He did sound the death knell for the engine certainly.
However Jaguar had owned Daimler, and the V8 engine, for several years by the time Donald Stokes came on the scene.
My understanding is that they had already decided to phase it out as they embarked on a one model policy with the XJ6.
The larger V8 would certainly have been an interesting engine. If only.
I've never heard of one being developed privately or used in a Special, which seems a shame really. Unless anyone knows differently ?
