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Concepts and prototypes : Panther 6 (1977-1979)
The star of the 1977 Motorfair at Earls Court in London was the sensational six-wheeled Panther supercar. For a while it looked like it was going into production, too, but […]
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Chris Humberstone
The converters : Owen Sedanca
The Owen Sedanca was an amazing coupe, based on the 1970s Jaguar XJ6 and built by Panther Westwinds. Only three were made, but they now have a cult following… […]
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The Converters : Panther Rio
The Panther Rio was a brave idea – to take a humble family saloon and upgrade it into a brilliantly economical luxury car. A mere 35 were sold, probably because it was too expensive, and not different enough from the Triumph Dolomite. […]
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The converters : Panther Westwinds
The origins of Panther date back to 1971, when Robert Jankel decided that he wanted leave the fashion industry and follow his dream of becoming a creator of exclusive cars. […]
Jaguar XJ6/XJ12 (XJ4)
The converters : Harrods XJ6
Two cats for the price of, well, two… THE above picture gives little clue as to why, at £35,000 in 1983, this rather special Jaguar should have cost well over […]
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Panther Lazer
A one-off commission that suffered from project drift, was rejected by its intended recipient, and ended up in the hands of a 14-year-old… WELL, it must have seemed like a […]
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Panther J72
The J72 was a modern re-make of the SS100 based on Jaguar componentry, done in Bob Jankel’s own inimitable style…
Austin 3 Litre (ADO61)
Gallery : Those doors
When the ADO17 was launched as the Austin 1800 in 1964, few people can have imagined that one of its defining features – its doors – would later appear on […]