Giles Chapman 
Jaguar Century 
100 Years of Automotive Excellence

Jaguar Century 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.



Automotive historian Giles Chapman showcases how company visionaries
William Lyons and William Walmsley  developed 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
XK120 , then the
XK140 and XK150 . Sporting saloons (i.e., sedans) like the
Mark 2 and Mark X established further standards for four-door luxury in the 1950s and ’60s, while the stunning
E-Type unveiled in 1961 became a holy grail of automotive design and gave Jaguar a genuine 150-miles-per-hour
sports car . The story continues to the present, tracing all of Jaguar’s ups and downs right up to the acclaimed
all-electric I-PACE . Chapman also covers Jaguar’s
rich motorsport heritage , including open-wheel
Formula 1 racers and the sports cars that went head-to-head with Ferrari, Porsche, and others at legendary circuits such as
Le Mans over the decades.



From pre-Depression motorcycle sidecars hammered out in a modest shop in Coventry to the cutting edge of 21st century automotive technology,
Jaguar Century offers a full review of British design and engineering at its finest. The book is
illustrated with hundreds of historic, contemporary, and racing photographs , as well as detailed text. It is a definitive volume no Jaguar enthusiast can be without.

A propos de l’auteur

Giles Chapman is an award-winning writer and commentator on the industry, history, and culture of cars. He has worked across a vast array of media for 35 years, which includes writing 50 books on a diverse range of subjects. One of them, My Dad Had One of Those, is among the most popular car books of all time, with over 180, 000 copies sold. Chapman also served as editor-in-chief of three titles for DK: The Car Book, The Classic Car Book, and Drive, published internationally in numerous languages and to wide acclaim. Chapman’s Car Compendium won the Montagu of Beaulieu Trophy in 2008. His interviews with people whose lives are in, around, and sometimes even opposed to cars appear regularly in newspapers and magazines, and he has written widely on car design and its impact on the wider world. Chapman’s career began in automotive industry consultancy before moving into magazine publishing, where he was editor of Classic & Sports Car, the world’s best-selling classic car magazine. Since 1994, he has contributed to dozens of famous newspapers and magazines. Besides his own books, he’s worked as editor, advisor, and consultant to many other authors and publishers. Chapman also founded the Royal Automobile Club’s Motoring Book of The Year Award, and he appears regularly on TV and radio commenting on motoring and automotive industry issues. He lives in Kent, UK.