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), all the name rights, all remaining assets previously acquired by Nigel Forsyth and freed it from Czech clutches. At the beginning and from 2020, Frank also had great support from Roger Ludgate, one of the founders of LYNX. Frank was forced to fight some battles and still has to but among other things he worked hard to ensure that LYNX was once again fully based in the UK, first with a physical headquarters in Henley on Thames, then later in Coventry in the old Abbey Panels building and on Bayton Road and Browns Lane, always in collaboration with Coventry Metalcraft.