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Jaguar CarsBy Ben, John Muir SchoolIntroductionMy name is Ben and I am in third grade at John Muir School. I am very interested in cars so I did my project on the history of Jaguar cars. HistorySir William Lyons was the Jaguar founder. Jaguar started in 1922 in Blackpool, England. The original name of the company was Swallow Coachbuilding Corporation. Sir William Lyons was 20 years old when Jaguar was started! He changed the name of the Swallow Coachbuilding Corporation to Jaguar in 1935. He thought the name Jaguar suggested feline (cat) grace, power and agility and was a good name for his cars. The 1940'sJaguar cars were always sporty cars. In 1948, Sir William wanted a new kind of car for the 1948 car show. Jaguar made the XK120 which stole the show. The XK120's top speed was 126 miles per hour. That was amazingly fast for the 1940's. The 1950'sIn 1950, Lyons wanted a new kind of car so he designed the MK7. The MK7 made $30 million in just a few months. It was great! In 1954 Lyons made the MK2. It stayed in production for over ten years. In 1957, Lyons made a racing car into a car that made him famous. It was the XK SS which is still made today as the XJ s. The XJ S is a very powerful and fast car. The 1960'sIn 1961, Sir William introduced the XK E sports car. It was very fast and good looking also. In 1971, the XK E became even faster when the Jaguar V-12 engine was added. The 1970'sIn 1972, the XJ12 had a V-12 engine and claimed to the world's fastest four-seater. In 1972, Sir William retired and gave his job to Lofty England. Sir William stayed interested in Jaguars until he died in 1985. In 1975, Jaguar came out with the XJ5 which could go 150 miles per hour. The 1980'sJaguar introduced a new popular kind of car which many people really liked. The car was the XJ6. The XJ6 had the new Jaguar six cylinder engines which were smaller and not as expensive as its V-12 engine. The 1990's and BeyondIn 1991, the XJ220 was made. It was one of the greatest cars ever made by Jaguar (my favorite!). Ford Motor Company bought Jaguar in 1989 and Jaguar is now a part of Ford. In 1996, the XK8 was introduced and it is the newest for the Jaguar cars and is wonderful. The XK8 is very powerful and nice looking (I got to ride in the first one in Madison). AcknowledgmentsI want to thank my dad for helping me and my brother for getting me interested in cars.
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