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Jaguar Mark VII Coupé Meteor - The triple one-off

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Created on April 26, 2024

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Jaguar Mark VII Coupé Meteor (1951) - specially bodied one-off by Stabilimenti Farina

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Jaguar Mark VII Coupé Meteor (1951) - the steel sliding roof is original, the whitewall tires were originally only worn by the "Golden Arrow"

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Jaguar Mark VII Coupé Meteor (1951) - Rear with sharp hip bend and delicate fins

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Jaguar Mark VII Coupé Meteor (1951) - front without Jaguar features, more like an early mixture of Arnolt-MG and Ponton-Mercedes

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Jaguar Mark VII Coupé Meteor (1951) - sleek rear end that looks almost more French than Italian

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Jaguar Mark VII Coupé Meteor (1951) - smooth front with integrated driving lamps

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Jaguar Mark VII Coupé Meteor (1951) - tiny rear lights above a mighty bumper

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Jaguar Mark VII Coupé Meteor (1951) - wire wheels by Borrani

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Jaguar Mark VII Coupé Meteor (1951) - elaborately crafted, one-piece lettering and ornate company crest

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Jaguar Mark VII Coupé Meteor (1951) - The combination of these two emblems was only found on three cars

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Jaguar Mark VII Coupé Meteor (1951) - recessed door handles that pop out at the touch of a button

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Jaguar Mark VII Coupé Meteor (1951) - the four-spoke steering wheel with the torpedo hub reveals the technical basis

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Jaguar Mark VII Coupé Meteor (1951) - Wood, sheet metal and leather: the interior combines English noblesse with Italian elegance

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Jaguar Mark VII Coupé Meteor (1951) - change of sides: presumably shortly after purchase, the Farina Coupé was converted from right-hand drive to left-hand drive

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Jaguar Mark VII Coupé Meteor (1951) - unexpected transportation: the driver's seat began its life as a passenger seat

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Jaguar Mark VII Coupé Meteor (1951) - in contrast to the "Flying Jaguar" a fully-fledged four-seater

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Jaguar Mark VII Coupé Meteor (1951) - high-quality door panel with map pocket

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Jaguar Mark VII Coupé Meteor (1951) - the Farina crest also adorns the clasp above the door handle

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Jaguar Mark VII Coupé Meteor (1951) - Smiths instruments in a similar but not identical arrangement to the saloon

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Jaguar Mark VII Coupé Meteor (1951) - English idiosyncrasy: rev counter-clockwise

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Jaguar Mark VII Coupé Meteor (1951) - In the Farina dress, a little more was probably possible than the 165 km/h top speed of the sedan

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Jaguar Mark VII Coupé Meteor (1951) - not very ergonomic: Aster 506 radio and windshield wiper switch on the far right of the dashboard

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Jaguar Mark VII Coupé Meteor (1951) - The 3.4-liter six-cylinder engine with 162 hp remained unchanged

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Jaguar Mark VII Coupé Meteor (1951) - What looks like an artillery shell is the air filter

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Jaguar XK120 (1952) - Bodywork by Stabilimenti Farina - Classic car show Interclassics Brussels 2019

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Summary

If it wasn't already written in the title, you wouldn't know which brand is underneath this custom-made Italian suit. A Siata? A Fiat? Or even a Ferrari? The Jaguar Coupé Meteor by Stabilimenti Farina followed the style of its coachbuilder a little too closely and its brand a little too little, so that it was always a little too confusing. Its brothers "Golden Arrow" and "Flying Jaguar" were no different. This article tells the story of the three Jaguar one-offs with Farina bodywork.

This article contains the following chapters

Series technology in designer guise
Premiere in Brussels
The further career

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At the beginning of the fifties, cars were still a man's business. Designing, creating, building, selling, driving - only rarely did a woman get lost in this chain of associations. This made the role of the young Belgian Joska Bourgeois all the more outstanding. As early as 1947, the woman in her mid-thirties had secured the sole import and sales rights for Jaguar vehicles for her "Anglo-Belgian Motor Company" - in person with a visit to William Lyons. The original five years of negotiations eventually turned into over 20, during which she sold up to 500 of the noble English cars in her home country every year.

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