Autumn 2020

Classic Jaguar

The definitive celebration of this most iconic of British motoring marques

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Classic Jaguar
Editor Paul Guinness. cj.ed@kelsey.co.uk Art Editor Mark Baker. mark_baker04@yahoo.co.uk Rob Hawkins, Richard Heseltine, Paul Wager, Richard Gunn, Sam Skelton, Richard Holdsworth Tandem Media Managing Director Catherine Rowe catherine.rowe@tandemmedi
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E-types To Geneva
The Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust (JDHT) is planning a tour to Geneva in March 2021 to celebrate sixty years since the launch of the E-Type – following on from a similar road trip to mark the model’s golden anniversary ten years ago. The JDHT is hopi
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Access All Eras
Although we like to think that each issue of Classic Jaguar has plenty to interest every marque enthusiast, this latest one covers an even broader spread of eras than most. From the fascinating tale behind a 1934 SS1 at one extreme, through to Jaguar
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Weekend Packages
Weekend packages for the 2021 Summer Jaguar Festival – set to take place at Blenheim Palace on May 16th – have gone on sale. Next year’s event will be celebrating not only the 60th anniversary of the E-Type, but also 70 years since Jaguar’s first win
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Product News
Among the various publications available from Coventry Auto Components is this reprint of an enthusiasts’ workshop manual, written in-period for the hands-on Jaguar owner and covering the XK120, XK140, XK150, MkVII, MkVIII and MkIX models. It feature
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Fancy A Photo Shoot?
Here at Classic Jaguar, we’re busy carrying out photo shoots for future features – with strict social distancing measures in place, of course. If YOU fancy getting involved and you feel your car deserves to be featured in a future issue of the magazi
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Specialist Workhorse
“It’s been completely rebuilt using parts that we sell,” explains Julian Barratt of Jaguar parts specialist, SNG Barratt, as we walk around what’s affectionately known by staff as 50EE thanks to its widely recognised registration number. Back in 2010
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Action-packed Anniversary
One of the most exciting shows celebrating the E-Type’s all-important anniversary in 2021 has been announced, taking place at the famous Shelsley Walsh Hillclimb over the weekend of June 12/13th. Organised by the E-Type Club, the action-packed event
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The Italian Jaguars
Jaguar has often set the pace when it comes to marrying high performance with jaw-slackening beauty. Nevertheless, that hasn’t stopped outside coachbuilders and styling houses from trying to improve upon perfection, with Italian designers to the fore
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Market Watch
Anyone looking for a competitively priced XK120 DHC might want to check out this original right-hand drive example – one of just 295 produced for the British market. Chassis number 667106 was built in November 1953 and was thoroughly restored some ye
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Reinventing A legend
If any Jaguar can be said to have had a tricky start in life, it’s the XJ40 – the model that famously prompted the resignation of Norman Dewis over a ‘discussion’ as to whether or not the newcomer was production-ready. Even Sir John Egan, the man cre
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Xj40 In Production
After Egan called a conference with his top 100 managers, it was decided that the XJ40 had been sufficiently tested and was now reliable enough – and enough of an improvement over the existing car – to commit to launch. The XJ40 production lines at C
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Your Shout
Send an email to cj.ed@kelsey.co.uk or write to: The Editor, Classic Jaguar, Kelsey Publishing Ltd, The Granary, Downs Court, Yalding Hill, Yalding, Maidstone, Kent, ME18 6AL Thank you for the XJS feature by Paul Wager in the last issue (Oct/Nov) of
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Replacing The Xj40
The XJ40 officially came to an end in August 1994, but the essence of the design that had taken so long to bring to market was destined to live on for eight years more – spanning two further generations of XJ, until the all-new aluminium X350 was rea
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Daimler Sp250
Just a year before the company’s takeover by Jaguar, Daimler caused a stir at the 1959 New York Motor Show when it unveiled the SP250 – a brand new V8-engined, glassfibre-bodied sports car. It was an unusual move for a manufacturer best known for its
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Norman Remembered
The Jaguar community joined forces on August 3rd to celebrate the life of Norman Dewis OBE, on what would have been his 100th birthday. The Coventry-born test driver and development engineer spent 33 years at Jaguar, starting in January 1952 – and ac
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Sporting Great
The JaguarSport brand began life as a private venture by Tom Walkinshaw Racing, offering more sporting Jaguars aimed at luring younger buyers to the Jaguar range. Later to become a joint venture between TWR and Jaguar itself, JaguarSport produced mod
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Commemorative E-types
Jaguar Classic has announced it will be creating six matched pairs of E-Types to celebrate the legendary sports car’s 60th anniversary in 2021. Forming the E-Type 60 Collection, each pair of E-Type 60 Edition cars pays tribute to the two oldest E-Typ
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Accelerating The Brand Part 2
In the last issue of Classic Jaguar, we discovered how Jaguar developed the supercharged AJ6 engine in conjunction with Eaton, and evaluated its potential through testing. Via exclusive interviews with two of the project’s development engineers, we c
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Survival Of The Fittest
The Barossa Valley region of South Australia proved to be my destination once again earlier this year, as I revisited the Lindner Collection of priceless Jaguars that I’d previously reported on in Classic Jaguar. This time, however, it was to get up
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Catch-up Time!
https://shop.kelsey.co.uk/issue/CJG EARLIER ISSUES ARE AVAILABLE – SEE THE FULL LIST ONLINE • Jaguar 340 Restoration Tale• Buying an Affordable Classic• Evolution of the E-Type• Jaguar Supercharging, Part 1• Low-Mileage XK120 Driven• Duncan Hamilton’
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Mk2 LEAF SPRINGS
The multi-leafed, semi-elliptical springs on the rear of the Jaguar Mk2 are a well-proven and reliable suspension design. It may have originated on horse-drawn carts but it’s sufficiently sophisticated to provide a confident level of handling and a c
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From The Archives
Back in 1959, Jaguar’s big news was obviously the launch of the exciting new Mk2 saloon – and the company’s network of UK dealers was busy promoting the model in the national motoring press. Two such dealerships were Henleys (described in its advert
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COMING SOON in The Next Great Issue Of Classic Jaguar
■ Series II E-Type Fast-Road Spec ■ Jaguar Mk2 Ownership ■ Project XJ40 Introduction ■ XK150’s Final Fling ■ Thirties-Style Jaguar Special ■ Jaguar’s British Leyland Years ■ Italian Jaguars, Part 2 ■ Plus: News, Markets & Updates DECEMBER / JANUARY I
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Paul Guinness
Just about any Jaguar enthusiast will be aware of the lengthy career of the Series III XJ12, the longest-lived of all the V12-engined saloons. Launched alongside the 3.4- and 4.2-litre Series III XJ6s in April 1979, it remained in production through
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Did You Know…
□ If the XJ40 hadn’t been approved by the BL board in 1980, the alternative would have been a £46m update of the Series III, complete with AJ6 engine and repositioned fuel tank □ Some 375 prototype and preproduction cars were made before series produ
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Winning Formula
In 1948, Jaguar – freshly renamed from SS Cars – wowed the world with the launch of its new XK120. This svelte and stylish roadster offered incredible performance for the era, with the ‘120’ of its name indicating its potential top speed, at a time w

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