Jaguar Cars were not always Jaguars, they
were started off by two young men in Blackpool, William Lyons
and William Wasley who were both very keen motor cycle enthusiasts, so
with a little help from their fathers they decided to open their own
business called Swallow Sidecars, they specialized in aluminum cased
motorcycles that took the British by storm.
Their sidecars soon were in
so much demand the two Williams moved out of their back sheds and into a
very large factory.
Then a few years down the
track they decided to dedicate their profits into making cars as well.
Soon they became very successful and changed their business to just cars
and became the most competitive car prices in the world with their
luxury feel including leather seats and walnut veneer dashboard, making
them cheap but classy at the same time.
Because they made only two
seated cars they were very popular with the youth and newly weds
travelling around the country.
They then changed their name
from swallow sidecars to S.S
The name was soon changed
again when the war came and the Germans called themselves S.S and that
is were the name Jaguar finally came into place.
Throughout the war Jaguar
stopped production and helped repair aircraft.
Soon after, William Wasley
decided to leave the company into William Lyons hands.
And Jaguar became one of the
worlds most valuable luxury cars. Making many different models for the
changing public.
Now Jaguars don’t only look
classy from the inside, the exterior has made Jaguar so easily spotted
by anyone even if they aren’t into cars.
From the beginning William
Lyons designed curves and bumps that make Jaguar so individual. The
designing of Jaguars haven’t changed to this day they are still as
remarkable inside as out with the latest technology including satellite
tracking systems and inbuilt mobile phones.
Jaguars have also been very
much into performance this had made one of their cars be listed in the
Guinness book of records for the fastest road cars in the world.
They have always been into
racing as well, doing extremely well in the 24 hour Le Mans races. Come
1st 2nd and 3rd one year
and for the 3rd
year running starting tomorrow the Formula 1 Grand Prix with racers
including Eddie Irvine who came 3rd
for Jaguar in one race last year.
Jaguars are now owned by FORD
which means jaguar have more money for research and development which
leads to better technology and advanced performance the F1’s can test
out before they come into the market.
