Cette image est dédiée
à tous les enfants qui ont dir un jour:
"Quand je serai grand, j'aurai une Jaguar".
This image is dedicated to all the children
who one day say:
"When I grow up, I'm going to have a Jaguar".
1973, advertisement for British Leyland France (freely translated)
Sir William Lyons (*1901-†1985) was again the inventor and designer of the Jaguar XJ when it was launched at the 1968 Paris Motor Show. Other vehicles designed by him included the Jaguar S.S. 100, Jaguar XK 120, Jaguar E-Type.
I have been practicing vintage car photography for more than 35 years and here I mainly photograph normal everyday vehicles which were still on the road en masse over 30 years ago. But also cars with extraordinary, beautiful design. From time to time I take pictures of cars, .. Read more…