Pininfarina's Jaguar proposals
Project XJ40
This was how Pininfarina envisaged the replacement for the Jaguar XJ12. While undoubtedly a stylish design, it was eventually considered to represent just too much of a departure from the traditional Jaguar values.
In profile, the car could almost be mistaken for a four-door version of Pininfarina's later Ferrari 400.
Before being dropped, the design was taken seriously enough for Jaguar to produce its own in-house version.
Jaguar XJ-Spider
Independently produced for the 1978 London Motor Show, the XJ-Spider showed how the XJ-S could have become a worthy successor to the E-type. Perhaps the car's only unhappy aspect is its slighty high, elongated tail, which at least ensured that this grand touring car has a capacious boot to match.
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