Jaguar Cars: Model Overviews and Models (2/5)

British Leyland - The Cars, 1968-1986

In 1968, British Leyland brought together most of Britain's motor manufacturers, with the intention of creating a robust unified group that could equal the strength of the big European conglomerates. But this was not to be.

There have been many books about the politics and the business activities of British Leyland, but "British Leyland - The Cars, 1968 - 1986" looks deliberately at the cars that came from the company, both the models it inherited and it created.

The eighteen years of the corporation's existence saw a confusing multitude of different car types, but this book resolves these confusions, clarifying who built what, and when.
The book takes 1986 as its cut-off point because this was the year that the old British Leyland ceased to exist and what was left of the car and light commercial business was renamed the Rover Group.

Information

The Jaguar Story

The Jaguar name is synonymous with style, power, performance, luxury and an intangible element of Britishness. It's hard to imagine its humble origins in a Blackpool backstreet as the Swallow Sidecar Company.
Jaguar Cars was formed in 1945, and the metamorphosis began: superb engines, knockout design, epic racing victories and thrilling sports saloons followed. Over the years it has become a living legend.
Here, Giles Chapman captures the astounding story of this iconic car company with a collection of beautiful pictures.

Information

Jaguar, le mythe anglais

From competition to royal palaces, from the first workshops in Coventry to the Indian factories, the Jaguar brand has never refused any challenge. However, through the line of each of its models, an identity persists, that forged by its creator, William Lyons. It emanates from the lines of his first automobiles, which he modeled with his own hands, uniting power and elegance at the heart of these strange objects that he considered close to the living.

Jaguar thus occupies an exceptional place in the automotive world. It has given birth to legendary models, from the E-Type to the XKSS via the XJ6, and to a line of engines, the XK, whose longevity remains unique...
Today as tomorrow, Jaguar will always strive to propagate the breath of life that William Lyons transmitted to his creations.

Information