1957 Jaguar Mk.I 3.4 Litre

1957 Jaguar Mk.I in The Best of British: The History of Jaguar, Documentary, 2005

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin:

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Author	Message
stronghold ◊ 2007-09-19 10:11	mk.II?
pilou ◊ 2007-09-19 10:17	1957 Jaguar 3.4 litre Mk I
nzcarnerd ◊ 2007-09-19 10:31	I think the Mk 1 was only called that retrospectively after the Mk 2 came out. It was originally called the 2.4 or 3.4 litre saloon.
stronghold ◊ 2007-09-19 10:48	strange this documentary has No Mk.II jag's
greybear ◊ 2007-09-19 12:57	nzcarnerd wrote I think the Mk 1 was only called that retrospectively after the Mk 2 came out. It was originally called the 2.4 or 3.4 litre saloon. That is correct. Similarly the C type was only called that by the public. The company called it the XK120C (C = competition). But once the C type name had caught on the company realised that there was no point in ignoring it.