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Jaguar Story:
- 1920s – The Birth of a Legend
- 1930s – Wait! The “SS” is Coming
- Wartime Production
- 1940s Post-War – The Jaguar XK Arrives
- 1950s – Grace, Space and Pace
- 1960s – “The Most Beautiful Car in the World”
- 1970s – The Crown of Glory
- 1980s – Back on Track!
- 1990s – The Cat is Back
- 2000s – A New Century
Jaguar People:
- William Lyons – Founder of Jaguar Cars
- William Walmsley – Co-Founder of Swallow Sidecars
- Claude Baily – Chief of Engine Development
- Jack Beardsley – From Whitesmith to Works Director
- Mike Beasley – From Engineer to Managing Director
- Bob Berry – Talented Amateur Racing Driver and Jaguar Public Relations Man
- Norman Dewis – Chief Test Driver, Development Engineer, Racing Driver
- Lofty England – From Apprentice to Chief Executive
- Sir John Egan – From British Leyland to Ford Ownership
- Alice Fenton– From Office Junior to Home Sales Director
- Fred Gardner – Sawmill Supervisor and Body Development Shop Manager
- Walter ‘Wally’ Hassan – Chief Experimental Engineer and Engine Designer
- William Heynes – Chief Engineer 1935 to 1989
- Cyril Holland – Swallow’s First Coachmaker and Master Jig-Maker
- Howard Hunt – Production Test Driver and Press Fleet Manager
- Bob Knight – From Drawing Office to Managing Director
- Lady Greta Lyons – The steady rock behind Sir William Lyons
- Harry Mundy – Engine Designer for Coventry Climax and Jaguar Cars
- Jim Randle – From Apprentice to Product Engineering Director
- Bill Rankin – PR man credited with ‘creating the whole image of Jaguar’
- Ole Sommer – Danish Jaguar Importer and Car Collector
- Connie Teather – Secretary and Recorder of the Early Days
- Harry Teather – From ‘Boy’ to Purchasing Director
- Harry Weslake – Automotive Engineer and Expert on Engine Tuning
- Arthur Whittaker – From Part-time Salesman to Deputy Chairman
Jaguar Drivers:
- Bob Berry – Promising Racing Driver Driving XK120 and D-type and Jaguar PR Man
- Ivor Bueb – Twice Winner of Le Mans 1955
- Norman Dewis – Chief Test Driver, Development Engineer Racing Driver, Long-term Jaguar Ambassador
- Johnny Dumfries – Jaguar Racing Driver Winner of 1988 Le Mans
- Ecurie Ecosse Race Team – Le Mans Winners 1956 and 1957
- Jack Fairman – Racing Driver for Jaguar Cars and Ecurie Ecosse
- Duncan Hamilton – Jaguar Racing Driver Winner of 1953 Le Mans
- Walt Hansgen – Jaguar Racer and Four Times SCCA Champion
- Mike Hawthorn – First British GP Champion Jaguar Racing Driver from 1955 to 1957
- Leslie Johnson – Jaguar Racing Driver Architect of the Montlhéry Record Breaking Runs
- Peter Lindner – Jaguar Racing Driver Owner of 5th Lightweight E-Type
- Peter Lumsden – Racing Driver and Co-driver of Lightweight E-Type 49 FXN, 1963 to 1964
- Stirling Moss – Jaguar Racing Driver, Racing Team Leader Aged 21, 1950 to 1954
- Peter Nocker – Lightweight E-Type 4868 WK 1963 & 1964
- Tony Rolt – Jaguar Racing Driver Winner of 1953 Le Mans
- Peter Sargent – Racing Driver and Co-driver of Lightweight E-type 49 FXN, 1963 to 1964
- Bill Smith – Promising Young Driver Signed for Ecurie Ecosse
- Peter Walker – Jaguar Racing Driver Winner of 1951 Le Mans
- Ken Wharton – Jaguar Racing Driver Raced in 1954 & 1956 Le Mans Winner of 1954 Reims 12 Hour
- Peter Whitehead – Jaguar Racing Driver Winner of 1951 Le Mans
- Tommy Wisdom – Daily Herald Journalist, SS100 to C-type Racing and Rally Driver
Jaguar Engineering:
