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'''Robert Jankel''' (1 January 1938 – 25 May 2005) was a British designer of [[limousine]]s, [[Armored car (VIP)|armoured car]]s, and other speciality vehicles. He also founded the automotive company [[Panther Westwinds]].

== Early life ==
Born in [[London]] on 1st January 1938, Jankel was educated at [[St Paul's School (London)|St Paul's School]], he enjoyed sport especially rowing.<ref name= Independent-obit /> He studied engineering at [[Chelsea College of Science and Technology|Chelsea College]].<ref name= Independent-obit /> 

Jankel built his first car in 1954: he rebuilt and customised a wrecked [[Austin 7]].<ref name= Independent-obit /> After an unsuccessful attempt at selling cars, he agreed to join the family [[fashion]] business, Goldenfields. During his time as a fashion designer, he still worked on cars, including a classic 1930 [[Rolls-Royce Limited|Rolls-Royce]], which he completely rebuilt in 1970. On a trip to Spain, a bullfighter offered Jankel £10,000 for the Rolls-Royce. It was this sale that inspired Jankel to found an automobile company.

== Panther Westwinds ==
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In 1972, Jankel left the fashion industry to found motor company Panther Westwinds in [[Weybridge]], [[Surrey]], [[England]]. The company was named "Panther" because of its similarity to [[Jaguar Cars|Jaguar]] and "Westwinds" after the Jankel family's home. The company's first car, a prototype two-seater called the [[Panther J72]], was powered by a Jaguar engine and modelled after the [[Jaguar SS100]]. Although the asking price for the J72 was around twice that of contemporary Jaguar models, magazine advertisements generated enough interest for Jankel to produce one J72 a week during the car's production. Roughly 500 were produced.
[[File:1978 Panther Lima 1 2.3.jpg|thumb|1978 [[Panther Lima]]]]
In 1974, Jankel produced the [[Panther De Ville]], powered by a Jaguar engine and modelled after the [[Bugatti Royale]]. The De Ville cost twice as much as a [[Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow]], and only the wealthiest of collectors could afford it. The [[Panther Rio]], launched after one year, was based on the [[Triumph Dolomite]]. The luxurious saloon cost three times as much as a Dolomite, however, and only 38 were produced.<ref name="extralemon">((cite book|last=Davis|first=Tony|title=Extra Lemon!| publisher= Bantam| date= 2005| page=77|isbn=1-86325-550-8))</ref>

The [[Panther 6]], a two-seater [[Roadster (automobile)|roadster]] outfitted with six wheels, followed in 1977, but because of its high cost (US$96,000<ref name= Two>((cite magazine| work= [[Playboy]]| title= Wheels: Two for the Show| date= April 1978| publisher= | page= 247| first= | last= ))</ref>) and unconventional design, only two were produced: one black and one white. The cars were fitted with a powerful Cadillac V8 Turbocharged engine, a detachable hard top and convertible soft top, electronic instruments, a 17,000 BTU air conditioner,<ref name= Two /> an automatic fire extinguisher, electric seats and windows, a telephone and a dashboard-mounted television set.

Jankel's most successful vehicle was the [[Panther Lima]]. The Lima was styled like a 1930s roadster but used modern [[fibreglass]] technology for the body, which was built around a steel framework and chassis. More than 1,000 of the two marques of this model were built.

== The Jankel Group ==
[[File:Jankel Group.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Jankel Armouring logo]]
Panther Westwind went bankrupt in 1979, and it was subsequently sold to [[South Korea]]n businessman Young Kim. Jankel then turned his focus to the Jankel Group, a coachbuilding company he had founded in 1955 but the firm had been little more than a hobby.

For [[Jankel|the Jankel Group]], Jankel concentrated on building specialist versions of cars for other high-end manufacturers, mostly Rolls-Royce, [[Bentley Motors Limited|Bentley]], [[Mercedes-Benz]] and Jaguar. From 1983 to 1989, Jankel was the exclusive subcontractor to Rolls-Royce to build more than 100 units of the [[Rolls-Royce Silver Spur|Silver Spur]] Limousine. For [[Range Rover]], he built a number of specialist hunting and all-terrain vehicles for Middle Eastern customers.

In 1992, he built the Jankel Tempest, a [[Chevrolet Corvette]]-based super car, with ultra-luxury interior and 6.7 litre [[supercharged]] [[V8 engine|V8]], which produced 535&nbsp;bhp and was capable of 200&nbsp;mph, as well as holding the 1992 ''[[Guinness Book of Records]]'' 0-60&nbsp;mph acceleration record of 3.89 seconds.

Most of Jankel's work from the 1990s to his death in 2005 was dedicated to building police vehicles, high-protection armoured cars and exotic luxury stretch limousines. In 1995, Jankel produced armoured cars for many police services, including the [[Metropolitan Police]]. All of Jankel's police vehicles were built on [[General Motors Corporation|GM]] and [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] chassis. Jankel bought back the Panther name in 2001 and was working on the design of a new Panther sports car when he died in 2005.

The Jankel Group continues to build made-to-order speciality vehicles.<ref>((Cite web |title=THE JANKEL GROUP LIMITED overview |url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04145115 |access-date=2023-01-30 |website=find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk |language=en))</ref><ref>((Cite web |title=Robert JANKEL personal appointments |url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/29nMSh0YA6BVVfKw9IXybscNp_E/appointments |access-date=2023-01-30 |website=find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk |language=en))</ref>

==Personal life==
Jankel married [[Jennifer Jankel|Jennifer Loss]], daughter of bandleader [[Joe Loss]], in 1962. They had four children together: a daughter and three sons.<ref name= Independent-obit>((Cite web |date=2005-06-07 |title=Robert Jankel |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/robert-jankel-493342.html |access-date=2023-01-30 |website=The Independent |language=en))</ref>

Jankel was an avid deer farmer.<ref name= Independent-obit /> He and his wife were founding members of North West Surrey Synagogue.<ref name= Independent-obit />

Robert Jankel was diagnosed with [[pancreatic cancer]] in 2001. He remained an active member of the Jankel Group until his death in Weybridge on 25 May 2005.<ref name= Independent-obit />

==References==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.jankel.com/ The Jankel Group]

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