Jagwah: ’60 Jaguar Mark IX
The Nigerian government bought forty Mark IXs, painted in the Nigerian state colors of green and white. The large Jaguars of the 1950s were sufficiently popular in western Africa that “Jagwah” survives in as a colloquialism for “smart man-about-town”. Normally we wouldn’t be thrilled with any Vintage Jaguar with an automatic but it seems apropos with this car given the luxury and comfort it offers it passengers. The automatic is a Borg-Warner unit with some quirky gear selection lever on the dash that allows the gearbox to stay in 2nd gear. Read More