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ECURIE ECOSSE - David Murray and the legendary Scottish motor racing team
Paul Skilleter is pleased to announce that this new book by Eric Dymock is now available! This is a large format (225 x 297mm), 250pp publication with over 500 illustrations.
AVAILABLE FOR ORDER AND DESPATCH NOW! See Ecurie Ecosse book
NORMAN DEWIS OF JAGUAR - DEVELOPING THE LEGENDThe long-awaited biography of renowned Jaguar test development engineer and works team driver Norman Dewis. This is a large format (225 x 297mm), 576pp publication with approaching 1000 illustrations.
IN STOCK - AVAILABLE FOR ORDER / DESPATCH NOW! See Norman's Book
  
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Paul Skilleter - a brief biography Specialist motoring writer Paul Skilleter was born on the Isle of Wight, Great Britain, in October 1945 and his further education included three years at the Bournemouth College of Art where his studied photography and cinematography. In April 1966 he joined Motor magazine as a staff photographer (see My Story), transferring to the newly-established Thoroughbred & Classic Cars magazine in 1974 as a photo-journalist. He went freelance in 1977. Already editor of the Jaguar Drivers' Club monthly magazine, in 1975 Paul's first book was published Jaguar Sports Cars In 1976, this won for him the Montagu Trophy for the year's best-researched motoring book and remained in print for over 12 years (a new edition is now under preparation). It was followed by Jaguar Saloons, another major work, while he also wrote two Collector's Guides (on XKs and E-types) and a history of the Morris Minor - a motoring best-seller. More recently, Paul joined forces with another leading writer on Jaguar, Philip Porter, to produce the award-winning official biography of Jaguar's founder, Sir William Lyons. During the late 1970s Paul conceived a DIY magazine for the classic car owner and formed a company (PPG Publishing Ltd) with two colleagues, Gordon Wright and Peter Hart, to launch Practical Classics in 1980. Within ten years, Practical Classics became Britain's best-selling classic car magazine, a position it holds today (it was sold to EMAP in 1989). Also in the 1980s, two other magazine titles were launched by PPG Publishing: The Automobile now continues in other hands, but Paul retains an interest in Jaguar World Monthly (founded in 1988 as Jaguar Quarterly) and is Managing Editor. Today, Paul Skilleter writes every month in Jaguar World Monthly. JWM covers both modern and classic Jaguars, also going back to Swallow and SS. Every aspect of the marque is covered, including descriptions of new models, historic and classic Jaguars, restoration and maintenance from 'Mk IV' to XJ8, and Jaguar people - not to mention hundreds of used Jaguars for sale and many specialist advertisements (see link at right). Being handled in the UK by Paul is a MAJOR new publication on Swallow and SS Cars - 'The Forerunners of JAGUAR in Australasia and S.E. Asia' by John Clucas and Terry McGrath. 25 years in the making, this has 456 pages, almost 1000 cars and more than 1000 never previously published photos. Only 500 copies have been printed! Paul's latest project is the story of the famouse Scottish racing team Ecurie Ecosse that was published in November 2007, while also planning a series of pictorial Jaguar books for 2008. Also available from late January 2008 is 'Cat out of the Bag'. This book gives an insight into a little-known yet exciting and innovative period in Jaguar history. It’s a fascinating and very personal account by Peter Wilson of life inside Jaguar’s competition department in the 1960s, a time when it was still very active even though the official works team had withdrawn after the 1956 season.
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Ecurie Ecosse
The full story of the legendary Scottish racing team by Paul Skilleter is now available! |
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Mike Hawthorn
Our new book about Mike Hawthorn now available for pre-ordering! |
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Jaguar XK
The full story of the Jaguar XK by Nigel Thorley is now available! |
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Norman Dewis
Norman's story by Paul Skilleter is now available |
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Cat out of the Bag!
Peter Wilson's book on Jaguar's Competition Dept available late January 2008 |
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Jaguar Connoisseur A new Series coming soon from Paul Skilleter |
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NEW Swallow/SS Book
by John Clucas and Terry McGrath - 456 pages - Only 500 copies printed |
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1950s XK Rallying
Evocative black and white images for sale from the pinnacle of Jaguar rallying - from the Photo Junior negative archives |
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Jaguar World Monthly THE Jaguar Magazine from Kelsey Publishing |
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Mike Hawthorn Tribute A major tribute site for the 1958 World Champion driver! |
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Tony Bailey Pics Jaguar and other Motorsport Images |
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Goodwood Revival 2006 80 pics from the 2006 event of Nigel Webb's Jaguar C- and D-Types from Tony Bailey |
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Jaguar Automobilia Collector Lots of information here from Ian Cooling and the Jaguar Automobilia Collector Auction |
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Sideways in a D-Type! See Win Percy drive XKD505 at Goodwood [60mins+ DVD/Tape] |
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Jaguar Model Club Jaguar models site from Gary Oxley. There's a magazine and lots of info here |
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Trade-Air Ltd 24/7 AOG Spares Support for the UK, Europe Middle East and USA Commercial and VIP Airlines |
Peter Wilson and life at Jaguar’s competition department in the 1960s
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