Description
Compiled by Paul Skilleter, Hardbound, 120 Pages, ISBN: 9780906234044, First published, 1980 - **VERY RARE BOOK IN EXCELLENT UNREAD CONDITION**
Now an established annual production, the Jaguar Driver's Year Book for 1979/80 offers better value than ever, with additional colour pages.
The reference section has been considerably expanded to make it even more useful to the Jaguar enthusiast, and the Jaguar club year of 1979 is lavishly covered by many previously unpublished photographs.
The historical Jaguar angle is not neglected either, with an important interview with Claude Baily, co-designer of the Jaguar XK and V12 engines.
Plus eight full-colour illustrations. All compiled by Paul Skilleter, one of the country's leading writers on Jaguar matters.
Like the preceeding Year Books, this one has been compiled by Paul Skilleter, who has without doubt written more on Jaguar than any other author or journalist.
His two major books, 'Jaguar Sports Cars' and 'Jaguar Saloons', have become the accepted reference works on the technical development of the Jaguar car, while other titles published include XK and E-type 'Collector's Guides' for Motor Racing Publications, and a profile on the Mk 2 saloon for J.H. Haynes & Co.
A book on Jaguar restoration is in the pipeline, while he somehow finds time to edit the 'Jaguar Driver' magazine for the Jaguar Driver's Club every month.
Now a freelance writer and photographer, Paul Skilleter began work with 'Motor' magazine in 196,6, transferring to 'Thoroughbred & Classic Cars' magazine in 1974.
He also bought his first Jaguar in 1966, an XK 140 drop-head (for f250!), though his Jaguars now consist of a 1951 Mk V saloon and an aluminium-bodied XK 120. He co-founded 'Practical Classics' magazine in 1980, a do-it-yourself journal for classic car owners which somehow has a distinct Jaguar bias . . !
