OPINION
OF THE hundreds of Jaguars I’ve been lucky enough to drive over the 25 years I’ve been messing around with cars for living, the one I’d yet to experience was a MkVII, VIII or IX. Actually, that’s not entirely true; in September 2022 I drove a homemade drophead coupe based on the former which although beautifully constructed, wasn’t a true reflection of a standard model.
Ironically, despite my lack of experience,