Ramsbury, Crowood Press, 1996. 

Measures 7 3/4" x 10". Hardcover. Dust jacket. 173 pages. Index. 

Color photographs plus black & white photographs and illustrations. 

White cloth covered boards with gilt stamped titles. 

"The Jaguar S-Type and later 420 model marked the first real evolution of the company into the world famous manufacturer of lucury saloons that it is today. Launched in 1963, the S-type followed the big MK X saloon of 1961, and was further confirmation that luxury and refinement were becoming more important to Jaguar than sporting qualities. The carefully developed sporting image derived from over three decades of SS and Jaguar sports cars was gradually being replaced in their new saloon models. Experienced motoring historian James Taylor charts the complete design and production history of these cars in this book. As well as detailing the company background of Jaguar and the varied social influences affecting their design in the 1960s, the author describes the full development process that led to the S-type - its basis of the Mk 2 moncoque bodyshell and the decision to use only 3.4 and 3.8 litre versions of the trusted XK engine. The story is also completed with the companion 420 and Daimler Sovereign models, as well as details of the cars' history in America." 

Contents includes: Jaguar before the S-type; Life and Times of the S-type, 420s and Daimler Sovereigns; Development of the S-type Jaguars; The 3.8 Litre S-type; The 3.4 Litre S-type; Developing the 420; The Jaguar 420; The Daimler Sovereign; The S-types and 42-s in the USA; Special S-types and 420s; the S-type, 420 and Sovereign Today

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