Jaguar Portfolio
The Jaguar Portfolio includes a large number of books by Jaguar expert and historian, Philip Porter. Sir John Egan has also written his autobiography for us and Nick Hull has written a book on Jaguar Design among others.
Several of our Jaguar books have been award winners including The Montagu Trophy awarded by the Guild of Motoring Writers for the Book of the Year, Motorsport Book of the Year presented by the Sports Book Awards and Book of the Year chosen for the International Historic Motoring Awards.
Design & Desire, by Keith Helfet
When Keith Helfet embarked upon an ambitious project to create a new body shape for a secondhand Triumph Spitfire using little more than foam offcu...
View full detailsOriginal Jaguar XK - The Restorer's Guide
Reprinted third edition of this perennial best-seller. After five reprints, this book has established itself as the XK bible. More than 50 XKs hav...
View full details9600 HP - The Story of the World's Oldest E-type
by Philip Porter The fascinating story behind 9600 HP, the prototype E-type that stars in the new Netflix series Man vs Bee This Classic Edition i...
View full detailsOriginal Jaguar E-type
Restorers’ and enthusiasts’ guideto 3.8, 4.2 and V12 The first 300 copies bought from Porter Press will be signed by Malcolm McKay by Malcolm McKay...
View full detailsThe All-American Hero and Jaguar’s Racing E-types
Briggs Cunningham’s Le Mans Dream, US road racing and the legendary Jaguar E-type By Phillip Bingham First seen by the wider world at the 1961 Gene...
View full detailsJaguar XK 120 Supersonic by Ghia
In this, the first in Porter Press’s new ‘Coachbuilt Cars’ series, author Richard Heseltine has untangled the Ghia Jaguar XK 120 Supersonic’s comp...
View full detailsJaguar D-type - The story of XKD 526
The Jaguar D-type helped to establish the Coventry marque’s place in Le Mans 24 Hours folklore, thanks to three successive victories between 1955 a...
View full detailsJaguar XK 120 - The remarkable history of JWK 651
The story of one of the six alloy-bodied XK 120s that were prepared by Jaguar in 1950 for racing and rallying. This XK 120, known as JWK 651 b...
View full detailsJaguar XK DIY Restoration & Maintenance
Complete DIY restoration of an early Jaguar XK 120 An absolute sensation when first seen in 1948, in the midst of post-war austerity, the Jaguar X...
View full detailsE-type Jaguar DIY Restoration & Maintenance
A Complete DIY restoration of an E-type Jaguar An expert could not have written this book. Experts start with knowledge and experience, and so in...
View full detailsJaguar C-type - The autobiography of XKC 051
A story of the celebrated lightweight Jaguar C-type, chassis number XKC 051, that Duncan Hamilton and Tony Rolt drove to victory in the 1953 Le Man...
View full detailsJaguar C-type - The autobiography of XKC 051 (Limited Edition)
A book on the car that won the 1953 Le Mans 24 Hours with Duncan Hamilton and Tony Rolt. Written by Chas Parker and Philip Porter The fascinating ...
View full detailsJaguar Lightweight E-type - The autobiography of 49 FXN
The eighth book in the Great Cars Series This exhaustive book tells the story of the 1963 Lightweight Jaguar E-type that was famously given an ae...
View full detailsJaguar Lightweight E-type - The autobiography of 49 FXN (Limited Edition)
SOLD OUT Special signed Limited Edition - bound in dark green leather with gilt edges, and cased in a grey cloth slipcase. As a special touch, ther...
View full detailsJaguar D-type - The autobiography of XKD 504
The story of one of the most historically interesting of all Jaguar D-types – a car that has raced more than any other D-type. By Philip Porter &am...
View full detailsJaguar D-type - The autobiography of XKD 504 (Limited Edition)
By Philip Porter & Chas Parker This superb book tells the story of one of the most historically interesting of all Jaguar D-types – a car that ...
View full detailsJaguar Lightweight E-type - The Autobiography of 4 WPD
Only 7 copies remaining This 'Great Cars' book outlines in exhaustive detail the history of the most important competition Jaguar E-type. The firs...
View full detailsJaguar Lightweight E-type - The autobiography of 4 WPD (Limited Edition)
Great Cars Series - book 1 This 'Great Cars' book outlines in exhaustive detail the history of the most important competition Jaguar E-type. Run by...
View full detailsJohn Egan - Saving Jaguar
John Egan arrived at Jaguar Cars in April 1980, newly appointed as Chief Executive. The company's very survival was in grave doubt. In fact, the s...
View full detailsOriginal Jaguar XK - The Restorer's Guide (Limited Edition)
A third edition of this perennial best seller with nearly three times as many pages and four times as many photographs. Established as the Jaguar ...
View full detailsE-type Definitive History - (Second Edition)
Out of stock This is an updated edition of a classic book that was first published in 1989 and remained in print for 20 years. The E-type was, an...
View full detailsJaguar Design - A Story of Style
People * Process * Projects One ingredient is common to every Jaguar – style. Arguably a greater proportion of people have more passion f...
View full detailsUltimate E-type - The Competition Cars (Classic Edition)
Lightweight Es are the ultimate E-types, and this is the ultimate book on these charismatic cars. This is the full story of the competition E-t...
View full detailsUltimate E-type - The Competition Cars (Limited Edition)
The full Lightweight E story This deluxe limited edition is made to order and is limited to only 150 copies. It is leather-bound with a cloth slip...
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