In its first 20 years, Jaguar only produced two engines – the Jaguar XK and the Jaguar V12. I wrote about the many variants of the XK engine in a recent article and this is about the V12. The first thoughts about a V12 engine came in the mid 1950s. Jaguar had gained great success at Le Mans with the C and D Types using the XK engine. They needed a larger, more powerful motor … [Read more...]
Panther Westwinds
Panther Westwinds, commonly called Panther was a manufacturer of luxury, low volume sports cars based in Britain. The company was founded in 1972 by Robert Jankel, a fashion designer with a flair for auto design. He set up Panther after rebuilding a 1930 Rolls Royce and selling it to a Spanish bullfighter! The company was called Panther, a fast cat - like Jaguar - and … [Read more...]