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Coachbuilding is coming back in vogue amid rising demand for customised motors

On 4 August, Silverstone Auctions is hosting The Dawn of Motoring Sale, with a slew of classic vintage vehicles up for grabs.

Looking for a classic Jaguar Ss1? Find your perfect car on ClassicCarsforSale.co.uk, the UKs best marketplace for buyers and traders.

Today, Jaguar is a subsidiary of the Indian conglomerate Tata Motors that builds some luxurious, yet mostly boring vehicles. However, back in its independent days, the brand was responsible for some of the most exciting roadworthy and racing machines of the era, many of which were powered by the glorious XK straight-six.

In the late 19th century, Coventry became Britains original MoTown. At its peak, there was a car factory on almost every corner where classics such as the Jaguar E-Type (pictured) were built.

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Big-Eyed Baby Jaguar Is Not the Right Emblem for the Namesake Carmaker 27 Feb 2021, 8:40 UTC · by Part of the Jaguar Land Rover group, the present-day Jaguar was born into the world in 1922 as the Swallow Sidecar Company. Its cars are currently identified by two logos, the leaping jaguar at the rear and the roaring jaguar up front, but there was a time when another badge might have spelled trouble for the brand. 2 photos Initially created by two motorcycle lovers, William Lyons and Willi...