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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
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NORMAN DEWIS OF JAGUAR - DEVELOPING THE LEGEND
Published Nov 2006 - due to remarkable worldwide demand has been reprinted TWICE! 
The list price is £75 (standard edition) but we are currently selling at £59.95 plus P&P.
Or, for those who want the best, a leather-bound edition is available; this is gold blocked and comes in a slip-case, and is signed personally by Norman Dewis, price £150 plus P&P. NEW! Watch Norman talk about his life! YouTube 5 min video (requires Flash) Engaging, frank and revealing...magical stuff Daily Telegraph The 576-page epic is packed with anecdotes, technical insight, historic photos and memorabilia...engrossing Classic & Sportscar magazine Received the Norman Dewis Book this morning - awesome!! Regards Campbell Ritchie I have just received my copy of Norman Dewis and all I can say is, "simply smashing, superb"! I can't wait to read it in much more detail over the Christmas holiday Regards Jerry I have received Paul Skilleter´s 'Norman Dewis of Jaguar - Developing the Legend' an hour ago and I have to say that after looking briefly I'm simply stunned by the quality of the edition. There are lots of drawings, maps and letter reproductions in full color spread across the whole book, and the quality of the photos is also excellent. Thumbs up to the publishers, it's very apparent that a lot of care have been taken in the edition of the book. I find the book´s cover style quite 'retro' too, I like it Abat Hernaez The online Order Form is available HERE - SUBMIT YOUR ORDER NOW! NOTE: you will be taken to a our secure order page and can order via a card/cheque Alternatively, we now accept PayPal and you can order this book and pay for it Instantly! Just select the logo below
‘ Norman rode with Stirling Moss in a C-type in the 1952 Mille Miglia, drove a 190mph works D-type in the highly dramatic 1955 Le Mans, raced in the Goodwood 9 Hours, and set an amazing 173mph production car record at Jabbeke in Belgium ’ The long-awaited biography of renowned Jaguar test development engineer and works team driver Norman Dewis is now available! This is a large format (225 x 297mm), 576pp publication with approaching 1000 illustrations. SUBMIT YOUR ORDER NOW TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT! NOTE: you will be taken to our secure order page Alternatively, we now accept PayPal and you can order this book and pay for it Instantly! Just select the logo below
It is written in conjunction with Norman by Paul Skilleter, also drawing on Norman's extensive archives. 
Paul Skilleter says:This is a story both of personal achievement and of a heroic period in Jaguar’s history. In a career spanning 33 years at Jaguar, Norman Dewis tested and developed a remarkable series of cars including: ■ C-type ■ D-type ■ XK 140/150 ■ 2.4/3.4 and Mk 2 saloons ■ Mk VII/Mk VIIM ■ E-type ■ XJ13 ■ XJ/XJ-S ■ XJ40 Plus, he rode with Stirling Moss in a C-type in the 1952 Mille Miglia, drove a 190mph works D-type in the highly dramatic 1955 Le Mans, raced in the Goodwood 9 Hours, and set an amazing 173mph production car record at Jabbeke in Belgium with an XK 120. Completing over a million test miles at 100mph-plus average, Norman also played a crucial role developing the revolutionary Dunlop disc brake, and survived high-speed crashes and rollovers in the days before seat-belts – and without ever breaking a single bone. 
This book is automatically also a development
history of Jaguar, with a wealth of new technical
details of how key models were evolved.
Filled with personal insights and fascinating technical detail, this book tells the unique story of a great Jaguar character and the equally great cars he worked with. Norman did not, of course, work in isolation and his recollections bring to life the unique team which made Jaguar great – company founder Sir William Lyons, engineering director Bill Heynes, development engineer Bob Knight, aerodynamicist Malcolm Sayer, and service department and race team manager Lofty England. These and many more become real people as Norman tells of his every-day involvement with them. If anyone was at the heart of Jaguar during perhaps its most remarkable decades of achievement, it was Norman Dewis. Read this book and you will absorb the authentic flavour of Jaguar in Coventry and fully appreciate the achievements of a remarkable man. ONLINE VIDEO We have a YouTube Video [requires Flash Player] of Norman talking about Le Mans 1955 and the effect of lowering the windsreen height on the race cars... SOME EXAMPLE THUMBNAIL PAGES LEA FRANCIS AND NORMAN GOES RACING
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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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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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