Mike Moreton

Jaguar XJ220 - The Inside Story (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The Jaguar XJ220 supercar evolved from Jim Randle's sensational 1988 UK Motor Show concept car.
The planned production of 350 limited edition cars, each with a price tag of £360,000, was over-subscribed by a factor of four in a single day!
In this book, Mike Moreton, ace director of impossible projects, who was headhunted for the XJ220 project by Tom Walkinshaw, relives the extraordinary inside story of this fantastic, hi-tech car.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Pennsylvania Press, Inc.
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. August 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781787115330
• Artikelnr.: 56720036

Autorenporträt

Born in Birmingham, Mike Moreton studied at Wrekin College, Shropshire, before gaining a National Service Infantry commission and serving in Korea, Kenya, and Japan.
A car enthusiast, Mike ran the family dealership, and also built and club-raced an MG TA and two quick specials.
Mike worked as a design/development engineer for Vauxhall in Luton before spending 23 years with Ford, where he was involved in the Engineering, Product Planning, Marketing and Motorsport departments.
At TWR/JaguarSport he was Project Manager for the Jaguar XJ220. He then acted as Operations Director for Aston Martin before becoming Managing Director of KBD Design.
Mike is now retired and lives in France.