- Jaguar Ingenium Engines Diesel and Petrol, 2014 – Present
- Jaguar C-X16 Concept Car Petrol-Electric Hybrid, 2011
- Eighth Generation XJ Saloon X351, 2009-2019
- Preparing a Standard Diesel S-Type for the Nürburgring 24 Hour Race (BU03 XEJ), 2003
- Seventh Generation XJ Saloon X350, 2002-2009
- Jaguar AJ-V8 Engine, 1997 – Present
- Jaguar X-type Compact Saloon X400, 1997 – 2009
- Daimler Corsica Centenary Celebration Concept Car, 1996
- Jaguar’s 6th Le Mans Win Jaguar XJR-9, 1988
- Jaguar AJ6 AJ16 Engines, 1983 – 1996
- Jaguar V12 Engine Twin-cam, 1971 – 1997
- Experimental Engineering Jaguar E2A, 1960 – 1966
- Jaguar E-Type Evolution, 1957 – 1961
- Experimental Engineering Jaguar E1A, 1956 – 1958
- Jaguar V8 Engine Military Specification, 1953 – 1957
- Experimental Engineering Jaguar XP/11 C/D Prototype, 1953 – 1954
- Experimental Engineering Jaguar XKC301 The Brontosaurus, 1953 – 1955
- Disc Brakes Developed by Dunlop and Jaguar, 1952 – 1958
- Jaguar C-type The race for Le Mans, 1951 – 1953
- Jaguar XK 4 Cylinder Engine, 1948
- Jaguar XK 6 Cylinder Engine, 1948 – 1992
- Jaguar XK 4.2 Litre Engine Military Specification
- SS1 ‘Walmsley Roadster’ KV 8011, 1934
Daimler History:
- Daimler – 1890s to The Great War
- Daimler – The Great War
- The Inter-War Years
- Daimler – World War II
- Daimler – 1940s and 1950s
- 1960 – When Jaguar Bought Daimler
- Daimler Works – Radford – 1896 to 2000s
Daimler People:
- Frederick Simms – Entrepreneur, Inventor and Founder of the Daimler Motor Syndicate
- Henry Lawson – Enterpreneur Who Tried To Control The Motor Industry
- Dudley Docker – Industrialist and Architect of the 1910 BSA Takeover of the Daimler Company
- Sir Bernard Docker – Managing Director of BSA and Chairman of Daimler Company until ousted in 1956
- Lady Norah Docker – Wife of Sir Bernard and ‘Designer’ of the Docker Daimlers
- Ernest Instone – Early Daimler Employee Who Became General Manager and Partner in First Dealership
- Undecimus Stratton – Manager of Daimler’s London Depot and Partner in First Dealership
Daimler Engineering:
- Daimler SP252 Prototype 100005 Re-styled by William Lyons, 1961 – 1963
- Edward Turner’s Daimler V8 Engine 2.5 & 4.5 litre, 1959 – 1969
- Daimler (Dart) SP250 Sports Car Prototype 100002, 1959 – 1960
- The ‘Docker Daimlers’ Motor Show Cars, 1951 – 1955
- Daimler Fluid Flywheel and Wilson Pre-selector Self-changing Gearbox
- Daimler Built Aircraft During World War One, 1914 – 1918
- Daimler KPL Hybrid-Electric Bus, 1910 – 1911
- Daimler ‘Silent Knight’ Sleeve-valve engine, 1908 – 1935
- Daimler Trade Mark Finned / Fluted Radiator, 1902 onwards
- Hot-tube Ignition and Other Early Daimler Engineering, 1897- 1900s
Lanchester People:
- Frederick Lanchester – Inventor, Mathematician, Engineer Co-founder of Lanchester Engine Company
Lanchester Engineering:
- The Last Lanchester The Sprite, 1953 – 1956
- The Lanchester Forty Tourer and Saloon, 1919 – 1928
- Wooden Lanchesters and Petrelect Hybrid Power, 1919 – 1930s
Coventry Climax
Guy Motors
Henry Meadows
Locations:
Blackpool, 23 King Edward Avenue – Home of William Walmsley, Originator of the Swallow Sidecar
Blackpool, 24 King Edward Avenue – Home of William Lyons, Founder of Swallow Sidecar Company
Blackpool, 5 Bloomfield Road – Swallow Sidecar’s First Factory, 1922 to 1926
Blackpool, 41 Cocker Street Swallow Sidecar’s Factory from 1926 to 1928
Blackpool – List of Swallow Sidecar Related Addresses
Daimler Works Radford, Coventry The Motor Mills and Powerhouse