Lynx Brochures
Discussion
As an avid collector of all things Lynx I thought 'd bore you with a few examples of the brochures they produced over the years. The very first Lynx D-type was first shown to the public at the BRSCC show in January 1975, but production didn't really get underway for some time - my chassis #2 was built in 1977 for example.
The first Lynx documentation was quite simple - a small brochure and several sheets of paper showing layout and prices. Note the prices!
As time went on and business grew - not only the replica side but also the servicing and reparation of racing Jaguars too - a newer more complicated 10 page brochure was introduced.
Apologies if the stitching of the two halves isn't perfect! You'll note that the range has grown, incorporating the XJS convertible, the eventer, and the long and short nose D-types. No price list is available for this period unfortunately, but times had moved on, inflation also and concomitally prices also.
Later on the range expanded once more with the introduction of the XKSS, and the only brochure showing this model is a three leaf fold out A4 size brochure in a matt finish. Lovely, but my scanner can only cope with stitching two not three sides, so forgive me if the image isn't as good as some of the others because I had to photogrph it with a wide angle lens.
Finally comes the 1990s, and clients were now demanding a C-type, so Lynx naturally obliged.This perhaps the rarest of the brochures and rarely come up for sale but I was lucky to spot this on Evilbay a few years back.
This is a two page simple brochure with price list attached. You'll note that the telephone number has the later "1" after the 0 and likewise the price of the car has increased with it. Only five Lynx C-types were made, so one of their rarer cars along with the short nose D-type of which I believe only seven were made.
Prices of brochures along with anything classic cars it seems have moved on. The 10 page brochure is currently on Ebay for £30 and I haven't seen a C-type one for years, but I paid the enormous sum of £2 from the same source.
The first Lynx documentation was quite simple - a small brochure and several sheets of paper showing layout and prices. Note the prices!
As time went on and business grew - not only the replica side but also the servicing and reparation of racing Jaguars too - a newer more complicated 10 page brochure was introduced.
Apologies if the stitching of the two halves isn't perfect! You'll note that the range has grown, incorporating the XJS convertible, the eventer, and the long and short nose D-types. No price list is available for this period unfortunately, but times had moved on, inflation also and concomitally prices also.
Later on the range expanded once more with the introduction of the XKSS, and the only brochure showing this model is a three leaf fold out A4 size brochure in a matt finish. Lovely, but my scanner can only cope with stitching two not three sides, so forgive me if the image isn't as good as some of the others because I had to photogrph it with a wide angle lens.
Finally comes the 1990s, and clients were now demanding a C-type, so Lynx naturally obliged.This perhaps the rarest of the brochures and rarely come up for sale but I was lucky to spot this on Evilbay a few years back.
This is a two page simple brochure with price list attached. You'll note that the telephone number has the later "1" after the 0 and likewise the price of the car has increased with it. Only five Lynx C-types were made, so one of their rarer cars along with the short nose D-type of which I believe only seven were made.
Prices of brochures along with anything classic cars it seems have moved on. The 10 page brochure is currently on Ebay for £30 and I haven't seen a C-type one for years, but I paid the enormous sum of £2 from the same source.
Edited by lowdrag on Friday 22 April 06:36
Has the world improved the "Supercar" beyond what Jaguar did with the XKSS, or have they merely been playing around the edges?
Discuss.
It should be a mandatory question to every automotive engineering student on the first day of their degree. If the answer is "Yes" then the student better be signing himself G. Murray, A. Newey or V. Jano and making it an engineering masterpiece of a thesis.
How the hell do you either manage such a feat as taking a multiple Le Mans winner and turning it into a roadcar with the minimal of changes and achieve damn near perfection immediately or then improve upon it? Thats before we even take into account the added "Steve" factor.
Discuss.
It should be a mandatory question to every automotive engineering student on the first day of their degree. If the answer is "Yes" then the student better be signing himself G. Murray, A. Newey or V. Jano and making it an engineering masterpiece of a thesis.
