A Jaguar question....

[Rower]

What is the significance of the name badge on some cars written in this way ?

Thanks in anticipation !


Rower

[Rower]

Some of the more 'interesting ' models have the name Jaguar in red letters on a white ground , when I say interesting I saw the badge on a lightweight E at Brooklands a while back and again on C type recently.

What is the significance ?

Rower

[cardigankid]

Within an elongated hexagon. Just an old style Jaguar badge, used on spinner caps and elsewhere in the 40's and 50's. There are a lot of different types of jag badge as I am sure you know, but jaguar use this occasionally on 'Heritage' limited editions.

[Roy C]

Its the style of Jaguar badge that Jaguar Heritage use on all their branding and clothing.

[XJ13]

The logo/badge was not registered until 08 April 1994 by Jaguar Cars Ltd but could be found on a range of items such as this V12 block from the 1980s. After 1994 it was included in the logos of Jaguar Heritage (the trading name of The Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust) and Jaguar Classic Parts amongst others.

It is probably inappropriate to include it on C/D/E-Types as I don't think it was used in period on the noses of these cars? - but I am sure someone will be quick to correct me with a period photo

Edited by XJ13 on Friday 20th July 09:25

Edited by XJ13 on Friday 20th July 09:26

[a8hex]

XJ13 said:

It is probably inappropriate to include it on C/D/E-Types as I don't think it was used in period on the noses of these cars? - but I am sure someone will be quick to correct me with a period photo

C-Types get a round Growler with the words "Jaguar Cars" above and "Coventry" below.
The exception to this is Tony's baby. The period photos in the C-Type Register show the hexagonal bonnet badge. Interestingly the pictures of the 1953 cars show XKC-051 & 53 with no bonnet badge, but XKC-052 has the round growler.
XKC-054 doesn't have any badges.
For D-Types the situations is more mixed. Some of the, few, period photos I have show them with no badges other have the hexagonal badge above the roundel for their race number. Others, with no race number roundel have the hexagonal badge just above the mouth.

[Rower]

Thnks guys !

Rower

[SV8Predator]

Someone's asked the same question on another forum here. What sort of a coincidence is that?

[lowdrag]

As an aside one thing that annoys me on C-type replicas is the inclusion of the red C-type alloy badge on the cam cover. That was used only on the Mk VIIM and XK140M to indicate the higher power engine - never on the C-type per se.

[a8hex]

The red head is also often painted onto XK120s with "C-Types" heads too, and its wrong there as well.

BTW, the casting of the hexagonal Jaguar logo was used on the original XK engines. Its on early publicity pictures and I'm sure it was on the engine at the 1948 Earls Court show.

[Rower]

It was me ! On the classics forum.

Rower