Tamiya and Airfix where my chosen favorites. I did purchase around 6 1.8 scale Monogram Jaguar kits for around $35 bucks each, after I learned from the new the molds had been destroyed. That was a very long time ago. I have one left, 80% assembled, and I sold the last kit, new in the box, with the plastic still on for $375 dollars, last year. I have an original Renwahl Visible V-8 from the 1960's in the original box. I probably will build that with my son in the Summer. I have another 8 or 8 vintage model kits around, and some JoHans somewhere, which cost a fortune now.
This pic shows how detailed the Jaguar is. The suspension works, and the windows roll up and down with the interior handle, it is huge, 1/8th scale:
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