Model HistoryBy the late 1950s Jaguar’s large saloon – the Mk IX derivative of the Mk VII – had become dated both in technical and styling terms. It still used an old-fashioned separate chassis frame which with its live rear axle, failed to provide the standard of ride comfort Lyons now required.
The answer was a total re-think and ‘Zenith’, as the new saloon was code-named, incorporated a minimum carry-over of components from the old range. A generously...
