Lynx was founded in 1968 by recently qualified engineer Guy Black and architect Roger Ludgate; and the firm soon established itself as a specialist in the repair, maintenance and preparation of sports and racing cars.

During the Company's involvement with a number of factory Jaguar C- and D-types, Lynx's engineering and design skills were applied to develop a more practical alternative to the famous Le Mans-winning D-type.  The result was the Lynx D-type,  launched at the London Racing Car Show in 1974. The car was fabricated entirely in aluminium using the same methods as the factory cars; and was powered by Jaguar mechanicals throughout.  The car was an instant success and a total of 53 Lynx D-types have been constructed, to date including nine examples in XKSS form.  The eighth XKSS being the first ever in left hand drive was completed during 2005, and the tenth XKSS is currently under construction, due to be completed in 2008.  Please see our Press Articles for more details on these cars.

Following the Lynx D-type, the company has also built the Lynx C-type, but these are much rarer with a mere five cars built to date.

Other models of Jaguars that have benefited from the Lynx treatment include the XJS coupe, which was initially modified to a convertible in 1976, called the Lynx Spyder, with 75 examples being converted.  In 1983, Lynx designed and built their shooting brake version of the XJS model, the Lynx Eventer, with a total run of 67 cars.

Lynx has always been closely associated with the Jaguar E-type, with the company carrying out a great deal of engineering research and development on the factory production models as well as a number of the factory lightweights during the past thirty-five years.  

Competition has always been at the heart of engineering development at Lynx and following its rebuild in 1982 of the Jaguar factory Lightweight E-type Low Drag Coupe "4868 WK", the 1964 Le Mans entry of Peter Lindner and Peter Nocker, Lynx decided to hand-build their own version, the Lynx Lightweight E-type, on a strictly limited basis.  Only five of the stunning hand-built cars exist and each example is a masterpiece in shape and form.

In March 1992, the company was purchased by John Mayston-Taylor, whose passion for sports and racing cars is reflected in the company's philosophy of excellence in all areas of its operations.

Whilst being well known for its own range of cars, Lynx has also developed a broad basis of activities gaining a  world-class reputation with its restoration projects to a variety of historic sports and racing cars including the unique Ecurie Ecosse Transporter.  The company regularly participates at major International Concours Events and has won many awards at the highest levels.  Lynx also competes at historic race meetings including the annual Goodwood Revival Meeting and is able to offer race support at these events.

Efficient project management is at the heart of each job undertaken at Lynx, and the company has developed its own internal systems to ensure each project is treated with consistently high levels of care and personal attention.  These systems also mean that projects are delivered on time and are finished to the high standards of engineering integrity expected by respected clients.

Lynx also continues to specialise in performance upgrades for modern road-going high performance sports cars to client's individual requirements.  Re-mapping electronics and engineering improvements have been carried out to models of Aston Martin, Porsche and Ferrari.

Today, the Company continues to build upon and expand its engineering expertise and knowledge of design and practical application gained over the past 40 years.   Lynx welcomes new and challenging projects with significant sports and racing cars from the 1950s up to the present day for clients on a  worldwide basis.  To find out more about the Company's history, its cars and the variety of engineering projects that have been undertaken, please see our Press Articles section or visit our Fast Lane for our current activities.