Started as the Swallow Sidecar Company in 1922 by Sir William Lyons and William Walmsley. Jaguar was officially formed in 1945 and went on to make the XK120, XK140, XK150, C-Type, D-Type, E-Type, Mark 1 & 2, S-type, XJ13, 420, 240, 340, S-type, X-type, XJ, XJ-S, XJR-15, XJ220, XKR, XK8, XF and many many other cars.