JAGUAR - The complete Story of the famous Jaguar Car E-Book

John Bentley

• Herausgeber: Edizioni Savine
• Kategorie: Lebensstil
• Sprache: Englisch

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2014

Beschreibung

ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION (1957): “ … A thorough and detailed account of the development of one of the world’s finest sports cars. The author discusses every sports model the company has produced, from the early SS-90 to the D and the XK-SS.Engineering, design, performance, racing records—nothing is omitted. There is even a chapter on the people who build the Jags. And then, finally, the book contains complete maintenance and servicing information and technical data for every model.A guide in every sense of the word—one that all Jag owners and would-be owners will read with pleasure and profit.John Bentley’s numerous articles and books on sports cars, published both in the U.S. and in Europe, have earned him international recognition as an authority on this subject.No writer is better qualified to tell the fascinating story of the Jaguar car.”

Leseprobe

JAGUAR

The complete Story of the famous Jaguar Car

by John Bentley

Sir William Lyons, founder of the Jaguar fortunes and a key figure in the British motoring industry.

New digital edition of:

Guide to the Jaguar

by John Bentley

© 1957 by Sport Car Press

Copyright © 2014 Edizioni Savine

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NOTES

ISBN 978-88-96365-51-9

CONTENTS

The complete Story of the famous Jaguar Car

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Contents

1. BIRTH OF THE JAGUAR

2. BIRTH OF THE XK120

3. CYLINDER HEADS AND ALL THAT

4. THE “C” TYPE AND LE MANS

(a) Cylinder Head

(b) Valve Springs

(c) Camshafts

(d) Pistons

(e) Carburetors

(f) Bearings

(g) Oil Pump and Sump

5. THE “D” IN DETAIL

Jaguar Racing Successes International and Major Events Only

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

6. THE JAGUAR PEOPLE

7. MAINTENANCE AND STOPPING

8. SPECIFICATIONS AND PERFORMANCE DATA

Table I XK120

Table II XK 120-M

Table III XK-120MC

Table IV XK-140

Table V XK-140MC

Table VI XK-150

Table VII XK-SS

Table VIII C-Type

Table IX D-Type

Table X Mark V