Jaguar: From Sidecars to a British Motoring Legend
In short: How a Blackpool sidecar business, founded in 1922, became SS Cars and then Jaguar, won Le Mans with disc brakes in 1953, built the E-Type and XJ in the 1960s, and now plans to relaunch as an electric-only brand.
A 1:55 short film in the series “The Story Behind”, narrated by intellect_voice_01.
Sources used in this film: Live Blackpool (Visit Fylde Coast), “Swallow Sidecars to Jaguar Cars - Started in Blackpool!”; Jaguar (Jaguar Land Rover), “Jaguar Classic | About Jaguar | Jaguar Heritage Trust”; Jaguar Enthusiasts' Club (jec.org.uk), “Jaguar Cars during World War Two”; Internet Archive (film from the Periscope Film LLC archive), “24 HOURS OF LEMANS 1953 GREG CUNNINGHAM JAGUAR RACING 51704b : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive”; British Classic Cars (britishclassiccars.co.uk), “Jaguar C-Type & D-Type | British Classic Cars”; The Auto Insider Blog (theautoinsiderblog.com), “Does Ford Own Jaguar History Timeline and Ownership Facts”; BBC News, “Jaguar asks people to 'trust and reserve judgement' on rebrand”.
Sources used in this film
- Live Blackpool (Visit Fylde Coast) — Swallow Sidecars to Jaguar Cars - Started in Blackpool! · View →
- Jaguar (Jaguar Land Rover) — Jaguar Classic | About Jaguar | Jaguar Heritage Trust · View →
- Jaguar Enthusiasts' Club (jec.org.uk) — Jaguar Cars during World War Two · View →
- Internet Archive (film from the Periscope Film LLC archive) — 24 HOURS OF LEMANS 1953 GREG CUNNINGHAM JAGUAR RACING 51704b : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive · View →
- British Classic Cars (britishclassiccars.co.uk) — Jaguar C-Type & D-Type | British Classic Cars · View →
- The Auto Insider Blog (theautoinsiderblog.com) — Does Ford Own Jaguar History Timeline and Ownership Facts · View →
- BBC News — Jaguar asks people to 'trust and reserve judgement' on rebrand · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: Live Blackpool (Visit Fylde Coast): Swallow Sidecars to Jaguar Cars - Started in Blackpool!
- Also: Jaguar (Jaguar Land Rover): Jaguar Classic | About Jaguar | Jaguar Heritage Trust
- Also: Jaguar Enthusiasts' Club (jec.org.uk): Jaguar Cars during World War Two
- Also: Internet Archive (film from the Periscope Film LLC archive): 24 HOURS OF LEMANS 1953 GREG CUNNINGHAM JAGUAR RACING 51704b : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
- Also: British Classic Cars (britishclassiccars.co.uk): Jaguar C-Type & D-Type | British Classic Cars
- Also: The Auto Insider Blog (theautoinsiderblog.com): Does Ford Own Jaguar History Timeline and Ownership Facts
- Also: BBC News: Jaguar asks people to 'trust and reserve judgement' on rebrand
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