LYNX was founded by Guy Black when he was 17 in 1966, based around his Riley LYNX. He became a designer at Weslake & Co leaving to restore cars full time as LYNX Engineering in 1970. The first two cars were C and D type Jaguars and others followed. Guy Black and Roger Ludgate dreamt up the LYNX D type replica in 1975. In essence LYNX made the prototype and Roger Ludgate funded it. Chris Keith-Lucas was employed by LYNX Engineering eventually becoming a partner in or around 1975. LYNX Engineering grew significantly. 

Since the 1990s LYNX manufactured modernized recreations mostly for public road use and produced recreations of the D-Type, XKSS, C-Type and E-Type Lightweight. Ownership of the company changed several times over the course. 

In March 1992, John Mayston-Taylor took over the company. An automobile enthusiast, who himself collects and restores high-quality classic automobiles. Under the leadership of Mayston-Taylor, LYNX created new cars as individual pieces in a classic style of the LYNX D-Type and the XKSS. Furthermore, complete recreations of the C-Type were mentioned for the first time in the 1995 model year. The company's main focus remained on the Eventer and the restoration of high-quality cars, especially older Jaguars. In addition, spare parts were manufactured and individual vehicles were technically and aesthetically customised on behalf of customers. In 2009, LYNX production ended under Mayston-Taylor. 

LYNX Motors International Limited existed under the leadership of Nigel John Forsyth from 2009. He had taken over the brand and name rights to LYNX Motors, as well as the manufacturing equipment and materials. The detailed replicas of the older Jaguar models were again available as new cars and restorations of original vehicles continued as well as the reproduction of spare parts.

In October 2014, LYNX Motors (International) Limited was founded. Forsyth brought the brand and name rights to the new company. Only a few vehicles were built in the Czech Republic under Czech management, with moderate success.

For the UK market, sales of LYNX at that time was exclusively via Hofmann's of Henley, otherwise directly from the manufacturer in the Czech Republic.

In 2019, Frank Berger bought and took over the company, the brand (IP), and all name rights, freeing LYNX from devastating Czech clutches. With the personal support of co-founder Roger Ludgate, Frank worked relentlessly to bring this legendary brand back home to the UK, establishing operations in the heart of British engineering: Coventry.

The path, however, became a battleground. For several years, a hostile Czech group centered around

Johannes Adolf Schilcher launched aggressive, calculated attacks to sabotage the company and hijack the brand. Through corporate cloning, trademark squatting, and deliberate operational blockades, this group forced LYNX into a temporary standstill.

But a legend cannot be stolen, and passion is bulletproof.

Today, the tide has turned. Backed by clear facts and hard-won legal victories, the blockades are crumbling. Very soon, LYNX will be fully liberated — freed from all negative influences, toxic schemes, and the filth that I have had to fight against relentlessly for years.

We are leaving that baggage behind to focus entirely on what truly matters: authentic cars, genuine craftsmanship, permanently securing the legacy of Guy Black, Roger Ludgate, John Mayston-Taylor, and Chris Keith-Lucas — and honoring all those who stay loyal to LYNX out of true passion, not pure greed.

"A LYNX is a timelessly created piece of art. It brings us back to times we miss. Times when things

were done with passion and love." – FRANK BERGER

No PR talk, no compromises. A LYNX might not be flawless — and that is precisely why it is real. It is about the feeling of freedom, pure passion, and sharing good times with people who feel the exact same way.

Years of fighting are nearly over. The next authentic chapter is right around the corner.

Stay tuned. LYNX is coming back — just the way it was always meant to be.

FRANK BERGER

CEO and rightful custodian of LYNX