There's just something about Jaguars that is so attractive. The sheer size, interior, design and trim surely matches the joy of driving one. My beautiful midnight blue X type was a lot smaller than these beasts, but what an absolute driving pleasure.
@@MagnusMaximusinWales I now have a Mark 4 Chill Silver Mondeo Edge. Beautiful big car with a boot like a skip and a menace to park. Still my pride and joy with its cherished plate!
i remember riding in one of those when I was a kid every time we went round a corner I'd slide all over the bastard place. hahahahahaha good memories i was 10 years old. I'm 49 now and just starting to stink of piss.
Actually the 420 G, the MKX successor, was built with the V12 in mind. It was just not ready in time to put it into production so the 4.2L straight six soldiered on. Not that it didn't have plenty of power as it was but the V12 would have been smoother and might have had better throttle modulation. The combined return springs on those three big 2" SU carbs made for a "touchy" accelerator release from idle. Not so much of an issue on the automatic cars but more so on the 4-speed manual equipped cars - very easy to spin the rears inadvertently.
This car was intended to Jaguar's contender for the American luxury market. That is why it is Cadillac-sized. But the Caddie drivers were having nothing of it, and the Mk. X failed in both the American and British markets.
And they had that wretched rod running from the firewall to operate the 3 carbs, thank heavens for the 3 point connection near the firewall so that when the engine shot forward and pulled the rod out of its bearing you could remove the 3 bolts and reposition it.
Well not many people know how to drive a car of this size nowadays. Little fartboxes have been the "normal" for so long newer drivers never learn the nuances needed to drive or worse yet park these cars. And older drivers may well have forgotten their previous experience.
Some strange comments here as we know this was a car that ended the days of real long distance tourers load of boot space load of room inside I had one when a was twenty 25 when I got to a garage near parris everybody came out to look and begged me to open the bonnet, now I drive a Bentley nobody even looks shame the interest just is not there and they corner well in fact
3:13 Hilarious BMW owner putting his side mirror straight (as if it was in the way!!!) as if it folded up electrically ....... LOL, LOL and re LOL. typical BMW owners.
It was never meant to be a lithe slalom car nor was it lumbering. It was certainly meant for high speed inter city travel but when propetly asked they could corner better than many mid-sized cars.
Its always fascinating to me how something that was once held as the height of luxury today looks and sounds so, well, the exact opposite! So old, plain, so noisy and so very dated. Of course what we hold as luxury today, will be in years to come, look old and dated too. I love Jags and have had several back in the 70's and 80's and I thought they were unbeatable, but now they are anything but powerful and luxurious!
Messenger Charles I don't need to go check again, but I seem to recall my Audi R8 looks nothing like my Range rover... so you go look again when you say "all modern cars look the same" are you sure about that, really sure?
Messenger Charles With such poor command of the English language it's of no suprise your knowledge of cars and your inability to form a cogent argument, put forward in an intelligent and meaningful manner is well displayed in your reply. No doubt you will now demonstrate to us all your vast knowledge of further profanities!
I'll grant that these cars certainly look dated, as do most things now more than 50 years old. But they retain their original air of elegance, exclusivity and distinctiveness. As for noise, that is often a case of poor maintenance so it's generally not a condition innate to the car manufacture or model, certainly not at this level. While Messenger Charles' comments may be poorly worded his point that many current cars follow similar styling themes, in large part driven by aerodynamics, is valid. For mass production cars there are perhaps 3 basic styling regimes nowadays and within those streams it does take a good look to identify one car from another. Your R8 is not a mass production car, much more a limited production car with specific performance intent so there is more design and production leeway for individuality than there is for less expensive cars. Cars of the 60s and most of the 70s often had company if not model specific design cues and to me that is far more attractive and engaging than the current "streamlined soap bubble" or "sharp angular facets" styling. But I'm an old fart who misses the generation of cars with which I grew up.
@@68Jaguar420G I think everyone is missing the point of my comment. I was trying to point out that having being exposed to "modern cars" it really taints one's perception of cars like these old Jags. I once thought that these cars were the epitome of luxury and refinement, but now not so much. They were for their time, but not now. I guess if you live long enough all is jaded by advancing design and technology. I once thought two weeks in a caravan in Scotland was heaven, now I critique 5 star hotels when they fail to perform or deliver. The price we pay for knowledge and experience I guess.
