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.

Classic Jaguar

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NO NEW CARS FOR A YEAR, SAYS JAGUAR

DVLA INQUIRY REACHES CONCLUSION

TOP GEAR TRIO CLOSE PRODUCTION COMPANY

EVENTS SEASON HOTS UP

CIVIL WAR • Which do we think is the best Sixties coupe out of an iconic E-type 4.2 and an equally famous Aston Martin DB6 4.0? There’s only one way to find out and that’s to drive these two beautiful British sports cars side-by-side

BIGGER AND BETTER? • Classic Jaguar marks 60 years of the most successful Jaguar XK engine – the 4.2-litre

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THE ITALIAN JOB • What’s it like to be part of the greatest motorsport event in the world? Classic Jaguar finds out

THE WILLIAM LYONS STORY PART 3 • In this third and final instalment of a series dedicated to the founder of Jaguar, we pick up the story from around the era of BMC ownership

EXECUTIVE TOY • The Jaguar XJ6 2.9 has long been a favourite for armchair pundits to criticise – citing a lack of power and status as reasons to run away. But this fleet friendly favourite makes for an excellent classic today

VOLUME AND DISCORD • Sir William Lyons and Jaguar Cars management are dealing with internal pay demands, stoppages caused by inter-union squabbling and strikes at suppliers, meanwhile the upgrades to the 3.4 compact saloon are being finalised

THE E1A • Paul remembers a long destroyed but important prototype, the E1A, that was Jaguar’s first step towards the E-type

XCLUSIVELY LETITIA GET YOUR XJS BACK ON THE ROAD! • Xclusively Jaguar currently has a large number of (mostly) XJS parts listed on our eBay account (www.xclusively-jaguar.com).

CURRENT FLOW • Why the future of Jaguar isn’t as gloomy as the internet thinks

DRIVING AHEAD • Grand days out, spares and gifts from the Jaguar Drivers' Club

A SUMMER JAGUAR FESTIVAL TO REMEMBER

YORKSHIRE DALES PART II • In the second part of Gareth Charlton’s tour of the Yorkshire Dales, his Series III XJ6 reaches new heights

GAME OVER FOR OUR DAIMLER • Some positive progress… but the MoT unveiled some unexpected and nasty surprises…

TECHNICAL CARPETING AN E-TYPE • We follow Aldridge Trimming beginning the meticulous operation of fitting carpet inside an E-type FHC

LIVING WITH X300 XJ • The X300 has attained modern classic status while you weren’t looking. What’s involved in owning one 30 years on?

TRIED & TESTED SMOOTH OPERATOR • A rare and often overlooked model in excellent condition