By: Jonathan A. Stein
The Insider
When it comes to cars, retired Jaguar Product Public Relations Manager Mike Cook says “passion can be described as part inspiration and part impact.” Or to put it another way, inspired automotive design that makes a big impact fosters passion. Just look at Jaguar’s XK-120, E-Type and the original XJ. “These are cars that were so new, and in the case of the Jaguars, so beautiful, so special, that nothing could compete with them at that point in time.”
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The Enthusiast
George Jones really noticed his first Jaguar when he was growing up in South Africa. But unlike most people who fell for the lithe looks of the E-Type, the retired engineer from the mining equipment industry fell for a different car. “The elegance of the Mark 2 … first caught me; particularly the lightness of the interior.”
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The Über Collectors
For consummate Jaguar collector Gary Bartlett, “styling is maybe the biggest thing” that attracted him to Jaguars. Bartlett’s passion for the marque was so strong that he parlayed his interest in Jaguar into a very successful parts business. That business enabled him to collect the most hallowed of Jaguars: C-Type, D-Type and XK-SS. Like Bartlett, Terry Larson collects Jaguars at the highest level. And although he didn’t venture into the parts business, for years he’s been one of the top Jaguar restorers and authorities in the nation.
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