I was curious as to when was the last original jaguar (without) ford involvement rolled off the line......even though I know that Ford bought out jaguar in 1989.
2006-08-22 08:12:58 · 3 answers · asked by frederick w 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
On 1 November 1989, Ford approached the Jaguar Board with a proposal which, after long discussion of the terms offered, led to agreement being reached. The agreed plans for Jaguar's future recognised the integrity of the Jaguar marques and stipulated that Jaguar was to remain a separate legal entity with a self-sustaining capital structure and its own Board of Directors. An Extraordinary General Meeting of shareholders was held on 1 December 1989, when the Board's recommendation to accept Ford's offer was approved. It became unconditional seven days later, and Ford announced the closure of its offer on February 28, 1990, when application was made to remove Jaguar from the Stock Exchange list.
2006-08-22 08:25:33 · answer #1 · answered by Christian 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well the 1997 Jaguar XJ6 and VDP were the last of the 4.2 liter straight sixes, the engine that first made its appearance, as I recall in the 1963 XKE.
My wife has a 97 VDP and I drive a 97 XK8--the first Ford-influenced design. The differences are quite startling and make clear that Jaguar desperately needed Ford's buying power and engineering budget to modernize its line, particularly after so many years in British Leyland where it was treated like the poor step child as R&D funds were diverted to Rover.
2006-08-22 16:00:54 · answer #2 · answered by anonymourati 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably when they could'nt keep them out of the repair garage.
2006-08-22 15:20:27 · answer #3 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