Smooth operators
Times are no easier for Jaguar than they are for anyone else at the moment, but its long-term model programme incorporates some promising hardware, including a V8 successor to the…
Brief Specification.
Engine : 6 cyl., 61 x 90, 1,577 c.c., 13.84 h.p. Tax £14. Pushrod o.h.v. 3 S.U. carburetters. 54 b.h.p. at 4,800 r.p.m. Transmission : Single dry-,plate clutch. 4 speed gear box, silent
2nd and 3rd, free Wheel. Open propeller shaft. Spiral bevel final drive.
Suspension : Semi-elliptic springs. with hydraulic shock-absorbers. Brakes : Lockheed hydraulic.
Steering : Manes Weller.
Dimensions : Tyres 4.75 x 18. Wheelbase 112g. Track 4′ 3g. Ground-clearance 6. Turning circle 40′. Battery 12v. 51 air.
Price : Open 4 seater or Hastings coupe (as tested) £395.