James Taylor has been writing professionally about road transport since the late 1970s, and his interests embrace a wide range of older cars of all makes and nationalities, as well as classic buses, lorries and military vehicles.

His primary interest is in models that have carried Rover or Land Rover badges. James has written around 130 books, and among them have been definitive one-make or one-model motoring titles, including a number for Crowood.

He spent ten years as the editor of Land Rover Enthusiast magazine and is well know for his Roverphile column in LRO that delves into forgotten corners of Land Rover history.