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Giles Chapman writes and talks about the motor car, its industry, its history and its culture. He is the author of 55 books on a huge spectrum of car-related subjects, including My Dad Had One Of Those (selling almost 200,000 copies), Chapman’s Car Compendium, Britain’s Toy Car Wars: Dinky vs Corgi vs Matchbox, and Gentleman Heroes: YU 3250, The First Blower Bentley & The Men Who Made it Happen. His latest is The Jaguar Century: 100 Years of Automotive Excellence. He was Editor In Chief for DK of The Car Book, The Classic Car Book and Drive: The Definitive History Of Motoring, acclaimed reference books that have all been published in multiple language editions worldwide. Early on in his career, he edited Classic & Sports Car, the world’s best-selling classic car magazine, and has contributed to countless other publications. He founded the Royal Automobile Club Motoring Book Of The Year Awards, and indeed his own work has received several awards and nominations, including most recently the 2018 Pemberton Trophy from the Guild Of Motoring Writers. Lives London, UK.
SHOW SPONSORS
Covercraft • Techforce • American Collectors Insurance • Barrett-Jackson • Linkage Magazine
INSPIRATION
Learning about and going back to the real beginning of the Jaguar marque.
CHALLENGE
Giles initial resistance to writing this book in the first place.
SPECIAL AUTOMOBILES
1968 XJ6 Jaguar
BOOK RECOMMENDATION
The Jaguar Century: 100 Years of Automotive Excellence by Giles Chapman
A Century of Automotive Style by Michael Lamm and Dave Holls
PARTING WORDS OF WISDOM
Follow a career that you want to do by following your passion.
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