In the January issue of Jaguar World we contrast the XK8 with its ’90s rival from BMW: the 840ci. At the other extreme, we find a man who has built himself a drophead MkVII so elegant it could have been penned by William Lyons himself. We also find an intriguing French take on the lightweight E-Type, revisit the Daimler-badged XJ40 and sample a low-mileage XJ-C. Meanwhile, we run through the history of the Lynx Eventer and tell you all you need to know about buying the modern S-Type, while the workshop section covers a diesel cam belt swap and an E-Type service.

In the January issue of Jaguar World we contrast the XK8 with its ’90s rival from BMW: the 840ci. At the other extreme, we find a man who has built himself a drophead MkVII so elegant it could have been penned by William Lyons himself. We also find an intriguing French take on the lightweight E-Type, revisit the Daimler-badged XJ40 and sample a ....