1959 50s 60s blue 4dr luxury family car Jaguar en-route to Capesthorne Hall classic July car show, Cheshire, UK
, has everything they want from this classic saloon plus this version is far cheaper to buy into the bargain. Why the (and the later 240) is so put down is all down to performance – or lack of it. Jags are supposed to be scalded cats and the never was. In fact, the car was decreed so sluggish by Bill Lyons himself that he refused to allow a car out for the press to test – and that’s after crafty but unsuccessful tweaks by the factory on a test car to crack the magic ton, the benchmark that separated the sporty from the sedate back then.
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Location: Congelton, UK
Photo credit: © ZarkePix / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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