Ford made a lot of things before 1989 but they did not own Jaguar
or made any engines for Jaguar before 1989.
Thomas
David A. Fox wrote:
> Please don't take this as anything resembling 'Flame' but you state that
> "Jag straight 6 and V12 engines were around long before Ford came on the
> scene". Then in the very next sentence "The V12 came out in '72". Did I
> miss something or was Ford the company which poineered the V8 and through
> production engineering breakthroughs made the automobile affordable to the
> general public?
>
> BS&CW,
> DAFox
>
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: RoadsterGB@aol.com
> Reply-To: RoadsterGB@aol.com
> To: csp311@telia.com, rrees@digitex.net
> CC: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: OT- I ALMOST DIED TONIGHT!!!!!
> Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2002 08:24:12 EST
>
> Hi
>
> Not that it matters who fits which engine where, the wonderful Jag straight
> 6
> and V12 engines were around long before Ford came on the scene - Jag was
> part
> of British Leyland (scary thought) from '68 to ''85 although the XJ6's XK
> engine had been around for years before, powering all manner of great
> machinery. The V12 came out in '72, when William Lyons retired at 71.
> Jaguar
> regained independence in '85 just before William Lyons died and Ford took
> over in '89. They haven't done a bad job since but they've yet to produce
> anything approaching the class of the E-Type/XKE (IMHO).
>
> Just climbing down from my soapbox but I just love old Jag engines.
>
> Rob
> www.fairlady.org
>
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