Jaguar has evolved from the production of motorcycle sidecars, with Swallow Sidecars in 1922, and with the flair of its dynamic founder William Lyons the Jaguar Marque has become synonymous with seductively designed and sharply priced prestige cars ranging from the sleek XK120 two-seater and Mark 1 saloon through to the sexy E Type sports car and now the new XK. Indeed Jaguar has built some of Britain’s best loved sports cars of the 20th century.
No car has been more proclaimed than the E Type Jaguar which was among the most glamorous symbols of Britain in the 1960s; the E-Type was conceived by Jaguar as a cheaper version of luxury Ferrari and Aston Martin sports cars. Sir William Lyons, now knighted, oversaw each stage of the development working with the aerodynamicist designer Malcolm Sayer and chief design engineer William Heynes. With the promise of a top speed of 150mph, the E-Type was priced at £2,097 for a roadster – half as much as an Aston Martin. Jaguar manufactured 72,500 models between 1961 and 1974. Sayer’s celebrated curves, and the innovative XK engine developed by William Heynes, have influenced car design ever since.
More recently Jaguar have introduced the XKR which has featured in the 2002 James Bond film “Die Another Day” Driven by henchman Zao, it was the first time Bond met his match on the road. Stunt driver George Cottle took control of the car during the elaborate chase over the frozen vistas and into the Ice Palace - eventually resulting in the death of Rick Yune's character. The heavily modified Jaguar had all the trappings to make Q proud.
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