Jaguar for sale?
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Los Angeles said:
JAGUAR FOR SALE
Sadly true. Ford is still bleeding millions of dollars, not as much as last year but enough for it to cut out all the dead wood. Jaguar is only attractive as a company if sold with Land Rover; so, perhaps we should expect a far East car company to rescue it, Nissan perhaps, keep LR then sell Jaguar to recoup costs. Which means Jaguar's chances of survival as an independent company are slim.
Some months ago, fed up with every new sports car looking like the last, you know the kind of thing: faired headlights, swept back windscreen, silver, crammed with electronic gizmos, ten on the street in a week, and costing a house to buy, I made up my mind to recreat a Jaguar SS100, the daddy of sports cars. It will take two years, employ lots of clever rural-based English craftsmen used to recreating veteran cars and parts for owners, who will make it as before to exact specification and proportions, black on black, full chrome trimmings, but with uprated engine and brakes.
The SS100 established Jaguar's signature for terrible packaging wrapped up in a beautiful shape with the ability to go faster than the competition, over 100 mph, a heart-stopper in the 1930s. Even today it won't cost the earth. And I won't pass another one on a day's drive.
I hope folk will agree with me that over Jaguar's life Sir William Lyons, Haynes, and Sayer, gave us an amazing list of thrilling sports cars and saloons at affordable prices. Tragically they were not around to give us the F-Type. I hope I can achieve my aim to create a significant bit of its heritage, and get the dividend of helping build it, and cherish it for the rest of my life - wish me luck.
PS: If anybody can post a picture, my thanks.
Sadly true. Ford is still bleeding millions of dollars, not as much as last year but enough for it to cut out all the dead wood. Jaguar is only attractive as a company if sold with Land Rover; so, perhaps we should expect a far East car company to rescue it, Nissan perhaps, keep LR then sell Jaguar to recoup costs. Which means Jaguar's chances of survival as an independent company are slim.
Some months ago, fed up with every new sports car looking like the last, you know the kind of thing: faired headlights, swept back windscreen, silver, crammed with electronic gizmos, ten on the street in a week, and costing a house to buy, I made up my mind to recreat a Jaguar SS100, the daddy of sports cars. It will take two years, employ lots of clever rural-based English craftsmen used to recreating veteran cars and parts for owners, who will make it as before to exact specification and proportions, black on black, full chrome trimmings, but with uprated engine and brakes.
The SS100 established Jaguar's signature for terrible packaging wrapped up in a beautiful shape with the ability to go faster than the competition, over 100 mph, a heart-stopper in the 1930s. Even today it won't cost the earth. And I won't pass another one on a day's drive.
I hope folk will agree with me that over Jaguar's life Sir William Lyons, Haynes, and Sayer, gave us an amazing list of thrilling sports cars and saloons at affordable prices. Tragically they were not around to give us the F-Type. I hope I can achieve my aim to create a significant bit of its heritage, and get the dividend of helping build it, and cherish it for the rest of my life - wish me luck.
PS: If anybody can post a picture, my thanks.
Is this what you had in mind?
http://www.ss100.com
One of the guys at the local JEC bonnets up last year had one he'd just finished. They are stunning.
Los Angeles said:
On the button, complete with idyllic cottage.
Tis a shame about Jaguar, I wonder what it's prospects would be if the same consortium that bought Aston were able to buy Jaguar?
You get the impression with Ford that they are selling anything that's not nailed down in an attempt to survive (the large corporation equivalent of a car boot sale). If Jaguar and Land Rover are sold will Ford go as far as selling the museum at Gaydon next and what about Volvo?
CatherineJ said:
Also Land Rover too, I wonder if they will come as a pair or be sold off seperately.
Ford's senior management must have been to Wal-Mart ASDA this is the ultimate BOGOF deal Buy One Get One Free, buy Land Rover and we'll throw in Jaguar. Ford are saying to their Premier Group Bog off, with the sale of Aston Martin and now the likely sale of Land Rover and Jaguar, the Premier Group is left with Volvo and Lincoln should they be renamed 'The Northern Conference Group'!
I only hope no one comes forward and Ford keeps LR/Jag. It is a bit early to sell the 2 companies, after all which loses more money Jag (after the new XK/xf launch next year) or Crappy Ford which can't sell their ridiculous 5.7ltr F-series p/up's, no one wants the Mondeo (don't care if james Bond decided to use it) and the only cars they sell in the USA are to Hertz car rental (oh yeah they also owned that til recently). So lets face it, the only cars people want are the Jags and LR's. (Is LR really doing that bad, every other car on the road seems to be LR badged, or is it jusdt a case of too high over heads). I won't mind if an established car maker buys the group, but no way should a strip and sell equity firm be allowed to by it, nor a teenage billionaire..................
Very sad, fingers crossed the future is bright for both brands, they are the only cars I am interested in on the roads and the only brands I have owned for the past 6 years..................
Very sad, fingers crossed the future is bright for both brands, they are the only cars I am interested in on the roads and the only brands I have owned for the past 6 years..................
Los Angeles said:
PeetBee said:
Very nice, always loved those, but are you saying that you're also creating the idyliic cottage to go with it?
Need a heavy duty luggage rack for the cottage. 
PeetBee said:
Tis a shame about Jaguar, I wonder what it's prospects are if the same consortium that bought Aston were able to buy Jaguar? and what about Volvo?
can't see them being interested. AM has a 50-50 chance of survival only if dosh keeps sloshing in folks wallets or they bring out an AM-MX5 and an SUV. Volvo is profitable and well liked by North American drivers. While that situation persists I'm sure Fold will keep it in the family. ErnestM
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