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An automaker with as rich a heritage as Jaguar is bound to create a few experts along the way... and some divergent opinions, too. So on the eve of the debut of the new XE, Jaguar brought together three experts to whittle down the long list of classic Leaping Cats to just ten.

For this gargantuan task, it brought in Ian Callum (who, as the company's chief designer, knows a thing or two about Jaguars), Lord Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox (the Earl of March and founder of the Goodwood Revival) and Brian Johnson - who may be better known as the frontman of AC/DC, but also a classic car enthusiast, collector and racer in his own right.

So what did the designer, the nobleman and the celebrity choose? The SS100, XK120 (namely number NUB 120), the C-Type that competed at the 1953 Mille Miglia, the D-Type that won at Reims, the Mk II sedan, the E-Type that served as the Geneva show car, the one and only XJ13, company founder Sir William Lyons' personal XJ6 S1, the TWR XJS touring car and the 1988 Le Mans-winning XJR-9.

Strikes us as a solid list (even if the latest F-Type and XJ220 are missing) and you can watch the trio narrowing down their choices in this video clip.Continue reading Ian Callum, Brian Johnson and Lord March pick 10 top Jaguars

Ian Callum, Brian Johnson and Lord March pick 10 top Jaguars originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 11 Sep 2014 18:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.



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