Paul walton

Jaguar Cars unveiled the E-Type in Geneva in 1961. It was an immediate success, and the factory had to work hard to keep up with the demand. Sales may have been excellent but, in the fast-moving autom

Paul looks back at an incredible but occasionally frustrating decade of XK8 ownership

Large, luxurious and fully loaded, the Jaguar XJ-S and Jensen Interceptor Series 3 defined the Seventies GT. Yet while one’s pure British muscle, the other, a Euro-American hybrid. We drive both to see which of these grandest of grand tourers wins out.

Eliot Barden grew up around XK8s – this convertible has been a labour of love.

Our inside man outlines the development of the XJ-S into the XJS

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