{"product_id":"jaguar-century-isbn-9780760368664","title":"Jaguar Century","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJaguar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eCentury\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles one of the auto industry’s most revered car brands, from the Jaguar SS sporting saloon to today’s F-Type sports cars, F-PACE SUV, and X-Type sedans—filled with images, history, and in-depth analyses of the incredible cars created year after year.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Automotive historian Giles Chapman showcases how company visionaries \u003cb\u003eWilliam Lyons and William Walmsley \u003c\/b\u003edeveloped the brand in the trying economic times leading up to World War II before resetting Jaguar during England’s bleak postwar years, first with its \u003cb\u003eXK120\u003c\/b\u003e, then the \u003cb\u003eXK140 and XK150\u003c\/b\u003e. Sporting saloons (i.e., sedans) like the \u003cb\u003eMark 2 and Mark X \u003c\/b\u003eestablished further standards for four-door luxury in the 1950s and ’60s, while the stunning \u003cb\u003eE-Type \u003c\/b\u003eunveiled in 1961 became a holy grail of automotive design and gave Jaguar a genuine 150-miles-per-hour \u003cb\u003esports car\u003c\/b\u003e. The story continues to the present, tracing all of Jaguar’s ups and downs right up to the acclaimed \u003cb\u003eall-electric I-PACE\u003c\/b\u003e. Chapman also covers Jaguar’s \u003cb\u003erich motorsport heritage\u003c\/b\u003e, including open-wheel \u003cb\u003eFormula 1 \u003c\/b\u003eracers and the sports cars that went head-to-head with Ferrari, Porsche, and others at legendary circuits such as \u003cb\u003eLe Mans \u003c\/b\u003eover the decades.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e From pre-Depression motorcycle sidecars hammered out in a modest shop in Coventry to the cutting edge of 21st century automotive technology, \u003ci\u003eJaguar Century\u003c\/i\u003e offers a full review of British design and engineering at its finest. The book is \u003cb\u003eillustrated with hundreds of historic, contemporary, and racing photographs\u003c\/b\u003e, as well as detailed text. It is a definitive volume no Jaguar enthusiast can be without.","brand":"Motorbooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44892484075749,"sku":"NP9780760368664","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/O_185b561b-aa5e-437e-8a24-20c1c205e087.jpg?v=1773103064","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/jaguar-century-isbn-9780760368664","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}