Housed in a nondescript warehouse in Dayton, Ohio, the British Transportation Museum contains a large collection of British automobiles which are maintained and restored by a crew of volunteers. Most of the cars do not display any information about them. Shown below are some of the Jaguars in this collection.
The Jaguar automobile was first produced in 1935 as a model name for a sports saloon manufactured by S.S. Cars Limited. S.S. Cars Limited had been originally founded by William Lyons and William Walmsley in 1922 as the Swallow Sidecar Company. In 1945, the company changed its name to Jaguar Cars Limited.
Jaguar was a privately held company from 1933 until 1966. Since 1966, it has been a part of British Motor Holdings (1966-1968), British Leyland (1968-1984), Ford Motor Company (1990-2008), Tata Motors (2008-2012), and finally Jaguar Land Rover.
1964 Jaguar 3.8 S-Type
1972 Jaguar XJ6
This car has an inline 6-cylinder engine with twin overhead camshaft. According to the display:
“The XJ6 Engine, mounted on a separate chassis which is attached to the main body through vibration-absorbing rubber insulators provides for one of the quietest cars built.”
1990 Jaguar XJ-S HE Series II
This car has a V-12 H.E. engine with 280 horsepower. It was introduced in 1975 as the successor to the E-Type. It became one of Jaguar’s most successful models with 155,413 produced. The 1990 is from the final year of production before redesign under Ford Ownership.
1995 Jaguar XJR6
This model was only produced from 1995 to 1997. With a supercharged 4 litre DOHC 6-cylinder engine, it is described as “refined luxury in a very fast package.”
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