Classic Jaguar

Classic Jaguar aims to be the definitive celebration of this most iconic of British motoring marques. It will chart the historic journey of a car maker that started life in 1922 as the Swallow Sidecar Company in Blackpool. The company soon evolved into a Coventry based manufacturer of sports cars. With a new factory and glamorous new models, Jaguar was flying from the 1950s onwards as it exported cars like the MkVII saloon and XK120 around the world and achieved huge motorsport success at Le Mans. Classic Jaguar magazine aims to relive these golden moments, looking back in time at this magical era for Jaguar, profiling the people, the places and, crucially, the cars that made the company what it is today. With its focus on the traditional, classic models of the past, Classic Jaguar will be the perfect complement to the comprehensive coverage readers can also enjoy in Jaguar World magazine.

75 years of an icon

CLASSIC JAGUAR

BEST OF BRITISH SHOW CALLING ALL XK120-XK150 MODELS

SWB XJ FLOORPANS AVAILABLE

JAGUAR CLASSIC ANNOUNCES ZP COLLECTION

NEWSBRIEFS

PRIDE OF LYONS

SUSTAINABLE FUELS GO ON SALE

STATE OF PLAY • When British Motor Holdings sought to replace two limousine models with one, its directors surely never dreamed that the model would still be on sale 23 full years after its launch. But the DS420 lasted the length of three full series of XJ saloon – in its 55th year, we examine why.

Reliving the dream • The former editor considers his mortality whilst rekindling an old passion – the flame is reignited, or is it?

OPEN SEASON • If you wanted the Miami Vice lifestyle in the 1980s, an upmarket convertible was almost a badge of office – and the Mercedes-Benz SL had been the ultimate upmarket convertible since its launch in 1971. But could the Jaguar XJ-SC do it better?

NORTH AMERICAN CONCOURS • Our correspondent, Craig Talbot, lifts the lid on the inside story of American concours events – and corners a judge to discover the real truth…

BLACKPOOL CONNECTIONS • Demand for the Jaguar XK120 and Mk V is outstripping supply but quality and industrial relations are the management issue of the day. William Lyons is shocked by poor car finish, Alice Fenton is equally shocked by shopfloor attitudes.

JAGUAR XK120

THE XK FACTOR

RACING START

SECOND ATTEMPT • Andrew Roberts considers the middle model – sitting between the iconic XK120 and the last, most refined XK150, the XK140 is nonetheless an XK worth having.

GOOD WOOD

FALSE START • The XKSS makes for an interesting what-might-have-been, the spark for what replaced the XK line.

LAST OF THE LINE

KELSEY

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MARKETING THE XK • As the Jaguar XK120 marks its 75th anniversary, we examine how it was marketed by a manufacturer caught out by the new sportster’s global success

Steering Wheel Restoration

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LAND OF THE LAKES

WHY NO REBODIED XK120 IS A SUCCESS APART FROM THE SUPERSONIC.

BLACK MARKET

XCLUSIVELY LETITIA ONE HUNDRED NOT OUT – BUT IN!

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YOUR VIEWS • If you would like to contact Classic Jaguar, email the Editor at cj.ed@kelsey.co.uk, or write to: Classic Jaguar Letters, Kelsey Publishing, The Granary, Downs Court, Yalding Hill, Yalding, Kent ME18 6AL

TRAVELLING FIRST CLASS

STAYING ON TRACK

INSIDE THE JAGUAR DAIMLER HERITAGE TRUST

AMBITION ACHIEVED • After several years of casually looking, our editor has got hold of a Daimler. But is it any good?

E IS FOR EXCURSION • Not content with touring Scotland, Ireland and Wales for the previous issue of Classic Jaguar, Peter takes Lord Kermit, the well travelled E-type, back to Wales – twice!

BARN-FIND BARGAINS • Can...