Classic & Sports Car  |  February 2016
JAGUAR LEGENDS
Many fortunes have been squandered in the pursuit of exotic car manufacture over the years. What made Jaguar’s founder Sir William Lyons different was that he wanted to build an exciting range of vehicles but had no intention of losing money. If it was the XK sports cars and racing success that put Jaguar on the map in the 1950s, it was these compact, unitary saloons Mk1, Mk2, S-type and 420, that cashed-in throughout the more affluent and increasingly status-driven ’60s. Their function was to give the volume and economies of scale that Lyons needed for his firm to grow, a role that they accomplished admirably. This quartet represents a thirteen year dynasty of 160,000 cars and four distinct but closely linked models that today encapsulates most people’s idea of what a classic Jaguar saloon is all about.
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in Classic & Sports Car February 2016.