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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FIT FOR ROYALTY • The Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow was, in the eyes of many, the best car money could buy in the Seventies. But one of the few cars that ever truly challenged it in the eyes of the public was the Jaguar XJ12 Series I. Despite its lower price, was it as good? We test two cars fit for royalty to find out

EIGHTH WONDER • The eighth XJ-S off the production line was given to Jaguar's Experimental Department where it was driven by Ed Abbott and used to further develop fuel injection plus an upgraded V12. Sold under the counter, it spent 30 years in Sweden before Ed saw it for sale and bought it. We trace the remarkable history of this fabulous car

HEIR LINE • Although it used a chassis and engine sourced from Standard, it can still be argued the S.S.1 was Jaguar's first car. We explain its history before driving an example of the rare Airline model from 1935

ELECTRONIC REVOLUTION • Despite a traditional image, Jaguar hasn't always looked to its past. In the wake of its new concept, we take a look at the most controversial classic Jaguar saloon

ON TRACK • Our pictorial report from the world's biggest historic motorsport festival

1961 ROAD TRIPS • Lofty England wants a longish road test for the E-Type 'red' prototype and the Chief Road Tester is given the job. Bob Berry is overwhelmed at the press-launch in Geneva and our Norman gets another phone call.

PAUL WALTON • Paul looks at the long history of Jaguar's design studies and their importance on the development of the company's production cars

XCLUSIVELY LETITIA

SAM SKELTON • Is a full reboot really a bad idea for Jaguar?

GREAT YEAR AHEAD • The Jaguar Drivers' Club looks forward to 2025

SUPPORTING THE FACTORY • It's been a hectic month, but it has seen us promote both the Jaguar Enthusiasts' Club to ever wider audiences.

INSIDE THE JAGUAR DAIMLER HERITAGE TRUST • The activities of the Trust are explained through their staff, volunteers & exhibits.

DIRTY WEEKEND • In the final part of Gareth Charlton's push to get out there and use his Series III XJ6 Sovereign as often as possible, he shrugs in the face of mud-topped roads, packs it to the rafters and heads for a rain-soaked Lake District.

TECHNICAL STEERING ASSISTANCE • Discover some of the options available for power-assisted steering conversions and what they entail.

LIVING WITH X100 XK8 • Growing in classic status but with very modern driving manners, the first generation XK8 gives you the best of both worlds but increasingly it pays to look after them

TRIED & TESTED SIMPLY THE BEST • It's expensive. But it's worth it.

SO LONG, AND THANKS FOR ALL THE FISH • What's next for the Classic Jaguar brand.