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Mini Messenger - 1997 Jaguar Vanden Plas
Mini Messenger - 1997 Jaguar Vanden Plas
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From a 1997 Vanden Plas — the long-wheelbase X300, Connolly hide, burr walnut, Wilton wool. The flagship the senior partner bought before he was ready for a Bentley.
This is a unique Mini messenger / Ipad bag made from the original interior of a 1997 Jaguar Vanden Plas
* 21.75cm (L) x 25.5 (H) x 8.5 (W)
* 8.5 inch (L) x 10 (H) x 3.5 (W)
* 2 internal accessory pockets
* Compartment for Ipad
* Adjustable strap
* Secure automotive seat belt buckle closure
Each ZEITWORKS bag is a unique creation, carrying the history and character of the car of the vehicle it once belonged to, making every design impossible to replicate.
Handmade in Canada
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Questions
What is this piece made from?
Every ZEITWORKS piece is made from the original interior of a specific vintage car, or from authorised reproductions of period factory textiles. Each piece is cut and assembled by hand in our studio in Snow Road Station, Ontario.
Is each piece unique?
Heritage pieces are one-of-one — built from the original interior of a single car. When that material is finished, no second piece exists. Signature pieces are made in small batches from authorised reproductions of factory textiles.
Can the piece be repaired or restored?
Yes. We have worked with leather and automotive textiles for nearly twenty years and can advise on care, repair, and restoration. Write to info@zeitworks.ca.
How does shipping and returns work?
Orders are processed within 72 hours and shipped from our Ontario studio. Returns are accepted within 72 hours of receipt, in original condition. Sale items and custom pieces are final sale.
The Car Behind This Bag
1997 · 4.0L AJ16 inline-six · Coventry · X300 chassis · Jaguar's long-wheelbase flagship
The Vanden Plas was the long-wheelbase, top-trim version of the X300 saloon — five additional inches of rear legroom, the most heavily figured walnut Jaguar's woodshop could find, and Connolly leather throughout the cabin to the standard of the period's Daimler models. The Vanden Plas name traced back to the Belgian coachbuilder Jaguar acquired in 1979 to provide its top-trim treatments. By 1997 it had become the flagship designation across North American Jaguar showrooms.
The car was the de facto vehicle of the late-1990s American senior partner — the corporate lawyer, the surgeon, the kind of senior consultant who had moved up from a Mark VII Lincoln but wasn't yet ready for a Bentley. Anthony Hopkins drove a Jaguar in The Edge the same year. The XJR variant of the X300 — supercharged, in the same body — became the alternative purchase for buyers who wanted the discretion without giving up the speed.
Jaguar built the X300 Vanden Plas through 1997 before the V8-powered X308 replaced the inline-six platform entirely in 1998. The interiors — Connolly hide, burr-walnut veneer, Wilton wool carpet — represent the high-water mark of late-twentieth-century British luxury saloon trim, built at Coventry in the final years before Jaguar's full transition into Ford's Premier Automotive Group.