Jaguar XK150 explored

BERNARD VIART, PJ Publishing, £110 ISBN 978 1 908658 11 1

THIS IS the third in Bernard Viart’s fabulous trilogy of XK works, following previous books on the XK120 and XK140, and like the others it’s an amazing production. To describe it as something between a production history and a parts book is to do it a disservice: it contains literally thousands of razor-sharp 3D drawings of virtually every component on the car. No surprise that Viart spent nearly three years working full-time on this one volume. Apart from the drawings (which benefit from subtle use of colour) there are numerous period photos, too, making this an invaluable reference work for any owner or restorer of an XK150. Given the effort that’s gone into it and the high production values, the price looks very reasonable.…

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Octane (Digital) - 1 Issue, December 2015

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