To: Red Badger
There are few automotive brands that carry a longer tradition of excellence and performance. Yet, Jaguar has managed to make a series of bad moves the last few decades, and have pretty much crushed their entire brand.
They went from this:

To this:

To: Repealthe17thAmendment
Sir William Lyons is turning over in his grave.
To: Repealthe17thAmendment
To me, a Jaguar is incomplete without the Leaper (kitty cat hood ornament).
I was enamored with the XJ12 . . . V12, but with LITTLE cylinders. Sounded like a powerful, but smooth ride to me.

23 posted on
08/01/2025 10:12:58 AM PDT by
Dr. Sivana
("Whatsoever he shall say to you, do ye." (John 2:5))
To: Repealthe17thAmendment
Clearly the inspiration for the original Datsun Z-cars. Schweet!
25 posted on
08/01/2025 10:34:18 AM PDT by
XEHRpa
To: Repealthe17thAmendment
Some choice to be made there, isn’t it? It should serve to make the old Jags more valuable if one can afford the upkeep. Always thought I’d like to own a XKSS, like the one McQueen had.
38 posted on
08/01/2025 2:52:18 PM PDT by
oldtech
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