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Title: Jaguar E-Type: The Definitive History by Philip Porter ISBN: 0-85429-580-1 Publisher: Haynes Publishing Pub. Date: May, 1997 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $120.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (3 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: The greatest of all works on the magnificent Jaguar E-type.
Comment:
Rarely does a book's title reflect accurately on its contents, as does Phillip Porter's "Jaguar E-type, The definitive history". One's initial impression is of physical presence, for this is a massive work in all respects. Leafing through the book for the first time, one is immediately struck by a sense of awe that this could possibly represent the work of one man. There can be no doubt this is Porter's legacy, for which he laboured long and hard and gave much of himself.
The foreword is written by sportsman Briggs Cunningham, hinting that the car's racing heritage will figure prominently within. This is indeed the case, for fully a third of the content is dedicated to competition. The greater volume of the book, however, deals with the production car, against an historical timeline that begins with its evolution and conception and extends, rather than ends, with the E-type as it continues to exist today.
It is clear that Porter is unabashedly passionate about this greatest of all sportscars, but he masterfully avoids what could have been a eulogy and creates both a powerful reference work and an entertaining read. "The definitive history" brings together a multitude of colourful personalities and anecdotes and weaves these into a framework of facts, insights and specifications. There are literally hundreds of photographs and illustrations, some of which will be familiar to those who have read other books on the subject but the vast majority of which have never been published before.
History and objectivity are often mutually exclusive and if there can be fault found in this work it would be historian's soft disdain for cars which diverged from the pure lines of the Series 1 two-seaters. This, however, does nothing to detract from what is an otherwise magnificient accomplishment. There will be no other comprehensive histories written about the legendary Jaguar E-type, for none could possibly better this one.
Nick Saltarelli
1968 E-type OTS
Rating: 5
Summary: Massive tome, excruciatingly detailed.
Comment: Phillip Porter's reference on the Jaguar E-Type that other authors cite as their source. This is a must read if you are at all interested in E-Types. Some of it may not be too flattering to Sir Wm Lyons or Jaguar but it tells the story as only an insider could. You will learn about the inspiration, design, developement, manufacture and end of production of the model
Rating: 5
Summary: Definitive is the word
Comment: A massive effort. One of the most complete references ever
to E-Type history. Hundreds of black and white and color
illustrations. Insights into design, manufacturing, marketing
and service. Production counts, export statistics, model
specifications. This is not a repair book. It is a
comprehensive history.
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Title: Jaguar E-Type: A Celebration of the World's Favourite '60s Icon (Haynes Great Cars) by Nigel Thorley ISBN: 1859608132 Publisher: Haynes Publishing Pub. Date: July, 2001 List Price(USD): $35.95 |
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Title: Jaguar E-Type: The Complete Story by Jonathan Wood ISBN: 1861261470 Publisher: Crowood Pr Pub. Date: September, 1998 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Illustrated Jaguar Buyer's Guide (Illustrated Buyer's Guide) by Michael L. Cook ISBN: 0760301697 Publisher: Motorbooks International Pub. Date: October, 1996 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Original Jaguar E-Type (Original Auto Series) by Philip Porter, Tim Andrew ISBN: 1870979125 Publisher: Motorbooks International Pub. Date: May, 1990 List Price(USD): $34.95 |
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Title: How to Power Tune Jaguar Xk Engines by Des Hammill ISBN: 190129563X Publisher: Veloce Pub. Date: 15 October, 2000 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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