SIA Flashback – Sidecars to Sports Cars

As Andrew Whyte relates the story of Jaguar styling in SIA #53, June 1981, the luxury aspect of the company’s products dates all the way back to its days when it went by the company name Swallow and it built upscale bodies for Austins. Whyte takes the story of Jaguar design through the post-war era, illustrating the unique relationship Jaguar had with the coachbuilders of the day.

Also, as Autoblog reminded us this past week, Jaguar is celebrating the 75th anniversary of the marque’s name this year, and has put together its own little retrospective. Isn’t the D-Type the sexiest thing on wheels?