2001 Jaguar XK8 | Hessle, East Riding of Yorkshire

The Jaguar XK8 is a front-engined V8 grand tourer, liked for its long bonnet, rounded lines and a leather-trimmed cabin that Jeremy Clarkson once likened to Blenheim Palace. This 2001 car has Jaguar's 4000cc V8 and a shape that nods to the E-Type. It is finished in black with a cream leather interior, a bright, pale cabin set against deep paintwork. The car is two-door with seats for four, and it is in excellent condition. Its dark body picks up the curves of the wings and bonnet in reflections, which gives photography and fashion and editorial work plenty to use. Film and TV productions can cast it as an executive's car or as a period car for the early 2000s. Advertising and music video get a polished, grown-up backdrop from the same look. Weddings and anniversaries suit it too, with cream leather for the photographs. The car is based in Kingston-upon-Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire.