Car collectors are a rare breed, for they know what exactly will go down in history as legends. However, they're majorly all individuals and never have we seen a company purchase a collection outright. Not this time. Jaguar Land Rover has purchased the largest privately owned collection of classic British cars in the world.
The collection consists of 543 vehicles including an SS100, an alloy XK120 and a MK X owned by Sir William Lyons is named after the collector James Hull. Then there are several C- and D-types, 8 E-types and nearly 100 other Jaguar models. JLR says the acquisition underscores their commitment to heritage and the cars will be used to support brand and experiential marketing in existing and emerging markets.
According to JLR's Managing Director of Special Vehicle Operations John Edwards, "We are delighted that Jaguar Land Rover has come to an agreement with James Hull to secure the future of this very significant collection of Jaguar and British cars. We share the same objective as James to keep this unique collection in British hands and we are delighted this agreement secures their custody for the future."
Hull couldn't help but get sentimental about his collection and said "I have got to know Jaguar Land Rover well in recent years and they have borrowed cars from the collection for events such as the Mille Miglia and supporting Jaguar in China. They are the perfect custodians to take the collection forward and I know it is in safe hands."
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