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Full Description
Dedicated to Jaguar's formative years, and the company's evolution from SS, through SS Jaguar to Jaguar, this book provides an in-depth study of the growth of SS Cars Limited during the world's worst economic depression. The relationship with the Standard Motor Company is covered in full, along with a detailed technical survey covering the progression of design from 1928 to 1950. Many previously unknown facts are disclosed in this historically important work, and the book is copiously illustrated with contemporary photographs.This book is available again after a long absence, now reprinted under Veloce's 'Classic Reprint' banner.
Contents
Acknowledgements and IntroductionChapter 1: Whitmore Industrial Estate, Holbrooks, CoventryChapter 2: Standard Motor Company LimitedChapter 3: Swallow bodiesChapter 4: SSI and SSII - 1932Chapter 5: SSI and SSII - 1933Chapter 6: SSI and SSII 1934-1936Chapter 7: SS90Chapter 8: 1936-1937 The first SS JaguarChapter 9: All steel bodies - 1938Chapter 10: The early post war yearsChapter 11: The Mark VChapter 12: Idle conjecture in 1950Chapter 13: Driving an SS car todayAppendix I: Relations with Rolls-RoyceAppendix II: Patent 479893Appendix III: Camshaft profilesAppendix IV: Shelsley Walsh Speed Hill Climb, WorcestershireAppendix V: AC CarsAppendix VI: Comparative weights, measurements, and speedsAppendix VII: Drawing Office systemsAppendix VIII: Financial resultsIndex
