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By: Philip Porter . This title was published earlier as Original Jaguar E-Type The Restorer's Guide to 3.8, 4.2 and V12. Few cars have made a greater impression on the public than the Jaguar E -Type. Revealed in 1961 as the successor to the famous...

By: Eric Dymock . The third edition of The Jaguar File brings the story of Britain's pre-eminent make of car up to date. It includes landmark Jaguars such as the R-Coupe shown at Frankfurt a week after the centenary of founder Sir William Lyons' birth on...

By: Nigel Thorley . REPRINTED IN 2005 Jaguar: All the cars, aims to meet the needs of not only the Jaguar aficionado but also those enthusiasts who don't have detailed knowledge of the myriad Jaguar models produced over the years. Starting with the...

By: Brooklands Books . Although the XJ40 was the fourth generation XJ6, it was only the second design to bear the name because the original 1968 car had been progressively updated until it was time for the new model in the mid-1980s. Because of the...

By: Brooklands Books . Ten years after the launch of the original XJ range in 1968, the third series were introduced. Three engines were available; the six-cylinder 3.4 and 4.2-lires and the 5.3-litre V12. This was a time when Jaguar?s image was at a low...

By: John Gunnell . The Ultimate Jaguar Resource Few automobiles on the road today have a heritage as rich and distinguished as the British-made Jaguar. Providing drivers with a unique blend of style, luxury and performance, the Jaguar is the choice of...

By: Tony Davis and John Wright . Spotlight on Holden Commodore 1978 - 1988 including the Statesman WB and the first HSV Group A, the Marque Spotlight Series with Road Tests from "Modern Motor" is a unique series with a strong Australian accent. It...

By: Barry Lake . Though the Commodore was the basis of all the major models, there were occasional diversions, most notably the Opel coupe-based HDT Monza and the Statesman-based HDT Magnum. The most controversial of all the Commodore cars was the first...

By: Brooklands Books . The S2000 was introduced in 1999 to celebrate Honda's 50th anniversary and is the latest in their `S' series of roadsters. It was manufactured up to 2003 alongside Honda's NSX supercar. Included are road and comparison...

Colin Chapman's early cars caused a sensation in the motorsport world and, thanks to his genius, Lotus Engineering became the most famous British manufacturer of racing cars, bringing about a revolution in automotive design. In 1956 Lotus gained a class...

By: Michael Oliver . Colin Chapman and Maurice Phillippe's striking wedge-shaped Type 72 Formula 1 car - better known simply as the Lotus 72 - was introduced on April 1st, 1970 as a replacement for the unsuccessful four-wheel-drive Type 63 and the ageing...

By: Dennis Ortenburger . The Lotus Elite was first introduced to a startled public at the Earls Court Motor coupe that no one, outside the tiny Lotus works in north London, knew was Show in October 1957. Show goers were amazed to see a beautiful...