@@3bluto I understand your point, but in regard to styling and refinement I disagree. The current general convergence of design and much closer similarity of looks in todays cars heightens my appreciation of these "old school" cars and their design features. For instance the window line ending in the rounded rear door window and frame designed by Sir William Lyon himself and a used from the MK VII to the series 3 XJ in one form or another is an immediately recognizable Jaguar element not seen on any car today. While they cannot stand up to the advanced mechanical systems of today's cars (a modern Jag or similar quality car will literally run circles around these old cars), their looks remain distinct, timeless and in my opinion as attractive as ever. In many ways I wish I could have my old 420G back and put modern mechanicals "under the skin", even an electric drive, but that would be prohibitively expensive and the basic design would not lend itself to a decent EV range. I'll have to live with the old but good memories and enjoy the new cars for what they can offer. But great looks are not on that list.
Beautiful graceful car
Those were real jags
And not Fords
There's just something about Jaguars that is so attractive. The sheer size, interior, design and trim surely matches the joy of driving one. My beautiful midnight blue X type was a lot smaller than these beasts, but what an absolute driving pleasure.
The X-Type was just a badge-engineered Ford Mondeo. A pretty and well-appointed Mondeo I'll grant you.
@@MagnusMaximusinWales I now have a Mark 4 Chill Silver Mondeo Edge. Beautiful big car with a boot like a skip and a menace to park. Still my pride and joy with its cherished plate!
i remember riding in one of those when I was a kid every time we went round a corner I'd slide all over the bastard place. hahahahahaha good memories i was 10 years old. I'm 49 now and just starting to stink of piss.
A little touch of piss helps invigorate your clothing.
Nice looking Jag!👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
I would love this car
Nice looking mk10 jag
Love these big Jags.
They would have been truly awesome with Daimler 4.5 V8 and 5.3 V12 if only Jaguar had taken such steps.
Or a 350hp Chevrolet engine and Turbo 400 automatic transmission.
Actually the 420 G, the MKX successor, was built with the V12 in mind. It was just not ready in time to put it into production so the 4.2L straight six soldiered on. Not that it didn't have plenty of power as it was but the V12 would have been smoother and might have had better throttle modulation. The combined return springs on those three big 2" SU carbs made for a "touchy" accelerator release from idle. Not so much of an issue on the automatic cars but more so on the 4-speed manual equipped cars - very easy to spin the rears inadvertently.
This car was intended to Jaguar's contender for the American luxury market. That is why it is Cadillac-sized. But the Caddie drivers were having nothing of it, and the Mk. X failed in both the American and British markets.
And they had that wretched rod running from the firewall to operate the 3 carbs, thank heavens for the 3 point connection near the firewall so that when the engine shot forward and pulled the rod out of its bearing you could remove the 3 bolts and reposition it.
Lucky that boxer driver was alert. Terrible driver.
absolutey. what the hell was he thinking of. nearly got wiped out.
Very nice.
I have a '67 420G BRG. with Windows and air and a factory vinyl top, need to get a Heritage Certificate...!!!!
I didn't know the vinyl roof was an option
i just bought one.
I can see Robert Newton driving on to his next pub.
Why bother showing the car interior if you gonna move the camera around so fast like
as fast as a roller coaster!
Give this guy some driving lessons.
Well not many people know how to drive a car of this size nowadays. Little fartboxes have been the "normal" for so long newer drivers never learn the nuances needed to drive or worse yet park these cars. And older drivers may well have forgotten their previous experience.
yep. always a good idea reversing into traffic especially with all the parked cars. what a crappy driver.
I WISHD ID HAD SOME DAY MK10 METALLIC GREEN
A trailer hitch on a Jaguar, now that's a first
What a Car wow wish I could own one
1966 MK-10
I WISHD ID HAD SOME DAY JAG AS MY WEDDING CAR
I WISHD ID HAD SOME DAY MK10 RED AND GREEN
Some strange comments here as we know this was a car that ended the days of real long distance tourers load of boot space load of room inside I had one when a was twenty 25 when I got to a garage near parris everybody came out to look and begged me to open the bonnet, now I drive a Bentley nobody even looks shame the interest just is not there and they corner well in fact
if he keeps reversing out onto that road, then he won't have it for much longer.
