Emilio J. Lezcano
Journalist - Editor - Photographer Professional Race Car Driver
NORMAN DEWIS OF JAGUAR
Paul Skilleter with Norman Dewis
P J Publishing Ltd.
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 22 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 173 mph production car record at Jabbeke in Belgium with an XK 120. Completing over a million test miles at 100mph-plus average, Norman Dewis also played a crucial role developing the revolutionary Dunlop disc brake, and survived high-speed crashes and roll-overs in the days before seat-belts – and without ever breaking a single bone.
Filled with personal insights and fascinating technical details, this book tells the unique story of a great Jaguar character and the equally great cars he worked with.
carsNtravel
New York International Auto Show 2011
Por Emilio J. Lezcano -carsNtravel.com
En el año 1900, el New York International Automobile Show presentó sus credenciales como uno de los mejores eventos de exhibición de la industria automovilística en América del Norte. Durante más de 100 años de vida, y cruzando difíciles épocas como la gran depresión, guerras, crisis del petróleo y recesión, hoy día continua presentando todo lo nuevo en el mundo automotriz.