IT’S A common question when we meet owners of cars photographed for JW: “Is this your first Jaguar?”
Generally the answer goes one of two ways – either it’s the first foray into Jaguar ownership or a long string of the cars culminating in something exotic like an XK120 or E-Type. In John Underhill’s case though, the XK120 came early on.
After starting his motoring career in fine style with a £40 Zephyr Six in the early ’60s, he then found himself in a Herald coupe which was followed by a split-screen Morris Minor running an 1275cc Austin-Healey engine which sounds like great fun. This eclectic choice of transport was