Archive : William Lyons interviewed

17 April 1961 Keith Adams 0

In The Lyons Den
Daily Mail

Jaguar Chairman Sir William Lyons is interviewed.
“I am now willing to consider putting my company back into motor racing as an official team- but only if the international climate is right. I am not interested in prototypes against prototypes. What I want to do is send out showroom cars that the public can buy to compete against similar production models of our rivals.”

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Created www.austin-rover.co.uk in 2001 and built it up to become the world's foremost reference source for all things BMC, Leyland and Rover Group, before renaming it AROnline in 2007.

Is the Editor of the Parkers website and price guide, formerly editor of Classic Car Weekly, and launch editor/creator of Modern Classics magazine. Has contributed to various motoring titles including Octane, Practical Classics, Evo, Honest John, CAR magazine, Autocar, Pistonheads, Diesel Car, Practical Performance Car, Performance French Car, Car Mechanics, Jaguar World Monthly, MG Enthusiast, Modern MINI, Practical Classics, Fifth Gear Website, Radio 4, and the the Motoring Independent...

Likes 'conditionally challenged' motors and taking them on unfeasible adventures all across Europe.