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BOOK REVIEW: CLASSIC JAGUARS IN NEW ZEALAND Richard Waugh, ISBN 9780473582500
Richard Waugh’s book on New Zealand Jaguars has arrived and what an eye-catcher it is. Well known for his books on aviation history in New Zealand, Richard is also a Jaguar enthusiast, owning a well-preserved Mark VII M. He has also been involved in the annual Auckland Brit and Euro Classic Car Show since 2016. There is no doubting his credibility with the marque and his ability to tell its local story.
With a foreword by Jaguar stylist Ian Callum, accompanied by an image of his radical retake on a Mark II, the book starts with the history of the company, detailing one of its earliest Swallow sidecars — an Austin-based example. It finishes with an absorbing array of six appendices, covering the exploits of Sybil Lupp through to Jaguar assemblers and
