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- Holds Royal Warrants from HM Queen Elizabeth II and HRH Prince Charles
- Founded by William Lyons and William Walmsley
- The Ford Motor Company purchased it in 1990
- In 1999, it became part of Ford’
- s Premier Automotive Group
- The most luxurious XJ models carry either the VandenPlas orDaimler nameplates
Expert summary
Jaguar Cars Limited is a luxury car manufacturer based in Coventry, England. Now it operates as part of the Jaguar Land Rover business owned by Tata Motors of India. When it was founded in 1922, it was called Swallow Sidecar Company. It moved from Blackpool to Coventry in 1934 with a new name, SS Cars Ltd. It became Jaguar Cars Ltd in 1945. It has gone several changes of ownership and in June 2008, Tata Motors bought it from Ford. Jaguar had made its name in 1950s with a series of elegantly-designed sports cars and luxury saloons. It was one of the many privatizations of the Thatcher government.Recommended content
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Motortrend.com Jaguar
If you are looking for a new Jaguar, the Motor Trend new car buyer's guide has a wealth of information as your disposal. Explore our Jaguar pricing info, photos, specs, car safety ratings and more. Search through our list of the most recent Jaguars below and you'll be on your way to finding your next new car. -
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Jaguar: Fifty years of speed and style
I have read many car books, but this one really succeeds at telling the story it wants, about all of the products of the Jaguar firm, not just the fancy ones. Good pictures, excellent product information, and even production numbers for most models. -
Jaguar: All the cars
Firstly,the bad news:this book is smaller than most decent size books.If the book were to be published to a larger format this book would be so much better. Having said that,now here's the best news:This book is brilliant! This book is thoroughly researched.It covers everything you want to know on each model,options,colours,and so much more. -
Original Jaguar XK
Phillip Porter is a recognized expert on the Jaguar XK series. His book, suplemented by excellent photos, details each version of the car with text and photos. For anyone restoring an XK series Jaguar, the photos are a rich source of originality information highlighting differences between the various models. This book is well worth purchasing.
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