Matt Bell on 4th May 2020
It's not uncommon for companies to reinvent themselves within the car industry and Jaguar's name change from SS cars to Jaguar 85 years ago was one of the earliest. We look at 85 years of Jaguar sports cars.
Matt Bell on 10th February 2020
The Daimler Motor Company was purchased by Jaguar in 1960 and this long-established marque went on to survive for almost 50 years before being consigned to the history books. We look at a selection of Daimlers built during the turbulent Jaguar years.
Matt Bell on 10th December 2019
The Jaguar Enthusiasts’ Club has launched an exciting new initiative to help secure its future. Amidst its tribute display of cars from Jaguar’s past at the recent Lancaster Insurance NEC Classic Motor Show, Tom Robinson and Scarlett Orr kicked off the JEC Young Members' Group for the club.
Matt Bell on 21st October 2019
The Jaguar S-Type was a huge car for the marque. 20 years on, how does it fare as a classic?
Matt Bell on 26th September 2019
Jaguar coupes exude class, style and menace, characteristics only magnified with the roof off. Convertible Jaguars can be an affordable classic and lucrative investment.
Matt Bell on 23rd September 2019
What started off as a ‘one-off’ charity event in 2016 to raise funds for the charity Prostate Cancer UK got underway for the fourth time at Beaulieu on September 16, with a group of XK-badged Jaguars beginning this year’s 3400-mile, 18-day drive around the circumference of the British mainland.
Matt Bell on 16th September 2019
With Ford funding, Jaguar was able to update the XJ40 into the car industry onlookers reckoned it could have been from the start and when the V8 engines were added, even the Germans started to worry. Today the ‘X300’ and ‘X308’ generation of XJ saloons make practical, easy-to-own modern classics.
Matt Bell on 11th September 2019
Although the E-Type is now regarded as a national treasure, there are plenty of points to check before signing away a large chunk of your lottery winnings if you fancy investing in one of these six-cylinder powered works of art
Matt Bell on 6th September 2019
Jaguar Land Rover has revealed plans to build a huge “logistics campus”, or warehouse, in the Midlands to cater for spare parts distribution.
Matt Bell on 22nd August 2019
We recently reported on Jaguar Land Rover’s plans to provide a huge investment at the Castle Bromwich plant to facilitate production of electric vehicles and the latest twist in its plan to extricate itself from its current difficulties via an all-electric model range involves a collaboration with BMW.
Matt Bell on 23rd July 2019
Friday, July 5 saw the last example of the current ‘X351’ Jaguar XJ model leave the production line at the historic Castle Bromwich plant, but far from being a final curtain for the XJ line as had been predicted by some, the event in fact opened the door to a new chapter of Jaguar history.
Matt Bell on 18th July 2019
Looking back 20 years to the time when the newly launched Focus put in a record showing at the European Car of The Year competition.
Matt Bell on 24th June 2019
Looking back on the life and career of Norman Dewis, a Jaguar legend.
Matt Bell on 15th May 2019
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