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Jaguar Mk VII, VIII and IX

Although the Jaguar MkV hinted at 'space, grace and pace', the elegant Jaguar MkVII brought more meaning to that slogan. Building on the success of the outgoing MkV model, the MkVII re-used the MkV chassis but gave it two important changes. The first was the elegant body which suggested both grace and pace and actually delivered a lot of space, and the second was the pace delivered by the 3,442cc six cylinder dohc engine that had already been fitted to the Jaguar XK 120. The term 'MarkVII' was apparently given to the car to avoid confusion with the current Bentley MkVI. Launched in 1951 the MkVII was improved as the Mk VIIM in 1954 which was more powerful and had slight styling alterations. In 1956 the MkVIII was announced, gaining even more power and a revised body that had more open rear spats and a one-piece front windscreen. In 1959 the XK engine was upgraded to 3781cc from the Jaguar XK150 for the Jaguar MkIX, and then replaced in 1961 with the all new Jaguar MkX.

Jaguar MkIX - bonnet badge	Jaguar Mk IX	Jaguar Mk IX	Jaguar Mk VII - ornament	Jaguar Mk VII - grille
Jaguar MkVII 1950. Launched in 1950, the MkVII continued to use the chassis developed for the MkV, but was now given the 3,442cc XK engine which had debuted in the Jaguar XK 150 in 1948.	Jaguar MkVIII 1959. The 3,442cc XK engine was uprated with a C-type head to give 210bhp, benefitting from many of the developments given to the D-type engines, but toned down for street use.	Jaguar MkIX 1961. Launched in 1959 the MkIX was given an enlarged 3,781cc six cylinder engine.	Jaguar MkVII 1950. Launched in 1950, the MkVII continued to use the chassis developed for the MkV, but was now given the 3,442cc XK engine which had debuted in the Jaguar XK 150 in 1948.	Jaguar MkVII 1950. This early MkVII has very small rear lamps
Jaguar MkVII 1953. Launched in 1950 with the 160bhp Jaguar 3442cc XK engine, the MkVII sold until 1954 when replaced by the MkVIIM which replaced the fog lamps with small grilles underneath the headlamps.	Jaguar MkVII 1953	Jaguar MkVIII 1959. The MkVIII had restyled rear spats with cut outs that revealed the hub caps.	Jaguar MkVIIM 1956, 3800cc racing at Donington Historic	Jaguar MkVIIM 1956. The MkVIIM became available in 1954 and had the XK 6-cylinder 3,442cc engine now uprated to 190bhp (from 160 bhp)
Jaguar Mk IX	Jaguar Mk IX	Jaguar Mk VII - lamps. Built in foglamps were only given to the MkVII and deleted from the VIIM and later models.	Jaguar Mk VII - glass. The MkVII and MkVIIM had split screens, and the MkVIII and MkIX had one-piece windscreens	Jaguar MkIX 1960. The last of the cars built using the Jaguar MkV chassis, now with 3.8-litre Xk engine.
Jaguar MkVIII. The MkVIII was launched in 1956 with one-piece front windscreen and the 3,442cc XK engine uprated to 210bhp	Jaguar Mk IX	Jaguar Mk IX	Jaguar Mk IX	Jaguar MkIV, MkV
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