Founded in 1922 as the Swallow Sidecar Company by William Lyons, it was renamed Jaguar Cars after World War 2 because of the unfavorable connotations of the initials, Schutzstaffel. The company is now owned by the Ford Motor Company. Jaguar is known for its luxury saloons and sports cars, market segments it has been in since the 1930s.
Jaguar merged with the British Motor Corporation the Austin - Morris ombined to form British Motor Holdings in 1966. After merger with Leyland Motors Ltd and Rover, the resultant company then became British Leyland …show more content…
Victories came in 1951 and 1953 with the Jaguar C-Type, then in 1955, 1956 and 1957 with the Jaguar D-Type. The famous race was then left for many years, until in the mid-1980s Tom Walkinshaw 's TWR team started designing and preparing Jaguar V12-engined sports prototypes for European sportscar races. The team started winning regularly from 1987, and with increased factory backing the team won Le Mans in 1988 and 1990.
Jaguar Sport:
* Jaguar C-Type (1951-1953)
* Jaguar D-Type (1954-1957)
* Jaguar E-Type/Jaguar Lightweight E-Type
* Jaguar XJ220 (1988)
* Jaguar XJR-15 (1990)
Jaguars in fiction and the …show more content…
Image:jaguar.3point4.750pix.jpg/1963 Jaguar 3.4 Mk2
Image:jaguar.etype.1966.750pix.jpg/1966 Jaguar E-Type (aka XKE)
Image:xjr15.JPG/1991 Jaguar XJR-15
Image:Jaguar Stype front.JPG/Jaguar S-type
Image:Jaguar_XJ6_1995.jpg/1995 Jaguar XJ6 (Sovereign)
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