Some atrocious driving going on there! Give him a Ka!!
he shouldn't be on the road in any car mate. terrible driver.
Nice car, too expensive to run in the UK...
3:13 Hilarious BMW owner putting his side mirror straight (as if it was in the way!!!) as if it folded up electrically ....... LOL, LOL and re LOL. typical BMW owners.
Grace, Space, Pace, but a lumbering tank of a car. Not the ideal car for twisting and winding roads - more suited to long distance to highway driving.
It was never meant to be a lithe slalom car nor was it lumbering. It was certainly meant for high speed inter city travel but when propetly asked they could corner better than many mid-sized cars.
valves are noisy.
They are indeed, but should not be. When in good shape these valve trains were virtually silent so this one probably has worn valve bucket shims.
Hard not to use the f word
Toe-bar wtf?
exactly!!
Cameraman has parkinson’s disease I guess. !!?
zero
Its always fascinating to me how something that was once held as the height of luxury today looks and sounds so, well, the exact opposite! So old, plain, so noisy and so very dated. Of course what we hold as luxury today, will be in years to come, look old and dated too. I love Jags and have had several back in the 70's and 80's and I thought they were unbeatable, but now they are anything but powerful and luxurious!
Messenger Charles
I don't need to go check again, but I seem to recall my Audi R8 looks nothing like my Range rover... so you go look again when you say "all modern cars look the same" are you sure about that, really sure?
Messenger Charles
With such poor command of the English language it's of no suprise your knowledge of cars and your inability to form a cogent argument, put forward in an intelligent and meaningful manner is well displayed in your reply. No doubt you will now demonstrate to us all your vast knowledge of further profanities!
I'll grant that these cars certainly look dated, as do most things now more than 50 years old. But they retain their original air of elegance, exclusivity and distinctiveness. As for noise, that is often a case of poor maintenance so it's generally not a condition innate to the car manufacture or model, certainly not at this level. While Messenger Charles' comments may be poorly worded his point that many current cars follow similar styling themes, in large part driven by aerodynamics, is valid. For mass production cars there are perhaps 3 basic styling regimes nowadays and within those streams it does take a good look to identify one car from another. Your R8 is not a mass production car, much more a limited production car with specific performance intent so there is more design and production leeway for individuality than there is for less expensive cars. Cars of the 60s and most of the 70s often had company if not model specific design cues and to me that is far more attractive and engaging than the current "streamlined soap bubble" or "sharp angular facets" styling. But I'm an old fart who misses the generation of cars with which I grew up.
@@68Jaguar420G I think everyone is missing the point of my comment. I was trying to point out that having being exposed to "modern cars" it really taints one's perception of cars like these old Jags. I once thought that these cars were the epitome of luxury and refinement, but now not so much. They were for their time, but not now. I guess if you live long enough all is jaded by advancing design and technology. I once thought two weeks in a caravan in Scotland was heaven, now I critique 5 star hotels when they fail to perform or deliver. The price we pay for knowledge and experience I guess.
@@3bluto I understand your point, but in regard to styling and refinement I disagree. The current general convergence of design and much closer similarity of looks in todays cars heightens my appreciation of these "old school" cars and their design features. For instance the window line ending in the rounded rear door window and frame designed by Sir William Lyon himself and a used from the MK VII to the series 3 XJ in one form or another is an immediately recognizable Jaguar element not seen on any car today. While they cannot stand up to the advanced mechanical systems of today's cars (a modern Jag or similar quality car will literally run circles around these old cars), their looks remain distinct, timeless and in my opinion as attractive as ever. In many ways I wish I could have my old 420G back and put modern mechanicals "under the skin", even an electric drive, but that would be prohibitively expensive and the basic design would not lend itself to a decent EV range. I'll have to live with the old but good memories and enjoy the new cars for what they can offer. But great looks are not on that list.