How the hell do you either manage such a feat as taking a multiple Le Mans winner and turning it into a roadcar with the minimal of changes and achieve damn near perfection immediately or then improve upon it? Thats before we even take into account the added "Steve" factor.
williamp said:
yes. many are more resistant to fire then the XKSS 
love a D-type replica. Or an Evanter
I take it then you don't consider the new Ferrari to be a Supercar then?love a D-type replica. Or an Evanter
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11156782
Just discovered this thread, for me an enormous trip down memory lane. I worked for Lynx Engineering from the mid 80s until they went into administration at the end of 1990, very sadly. It was an enormous privilege, some of the nicest, cleverest and most modest people you could ever wish to meet, and the workmanship that went into everything we did there was just mind blowing, I have never seen anything like that before or since. My company car for some time was an Eventer, fabulous all round car, and I also did big miles in our own replica promoting Lynx all over the UK and into Europe. That car took 7 Internation class A and C speed records in 1986, not bad for what was essentially a 1955 car! Wonderful memories................
I'd completely forgotten I wrote this six years ago, but then at my age what happened yesterday is a mystery. But one thing that has changed is the value of the cars. For example:-
Lynx XKSS sold at the Revival sale for £365,000
Any Lynx D-type is now around £200,000
Eventer for sale at £100,000
These are what I had then
And this is what I am left with:-
Of course, strange though it may seem, the old Lynx cars are more than you can buy a new one for from the new Lynx.
Lynx XKSS sold at the Revival sale for £365,000
Any Lynx D-type is now around £200,000
Eventer for sale at £100,000
These are what I had then
And this is what I am left with:-
Of course, strange though it may seem, the old Lynx cars are more than you can buy a new one for from the new Lynx.
lowdrag said:
£8,750 for the basic kit in 1979 is £46k today.
£2,350 extra for the XKSS kit is another £12.5k.
£18,500 for the built car is £100k.
...and all plus VAT.
Mind you, that C-type price... £125k plus VAT in 1995 (which was when the phone numbers changed) is £228k now...
lowdrag said:
The best thing that Lynx ever did was to announce that they were ending production of the D-type and XKSS. Orders flooded in!
That's normally toy companies at Christmas annoucing that XYZ is in short supply so all the good mummies and daddies rush out and try and make sure their little darlings are one of the lucky ones that gets an XYZAs I recall, by the late 80s the price for a Lynx D was around £150K plus the donor E Type, then if you wanted say, dry sump that was £12.5K, XKSS etc etc the price could go beyond £200k. The order book always exceeded our capacity to build the replicas, normally delivery was around three years but that all collapsed between September and December 1990 courtesy of Margaret Thatchers wonderous economic miracle. The Company went into a downward spiral after administration in 1991 and nothing built under the Lynx name since then has equalled the quality, people had left, me included, and I believe there was an air of impending disaster hanging over the place despite all the fine words bandied about at that time. I believe there is now yet another Lynx rising from the ashes, built in Eastern Europe, but I know nothing of the quality, has anyone had a good look at one of these?
I know the Eventer is a love or hate job but it was my company car for some time and I have to say it was fantastic, great long distance cruiser, comfy, a real four seater (I had four 6 footers in mine on a couple of occasions), 6' long rear deck etc etc, only problem was petrol consumption! I was doing 55k miles pa then so it got sold when in the 90ks before tipping over the big depreciation cliff at 100k! A606CPM where are you now???
I know the Eventer is a love or hate job but it was my company car for some time and I have to say it was fantastic, great long distance cruiser, comfy, a real four seater (I had four 6 footers in mine on a couple of occasions), 6' long rear deck etc etc, only problem was petrol consumption! I was doing 55k miles pa then so it got sold when in the 90ks before tipping over the big depreciation cliff at 100k! A606CPM where are you now???
Mike-tf3n0 said:
Must be getting old and senile! Have now dug up some pics, try A606SBV !!
Exported in 2011, last MOT said 127k miles, which was only just over 1k since 2007, 4k between 2006 and 2007.MOT history suggests it wasn't the most cherished and pampered of vehicles...
...even after KWE did a lot of work to it in 2008.
http://buildgallery.kwecars.com/A606SBV-Lynx-Event...
Edited by TooMany2cvs on Monday 12th June 18:26
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