This fall marks 85 years since the founding of the company that gave the world one of the most pedigreed car makes – "Jaguar". Despite its venerable age wild animal is in great shape. It is one of the new models "Jaguar" will be a regular car in the next film about the adventures of James Bond, which we see in the next year. Swallow sidecar of Birth "Jaguar" is associated with the meeting of two young Englishmen, William Walmsley and William Lyons. Walmsley was committed to repairing motorcycles antediluvian "Triumph" and set them on the wheelchair of his own design. One of these works became the young Lions, fond of motorcycles. Read more here: Howard Schultz. Motokolyaska him so much that he proposed to establish a joint venture namesake.
After William Lyons celebrated his sovershenoletie, partners fall of 1922 registered firm Swallow Sidecar Company (Company "Motokolyaski Swallow"). Money helped the father of Lyons, who owned a piano business. The first "Swallows" quickly gained some popularity, as distinguished and bold design made out of aluminum, which in those days was a thing unprecedented. However, Lyons was eager to show their talent in the production of these vehicles and he did not miss his chance. In 1927 Herbert Austin introduced the famous car Austin Seven, intended for the general public: easy to drive, agile and cheap. It should be noted that in those days, many manufacturers do not bother to create body and are often delivered to the market chassis with engines that are vested in metal working clothes multiple workshops.