Interesting article on the development of the V8 engine

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02-08-2019, 05:03 AM

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Interesting article on the development of Jaguar’s V8 engine

I enjoyed reading this article by Ralph Hosier. He was involved in the development of Jaguar’s V8. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!

The genesis of the Jaguar V8 ? Ralph Hosier's Technoblog

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Excellent history and an enjoyable read. Thanks for sharing it.

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Danny, excellent article, thanks for posting.

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02-09-2019, 05:02 AM

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thanks for sharing Danny. Interesting read.

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02-10-2019, 01:32 AM

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great reading, glad you posted it

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02-10-2019, 01:38 PM

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Interesting article, thanks for sharing
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05-15-2019, 03:13 AM

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Great link - thanks for that.
Incidentally I recognise that first Black & white picture of the engine block - I think it's taken from another XJS book I have.

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