHAPTER 3 SOMETHING A BIT SPECIAL
CHAPTER 4 CAT’S OUT OF THE BAG
CHAPTER 5 HOW THEY WON THE WAR
CHAPTER 6 SPORTS CAR GENIUS
CHAPTER 7 GRACE . . . SPACE . . . PACE . . .
CHAPTER 8 MASTERS OF ENDURANCE
CHAPTER 9 SPORTS SALOONS FOR EVERYONE
CHAPTER 10 THE MOST BEAUTIFUL CAR
CHAPTER 11 BOLDER WITH EVERY MOVE
CHAPTER 12 THE WORLD BEATERS
CHAPTER 13 WILDERNESS
CHAPTER 14 INDEPENDENT SPIRIT
CHAPTER 15 JAGUARS AND OUTSIDERS
CHAPTER 16 RICH UNCLE HENRY
CHAPTER 17 GETTING ITS MOJO BACK
CHAPTER 18 TOTAL RENEWAL
CHAPTER 19 THINKING BIG, AMBITIONS FULFILLED
CHAPTER 20 PLUGGED INTO THE FUTURE
POSTSCRIPT
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS & PHOTO CREDITS
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX