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Welcome to the November 2010 issue of Xclusively Jaguar News. This month we have news of the original Gordon Crosby Leaper and Jaguar's latest concept, the C-X75 - the classic and modern faces of Jaguar !!!
We also have news of an SS barn find in New Zealand, a report on the JEC trip to Croatia, and lots of ideas for Jaguar Christmas gifts - many from Ian Coolings Jaguar Automobilia Auction !!!

Many thanks to those who have submitted further excellent reports on Jaguar 75 - these will follow next month, in a final round-up of the 75th year celebrations!

 

A Glimpse of the Future!

When Frederick Gordon Crosby designed his masterpiece in the 1930's, it was a glimpse into the future of what was to become the iconic symbol for Jaguar Cars, recognised worldwide through generations!

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The only-known prototype of the Gordon Crosby Jaguar Mascot comes to auction in November.

Ian Cooling tells me that the star lot in his 2010 Jaguar Automobilia Collectors auction is the only known prototype of the Jaguar mascot created by Frederick Gordon Crosby for SS Cars in 1938.

That mascot was first put on sale by SS Cars in December 1938, specifically for owners of their Jaguar range of cars. It subsequently became the defining image of the company that evolved into Jaguar Cars and the cars it produced.

Gordon Crosby was a fan of SS Cars, owning no fewer than four saloons in the late 1930s and this mascot was mounted on the radiator cap of the fourth. After Gordon Crosby’s death in 1943, the mascot passed to his widow and on her death to her sole surviving son, Michael.

Michael entered the mascot into Brook’s Goodwood auction in June 1996. Ian’s bid won the item and since then, it has only had two further owners and comes to this auction direct from the latest owner. The provenance of this piece is therefore impeccable with an unbroken line within the family from 1938 to 1996 and then through three further owners, Ian and two others, both of whom Ian knows personally.

Ian spent a day with Michael Gordon Crosby (who by then had retired to New Zealand) during a visit to London in the late 1990s. Michael confirmed that this was the only version of the prototype he ever saw. He told Ian that Parlanti, the London foundry, cast all his father’s prototypes. All that he had no further use for were returned to Parlanti to be melted down.

This is a piece of international quality. It is representative of the three-dimensional work of one of the finest motoring artists ever and forms the defining image for one of the most readily-recognisable motoring brands in the world.

Truly an historic piece that is expected to attract bids from across the world.

For further information, or to place your bid, visit Jaguar Automobilia Collector

 

Jaguar Cars latest glimpse of the future comes in the guise of the C-X75

The C-X75 will dominate the headlines of all Jaguar literature this month, and probably in the months to come, and there is so much available information that it was difficult to know what was worthy of repeating here, so I have therefore opted for specification, rather than opinion - opinions and deeper technical analysis can follow in due course, to build a complete set of facts to refer back to.

The C-X75 –Technical Data - At a glance

Propulsion System & Transmission
Electric Motor: four 145kW (195bhp) traction motors (580kW/780bhp total)
Generator: two switched reluctance generators
Range Extender Power: 2 x 70kW (94bhp) gas micro-turbines (140kW/188bhp total)
Batteries: lithium-ion
Total Battery Capacity: (kWh) 19.6
Transmission: single-speed
Final Drive Ratio 3.1:1

Performance
0-100km/h (seconds) 3.4
Top Speed (km/h/mph) 330/205
0-160km/h (seconds) 5.5
0-300km/h (seconds) 15.7
1/4 mile (seconds@km/h) 10.3@251
Max. Power (kW/BHP) 580/780
Max. Torque (Nm/lb ft) 1600/1180
Power to Weight ratio (BHP/tonne) 578
Aerodynamics (Cd) 0.32

Economy
EV range (km/miles) 110/68
Extended range (km/miles) 900/560
CO2 emissions (g/km) 28
Fuel tank capacity (litres) 60

Dimensions
Wheelbase (mm/inches) 2725/107.28
Overall length (mm/inches) 4647/182.95
Overall width (mm/inches) 2020/79.52
Overall height (mm/inches) 1204/47.40
Kerb weight (kg) 1350
Wheel size front and rear (inches) 21 and 22
Tyres (front and rear) 265/30 ZR21 and 365/25 ZR22
Battery weight (kg) 230

 

All images courtesy of Jaguar Cars

 

Safest Cars!

According to the UK Department for Transport's road accident statistics on a model-by-model basis (Table A, Page 10), which shows risk of injuries to car drivers involved in two-car accidents whenever an injury is reported, the X300/X308 series Jaguars were among the safest cars on UK roads (measured in terms of chance of death in an accident during the four year assessment period) – three times safer than the safest Volvo models and matched only by the Mercedes-Benz S-Class. This publication presents estimates of the risk of driver injury in popular models of car, if they are involved in a two car injury accident. It does not address issues of primary safety and gives no information on whether or not specific makes of car have different risks of being involved in an accident. The statistics are based on personal injury road accident data reported to the Department for Transport by police forces within Great Britain.

Information provided by Jaguar Cars Ltd

 

Now, here’s an unusual idea for a Christmas present!

	Provided by its owner, Gary Oxley (formerly of Jaguar Model Club), these pictures show what Gary believed to be a wind tunnel model for the XJ40, measuring 4 feet long by 18 inches wide.
	Further investigation suggests that it is, in fact, a styling model. As far as we can ascertain, all the wind-tunnel models used to test the aerodynamics of the XJ40 were full size, and would have been created with symmetrical features in order to give accurate readings. This one also lacks the fixings necessary to ensure that the model was firmly anchored and stayed put while in the wind-tunnel!
	Consulting Ian Cooling of Jaguar Automobilia Collector, who is familiar with this kind of material, I was advised that this model is in keeping with other styling models which were built in quarter scale, showing different features on either side of the model, in order to aid decision making before a full scale clay was authorized.
	This particular model features different treatments to the sills on either side, and the complete model is one of the earlier ideas, which was eventually discarded in favour of the XJ40 we all know and love(?)
	Notice the headlamps and rear lights which hint at wrapping round into the wings; the rear panel aft of the boot is wider than we are used to; The bootlid shut line and lower rear valence also differ, and the rear roof pillar is wider. Still, a very nice looking car!
The other model is an XJ40 carved from solid wood, approximately 10 inches long on a 12 inch base, and believed to have been made by a Jaguar Cars apprentice, although it has no provenance.
After 25 years of dedicated Jaguar model collecting, Gary’s single storey home was devastated by floods and most of his collection was lost. Understandably broken hearted, he is selling off those few things which he was able to salvage. Anyone interested in viewing larger pictures, or making an offer for either of these models should contact Xclusively Jaguar in the first instance.

 

And if that does not appeal, how about any of these.........?

.....another selection of the superb automobilia lots that are lined up for Ian Cooling’s 2010 auction.

Ian tells me he is running a couple of weeks behind, having received late entries from two exceptional collections that were too good to miss! The auction will therefore run from early November to early December.

View larger image	A Jaguar Airline mascot in fine condition (e£150-£200)
View larger image	A very rare, possibly unique, 1935 SS Cars illuminated showroom sign. Modelled on the cover of the 31st January 1935 issue of Motor (e£1750-£1950)
Boxed set of Roy Nockolds Place Mats. Presented to G.H.F. Parkes in appreciation of his fine performance in the 1959 Monte Carlo Rally. Jaguar won Team Trophy! (e£600-£750)	View larger image
View larger image	Le Mans 1954. Original poster with Roy Nockolds image of D-type at speed (e£500-£750)
The Jaguar Legend. A Lionel Rouse Print, signed by Sir William Lyons & Duncan Hamilton (e£250-£300)	View larger image
View larger image	A superb hall-marked silver SS Cars desk set presented to H. G. (Bert) Henly. His 1927 order for 500 Austin Swallows to be delivered at the rate of 20 a week secured the future of William Lyons' growing company. It was also the catalyst for the move to Coventry. A unique set associated with a key player from the earliest days of the company in Blackpool. (e£2000-£2500)
An atmospheric shot of the “farm-yard” conditions in the old section of the Foleshill site. This is the site the company moved to from Blackpool in 1928. 9 ins x 6 ins. (e£15-£20) This photo is just one of a huge archive of over 200 images that has been entered. 90% of them relate to activities at the Foleshill site. They cover wartime aircraft production, a series of military trailers the company produced during the war (including blue-prints) and many internal shots of the factory.	View larger image
Car production in the post-war years before the move to Browns Lane that was completed in autumn 1952 is also well-covered. Cars shown are the Mark IV, Mark V, Mark VII and XK 120,	including a small number of prototypes and styling bucks. Several are very rare contemporary full-colour photos. Many are large, card-mounted prints. Truly a unique archive.

 

To see more previews, visit Ian’s website at www.jaguarautomobilia.com

If you would like to be notified when the catalogue is published, just mail Ian on
ian.cooling@invictanet.co.uk with the single word “Catalogue” on the subject line.

 

 

Xclusively Jaguar Calender 2011

THE CARS BEHIND THE CALENDAR

Jaguar XJ-S Cabriolet

owned by Henry Huxsel

This XJ-SC was featured in the February issue of Xclusively Jaguar News. To view this feature, please follow the link below, and then scroll down to the International Jaguar XJ-SC Register

More recently, on 18th September 2010, Henry took his XJ-S Cabriolet to the annual "British Invasion" at Stowe in Vermont. It was the second time he had been there, and his Jaguar took FIRST PLACE !!!

Henry commented "I was not expecting to win, so that’s why I didn’t have anyone ready to take a picture!"

	Henry receives his plaque and ribbons after his XJ-S Cabriolet won its class at the British Invasion and walks away, proud but obviously stunned by the pleasant surprise
Back at the hotel, Henry finds someone with a camera, who is willing to record the event for him! The picture to the right shows a close up of the plaque and ribbons.

 

The Xclusively Jaguar calendars are now here!

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As this is a trial run to gauge interest, I have had a limited edition of 100 only calendars printed, and although I have had a lot of interest, I have no idea how much of the interest will translate into actual sales, so the calendars will be sent out on a first come first served basis, in number order.

If you wish to order a calendar, please follow the link below to check availability and reserve a number before buying via Paypal. Alternatively, you can pay by cheque. Calendars are priced at £10 GBP inc p&p

Check availability, reserve a number or pay by cheque

 

 

FIVE-HEAD TO ROME !!!

Andy Davey from Fivehead in Somerset recently contacted Xclusively Jaguar with news of a charity event and a request for support. If, after reading Andys letter you wish to help, please contact Xclusively Jaguar with ideas or proposals for supporting him.

Andy's Initial Request
My name is Andy Davey and next July I am taking part in a charity car run to Rome, along with several like minded adventurers from the village of Fivehead in Somerset. We are all raising money for our village, the village hall and playing field (and in my case 50% of money raised will go to Cancer Research).

May I be so bold as to ask a large favour…….. could you please help us source a car?

Here is some more information about the event, which is held over 5 days with challenges every day. The event will take us through France, into Monaco, then up into the Swiss Alps, into Italy and down to Rome. The actual route will be released next April. The main rules for the event which is based on scrap cars are, the car must be 1996 [N reg] or older and must be purchased for not more than £150. We may then spend any amount to make the cars safe and legal for all the countries visited.

Friends and neighbours from our village of Fivehead are putting in 5 cars and we have entered under the name of Five-head to Rome. Our collective name is ‘The Jolly Bodgers’ with our outfits being pirate costumes! The organisers have arranged for scrap yards in Rome to take the cars after the event but we have no intention of doing this, instead we will return back through Italy, then take in the Stelvio Pass on into Switzerland, nip across into Burgundy to collect some local supplies, swifty onto Belgium then back to good old Blighty. We are filming our route throughout, with cameras in all 5 cars, with which we hope to create a short film after the event, but during the event we are sending back daily reports to our local pub! (Maybe that should read local hub) We are funding the purchase of the car, the fuel, accommodation (tent), food and drink - it would be rude not to sample local refreshments!

We would like a car that is not in the best of health externally, an accident damaged model would set the scene wonderfully, but still safe and road worthy, and with a sting in the tail! I have been told that the XJR 4ltr supercharger, would see off most of the competition.

Any help you could give would be very much appreciated and valued.

Free Advertising!
Andy tells me that the car will sport logos of any businesses which support him, and I have agreed to give him as much publicity as possible, so if you wish to negotiate with Andy on the provision of a suitable Jaguar and/or parts, consumables and expertise, this could be an excellent opportunity for advertising your business!

Search for a Jaguar!
We, as a team, have now been looking for a suitable car for the past four months. As I write it is now mid October, we have looked at the local papers to no avail, and tried local scrap yards, but apart from Ford Fiestas or a Fiat of some sort, there seems nothing that would see us to Rome let alone back again. The internet has thrown up a few leads but they all ended in a higher priced car or had been sold already.

Anything that looked reasonable on E-bay we would bid on only to find that the reserve was not met or it would go for a fortune. We found some wonderful looking cars, including some cars that had just returned from a similar event across Europe, but still no luck.

Our plan is to go for original, with a group of five cars similarly painted matt black, the same theme and all of us in costume. The theme involves us dressing as Pirates and calling ourselves “the Jolly Bodgers” so the car HAS to be different. We found many cars that at first seemed good but with no MOT or having been on SORN for 4 or 5 years, we couldn’t take a chance, we didn’t feel that lucky. Friends started looking for us; big American sedans with 5ltr V8 engines, plenty of room inside, big boots, big appetite for fuel and only 150bhp - very disappointing! Or small Nissans or Renaults etc nice little town cars, good fuel economy (yawn) but three men, tents and equipment for 2 weeks with six hours a day driving - we would go mad or boil in the heat!

Word has spread so this is becoming a huge topic of conversation at our local!

One of the other teams within our group has purchased a car, so the pressure is on for us to follow. A Turbo charged 2ltr Saab was their choice, they keep bragging to the rest of us that they will leave us all behind after it had been worked on. We need something understated but powerful with room for three of us and our kit. Get a Volvo - a big estate we were told that’s what you need. It will carry all your gear(plenty of room5) and not too slow. It was not our first choice and after looking we decided;

• yes it has plenty of room

• yes it would take all of our kit

• but no it has zero character and we do not want to drive a brick across Europe

Scrub Volvo from the list!

Interesting, but more often than not very un-helpful suggestions came to us; drive an old ambulance; use an ice-cream van; go in a hearse or drive a bus! I am not Cliff Richard and cannot play the guitar - wonder what happened to their bus anyway?

A chance conversation at work led us to Letitia at Xclusively Jaguar, we had not even thought of a Jaguar, a car with character, poise and power, cue that eureka moment (you know – that moment when you can almost imagine a choir singing a single long aah and the golden lightbulb illuminates) why hadn`t we thought of this? Now could we get a “scrap” Jag and leave that Saab behind? Best single finger typing and the e-mail was prepared and duly sent. I received a very positive response, Letitia would be more than willing to help us locate a suitable Jaguar also offering help and advice on mechanical issues (or would find someone who could). A 4ltr supercharged 1995/1996 model would be perfect for the run - now we had something to aim for. Once more into the breach - all car adverts, e-bay etc were scoured for any cars (we thought we had struck lucky a few times, but after discussing each of them with Letitia they were not worth looking at.)

The excitement is building up as the thought of a JAGUAR is now firmly implanted in our minds as the perfect car to drive.

I will be updating each month on our car search, and once found, on our progress with its preparation for the event.

Andy

 

XJS DIARIES

Many thanks to Clair Mourier from France for this detailed analysis of XJS running costs
The V12 coupe on the front right-hand side is Clairs!

 

 

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JEC Winter Seminar Programme No. 1 - Winter 2010

The first 3 JEC Winter/Spring Seminars for this season are identified below. Three more seminars, on different topics, will follow in the new year. Costs include handouts, morning coffee, comprehensive buffet lunch and afternoon tea

For more information, please contact Nigel Thorley on 01302 771818 or nigel.thorley@jec.org.uk

 

6th November 2010 - Jaguar XK8/XKR Seminar

Castle Bromwich - 9 am to 5 pm

Suitable for all those who own or have an interest in the 1996 to 2005 XK model range.
Buying an XK, servicing, important maintenance issues, and other general maintenance, plus Q&A time.

Costs:	£60 each (current JEC members)
	£80 each (non-members - £20 refund for joining on the day)

 

27th November 2010 - Jaguar X-type Seminar

Castle Bromwich - 9 am to 5 pm

Suitable for all those who own or have an interest in the X-type model range.
Buying an X-type, servicing, important maintenance issues, and other general maintenance, plus Q&A time.

Costs:	£60 each (current JEC members)
	£80 each (non-members - £20 refund for joining on the day)

 

Portsmouth Region Update

by Mike Kennedy, S-type Forum Co-ordinator and Hon Secretary of JEC Portsmouth Region,

Local member John Cady, will be giving a Jaguar lecture at the November meeting. All members and visiting Jaguar owners are welcome to attend. Meetings commence at 8.00pm on the second Monday of each month.

The November meeting and all subsequent meetings will be held at The Churchillian, Portsdown Hill, Portsmouth, again on the second Monday of the month at 8.00pm.

 

Further details from Mike Kennedy 07974 131127 eagmarine@hotmail.co.uk

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Just a hint of what's on offer at SNG Barratt this month!

 

Mahle Pistons

A major manufacturer of original equipment automotive parts is now producing a range of premium quality pistons exclusively for SNG Barratt. Mahle - a leading innovator in piston technology is producing the new pistons to the highest standards, using state of the art production techniques and a ‘zero error strategy’ in quality control. With successes in Formula 1, Le Mans 24 Hours, Touring Cars and the World Rally Championship, these pistons have a pedigree to match their intended vehicles. 3.8 Pistons only £300 per set.

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Check out SNG Barratts own website for details of some exceptional offers!

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Ian Cooling looks ahead to Christmas with this months collecting theme.

One of the many delights of collecting Jaguar automobilia is the wide variety of themes that can be developed within any collection. Some of you may prefer hardware, such as badges, while others will prefer the paperwork, like brochures.

These big themes can then sub-divide endlessly; badges can reach through radiator badges to boot badges, to internal badges and to Jaguar club badges. The brochure fan can seek the many variations of XJ saloon brochures, the neat completeness of a full set of XJS brochures (including, of course, the Japanese and Arabic editions!), or a journey into the rarefied world of the pre-war SS Cars brochures.

Or the car itself may be the theme. Fans of E Types and the XK sports cars will look for brochures and badges, as well as books, photographs, handbooks, instruments, steering wheels and so on. A whole new set of themes and sub-themes will also open up if automobilia related to the competitive aspect of these cars is to be explored.

This month I have a look at a seasonal theme – Jaguar Christmas cards. As is so often the case, it is only when a theme is unpacked for the first time that the range and variety within starts to emerge. One sub-theme might be the personal Christmas cards of key Jaguar players such as my selection of Stirling Moss’ cards from when he was a regular Jaguar works team driver. Another might be the Company cards that have been sent out over the years. In the early days, the work of one artist could predominate for several years, but latterly, the range has been huge.

Club cards are also an interesting theme, both the cards produced by HQ and the cards produced locally by the Regions. And, of course, there are the cards produced commercially and sold through the likes of newsagents and on-line shops. A sizeable collection of these could be formed just of cards with Father Christmas in an E Type, with or without reindeer!

The accompanying photographs expand on all these themes.

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A rare group of Stirling Moss’ personal cards from the 1950s, when he was driving regularly for the Jaguar works team. Some are signed in ink, some have a facsimile signature. All show him in action but some choices of image are rather curious. The C Type no 8 is understandable. This was the C Type’s first competitive outing at the Goodwood Easter meeting in 1952. But the D Type no 20, retired ignominiously at Dundrod in 1954 and the XK 120 no JWK 675 was Stirling’s mount for a routine run at Silverstone in May 1951. The card with the sketch of C Type No 7 is interesting though. Without Stirling’s personal number “7”, it was used to illustrate one of the two C Type brochures.

 

A small selection of cards featuring Roy Nockolds’ artwork. Nockolds was the company’s artist of choice throughout the 1950s and I introduced his work in the September Newsletter. This small group of factory Christmas cards illustrates his versatility as an artist. The basic image is the same for each card – a Jaguar car. But contrast the drama of the night-time shot of the C Type running under the Dunlop Bridge at Le Mans in 1951, with the tranquillity of the Mark 2 in the Highlands. The image on the 1956 card showing Ronnie Adams’ Monte-winning Mark VII, records what for me will remain one of my top ten Jaguar drives. To drive a hefty car like the Mark VII through snow, ice and the slush shown on the card – and win, is quite exceptional

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The dominance of Nockolds started to draw to an end in the early 1960s. The work of other artists started to be used and images from two of them are shown in this group. The C Type image is by Frank Wooton. Rather like Nockolds, he was as well-known as an aviation artist as he was as a motoring artist. Indeed, he was the first President of The Guild of Aviation Artists. The two flanking cards are the work of George Bishop and the Mark IX and Mark 2 images shown here first appeared in sales brochures for those cars and his E Type work was also used by the company. Perhaps because Nockolds had stamped his artistic mark so firmly on the company, Christmas cards by his successors were never collected so extensively and are quite rare today.

 

By the end of the 1960s, the era of one or two artists working for the company for years faded and from the late 1960s onwards, virtually every Christmas saw a different artist’s work. This small selection spans the mid-1970s to the XJ 220 card in 1992. Some nice cards here for sure, but to my eye at least, they do not rate up there with Nockolds work. The cars are more static and the other designs are, how shall I put this – unimaginative?

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Cards issued by Jaguar clubs around the world can lead to a very large collection indeed. Not only are there the lead cards that came out of Club HQ, but there were also the innumerable cards sent out by the Regions. Four of this group are from the two main UK Jaguar clubs, with one sole representative of the rest of the world in the SS1 card at top right. This was issued by the Jaguar Drivers’ Club of Australia.

 

In my introduction, I mentioned the pleasure to be found in various automobilia collecting themes. Up to here, the theme in this article has been Jaguar Christmas cards. With this group, the focus shifts from the cards to the car and instead of Christmas, it is the E Type that is the theme now. The card angle has therefore extended beyond Christmas to birthdays and some of the cards shown here are blank inside. But I do like the Christmas representative in the group with Father Christmas’ reindeer swooping down the motorway ramp past the startled E Type driver and passenger!

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I’ll now close this article back where the title started us
and wish you all a very Happy Jaguar Christmas!

 

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JAGUAR BOOK REVIEWS

 

Paul Skilleter's Monthly Jaguar Book Review

 

The Twelve Jaguar Books of Christmas!

A Jaguar book for each day of Christmas - to suit all pockets and all interests!

For more information, or to order a copy for Christmas, please visit the website below

 

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Jaguar Mk2 (1955 to 1969) – The Essential Buyer’s Guide

Written by Nigel Thorley and published by Veloce Publishing

The Book

Having this book in your pocket is just like having a real marque expert by your side. Benefit from the author’s years of Jaguar MkII ownership, learn how to spot a bad car quickly and how to assess a promising one like a professional. Get the right car at the right price!

For anyone with an interest in, or who is thinking of buying, one of the classic Jaguar compact saloons from the 1950s and 1960s, this Essential Buyer’s Guide is a vital requirement. All the models are covered, from the early 2.4 and 3.4 litre saloons of the late 1950s through to the very last 240 models and just as importantly, the Daimler derivatives with the V8 engines. The models are looked at in detail and analysed for their strengths and weaknesses, to provide the best possible advice on what to look for and how to buy the best you can afford. A handy pocket-sized guide that will always be at your side for constant reference.

Like having a real marque expert at your side – benefit from years of real ownership experience Where and how to buy a Jaguar MkII Advice on choosing the right model and condition Key checks – how to spot a bad car quickly Comprehensive inspection guide In-depth analysis of strengths and weaknesses Discussion of desirable upgrades as well as modifications to avoid Market and value data, predicts which models will become collectable Details of club back-up and support organisations

Models covered: late 1950's 2.4 and 3.4 saloons, 240 models and Daimler V8 derivatives

Details: Paperback • 13.9x19.5cm • 64 pages • 100 colour pictures

ISBN: 978-1-845843-60-1

Available: 2011

Price: £9.99 + Postage

 

The Author

Nigel Thorley is a well-regarded motoring historian with a particular interest in the Jaguar marque. Having owned sixty-one examples of the brand since the age of 17, including 16 MkIIs, his knowledge and expertise of these cars is recognised. Nigel has written twenty titles on the marque, has contributed to TV and radio programmes, regularly provides talks and seminars on the models, and is a prominent founder member of the Jaguar Enthusiast’s Club. He also edits their prestigious monthly magazine, Jaguar Enthusiast.

 

The Publisher

Veloce Publishing specialises in fine automotive books of all types, ranging from practical do-it-yourself guides to leatherbound limited editions. Our philosophy is that every one of our books will be of the highest quality in terms of content and presentation, as well as being of true value to the purchaser.

For more details regarding Veloce Publishing; to order a copy of "Jaguar Mk2 (1955 to 1969) – The Essential Buyer’s Guide" or to view details of other automotive books on offer, please follow the link below.

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Oliver - 1988 3.6 litre Sovereign

Owned by Kamil Burczyk

 

Oliver's Engine Bay

Firstly, I've cleaned up all the connectors that go to the Air-Flow meter and now Oliver runs as smooth as he used to, the connections probably became damp when Oliver was parked up on the grass on the campsite, which was when the Fuel Failure popped up on the dash.

Secondly, I had the fan shroud and fan off, cleaned the fan using a fair bit of WD-40 and got the fan shroud cleaned and painted Gloss Black
.......and as the scuttle panel was looking past its best and I still had some paint left from doing the fan shroud I thought I would give that a quick coat too. Both came up fairly good.

And finally, I bought a new rear door seal off XJ40-MARK from xj40.com and will be getting that fitted when I get him out of storage, and now he just needs the front two door seals replaced and a new rear left hand door (its rotten and lets wind through) and when thats done Oliver will be as quiet as if he just rolled off the production line.

And just to finish off, a picture of Oliver in the garage, where he will spend the Winter!

 

 

2.

Tiggy - 1993 3.2 litre Sovereign

Owned by Rob Tucker

 

Wow I really can't believe how fast this month has gone, I've got lots of projects on the go such as an X300 dashboard which I'm in the process of rebuilding and converting it to the XJ40 vacuum climate set up as the X300 is fully electronic.

I also have a rare XJ40 wood/leather steering wheel which is undergoing a full restoration. The wood rim is very badly damaged so the leather needs to be removed and the wood needs to be stripped bare. It will then get a re-stain before the new varnish goes on.

I will be doing a full write up of these two projects next month when, hopefully, they will both be completed!

 

3.

Swallow - 1994 3.2 litre XJ Sport

Owned by Letitia Mace

 

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To receive this article (and others, including all previous parts of this series, and the last) as a pdf document with full-size pictures, please contact Xclusively Jaguar

Andy offers a used parts service for older Jaguars, as well as light restoration work, welding and advice.
I can personally recommend his used parts service.

Contact Andy via Xclusively Jaguar or direct, on: 07940 998199

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Mitch Verheyen presents..........

 

Last month an update, this month an obituary

Sadly I have to say, that on September 17th, legendary touring car team boss Ralph Broad died at the age of 84.

In 1962 Ralph “Douglas“ Broad established Broadspeed Engineering where he started building Minis for the BTCC. This made him a force to reckon with for the works Coopers. Eventualy it resulted in Works support to win the European Touring Car Championship in 1965, and several class wins. The Minis were driven by John Fitzpatrick, John Handley, and Ralph Broad. In 1966 he ran John Fitzpatrick to the crown in a Ford Anglia, and in years to follow he was a regular winner with his Escorts and Capris untill about 1970.

 

John Fitzpartick commented:
“I am very grateful to Ralph. He was a wonderful man, friend and professional, and one of the best motorsport engineers i have ever met. He gave me my first opportunity as a young driver, which pushed my career forward.”

 

Ralph Broad

In the 1970’s Broadspeed got a works contract with British Leyland, that brought them Triumph and Jaguar, and in 1975 they won the BTCC with a Dolomite Sprint, driven by Andy Rouse.

 

Andy Rouse commented:
” Without him I'd never have been a racing driver, I learnt so much from him since joining Broadspeed as an apprentice in 1971. Without that, I'd probably never have formed my own engineering company. He was a sensational engineer and his cars always had good handling. He was never afraid to push the boundaries when it came to the rules, but I think people had a lot of respect for him for that."

Autosport

 

The last programme for Broadspeed started in 1975 when Ralph Broad got the go ahead to build a Jaguar XJ12 C for the ETCC, better known as the Broadspeed Coupe. After development of less than a year the car was ready for its first outing in 1976. But after only one year of racing British Leyland pulled the plug on the project.

The Broadspeed Team and the Broadspeed Coupe

Picture courtesy of Les Hughes

Ralph Broad sold his stake in the company and moved to Portugal, where he resided for the rest of his life.

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Les Hughes, of Jaguar Magazine, recognised one of the pictures he had taken of a Broadspeed Racer back in the Seventies, and contacted us, so if you recognise any of these as being one of your pictures, we would love to hear from you, so that we can acknowledge your work and your contribution to the story of Broadspeed!

 

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VDU 881 and 881 VDU

an artist's rendering of VDU 881 by David Cleary

 

“VDU carried a small blue enamel TT Garage St Christopher badge on the glove compartment. I remember Brit Pearce’s quip that when Hawthorn got in the car, St Christopher put his hands over his eyes!”

Brian Taylor from the Tourist Trophy Garage

The Car

In the late 1950s there wasn’t anything much quicker on British roads than a 3.4 Jaguar saloon. At a time when the typical four-door car struggled to better 85mph, the 3.4 would top 120mph and reach 60mph faster than most sports cars. That was as stock. Tune the engine and chassis for performance and it would, up to 100mph, have given an E-type a run for its money except that, back in 1957 when the 3.4 made its entrance, the E-type was four years away from launch — which gives you an idea of the superiority of a modified 3.4 over almost anything else it might meet.

An ideal racing-driver’s car, you could say, and you’d be right. It was certainly a favourite with Mike Hawthorn, our 1958 World Champion driver, who was loaned VDU 881 in the autumn of 1957 while he was racing for Jaguar. 'Lofty' England, also allowing him to continue using it afterwards. Chassis number S970806DN, it was the 806th right hand drive 3.4 saloon built, British Racing Green with a suede green interior and first registered on October 3rd 1957 by Jaguar Cars Ltd.

It appears to have started life as a perfectly normal car with overdrive and pressed steel wheels but possibly without disc brakes — a vital option which had been offered by Jaguar from September 1957. Not even the optional high ratio steering featured, Lofty recording that Hawthorn didn’t want the heavier steering as he intended to “steer it on the throttle”.

Unfortunately, no works records survive which pin down VDU 881’s specification at any stage of its life, but if it left the factory as a virtually standard car that is a little strange, as ‘sister’ 3.4 saloons supplied a month earlier to Duncan Hamilton and Ivor Bueb (VDU 384 and VDU 385) had special 9:1 compression engines.

However it was originally supplied by Jaguar though, VDU 881 does not seem to have remained standard for very long, with the first round of modifications almost certainly being carried out by Ted Papsch at the TT Garage.

Ted Papsch was by that time joint works foreman at the TT Garage and many years later recorded what he did to VDU 881 in a letter to Paul Roach: “We set about stripping the Jaguar down almost as soon as Michael received her. I made a special carrier and shifted the battery from the engine bay to the boot for better weight distribution. I removed and stripped the engine and replaced the standard 8:1 pistons with 9:1s. Two-inch C-type sand-cast carbs and competition clutch replaced the standard factory parts. No work was carried out to the cylinder head. Heavy-duty front and rear springs, together with the competition shock absorbers, completed the suspension work. Ordinary wire wheels replaced the steels on the front axle and bigger competition wires were fitted to the rear. This increased the track by two inches but unfortunately the wheels fouled the spats. Subsequently Michael had a local bodyshop modify them to suit.”

	No original images of VDU's engine bay exist, so here is what it would have looked like, as seen in Nigel Web''s replica Mk1 Photo: Tony Bailey

Brian Taylor, as a lad in the workshop, was involved in some of these alterations, and recalls that making up the exhaust system was tricky. “When I helped Bill Field do the exhaust for VDU, we had to put it up, tack it, up again, tack again and so on. For the last bends, Hawthorn was there all the time watching me, and we had a job doing it—I think Mike was worried that we’d set the car on fire. I had to use a flattened oil can that I held up under the body to shield it and Bill did a bit of welding and so on until it was done. When we started it up, Mike just stood there, ‘Crap,’ he said. He did not like the sound of it!”

Asked how they cured it, Brian says: “We didn’t — he got used to it. The 2.4 he used before had a really crisp note to it. VDU didn’t have a straight through exhaust; initially it had XK120 silencers on it. But the note was very distinctive — where we lived down below his cottage at the top of Folly Hill in Farnham, I would lay in bed and I could hear every gear change as Mike drove back late at night from the Frensham Ponds Hotel, which was a fair bit away, and on through Farnham until it died down. Then up Castle Street I could hear him accelerate and I knew exactly where he was on each bend, from the note of the Jaguar. He would scream along...”

Although extensive, none of these changes was extreme and most parts used were of a type later catalogued by Jaguar as options for the 3.4 saloon. They also closely match the modifications described by David Phipps in his road test of the car and indeed seem to be credited by him not to Jaguar but to the Tourist Trophy Garage.

However, while not denying the possibility, Lofty England told Paul Skilleter that he did not remember Mike Hawthorn telling him about such work and considered it unlikely that he wouldn’t have mentioned it. However, although Lofty normally had an extremely accurate memory, no one has total recall and he might simply have forgotten about the TT Garage work. Tom Sopwith, Mike’s 3.4 sparring partner at Silverstone, certainly considers that Lofty would have known. “I doubt if any modifications were carried out without Lofty’s consent as the car was never Michael’s in the first place.”

The Radiator Blind

One further change that was made to the car in due course was the addition of a radiator blind by TT mechanic Roy Monk to help warm-up on cold days. This caused some confusion after Mike died in the car in 1959, with some reports that the control that had been fitted for the blind was actually a 'hand throttle'. TT Garage mechanic Bill Field dismissed the entire story as complete rubbish: he said there was never a hand-throttle fitted to VDU881!

VDU vanishes...

That the 3.4 went to Jaguar for work at the time of the May 1958 Daily Express event is also supported by Brian Taylor’s recollections: “Just before the time of the Silverstone race, VDU disappeared for about two weeks around that weekend, and I remember asking Bill Field about it when it went away. He said it had ‘gone to the factory to be got ready as they could not race it as it was, since there were a lot of things to take off it that should not be there.”

Brian took this to mean that VDU had some modifications which would not have conformed to the Appendix J rules the production cars ran to — possibly, he speculates, even a 3.8-litre engine. “I have believed for the last 50 years, possibly erroneously, that VDU had what was in effect an American-type Briggs Cunningham 3.8-litre lump under the bonnet.

As Brian appreciates, it is not possible to substantiate his belief at this moment, but the possibility of VDU 881 having at some stage in its life a 3.8-litre, triple-carburettor engine cannot be dismissed. Factory records show that a 3.8-litre engine was fitted to Briggs Cunningham’s ‘Special Category’ 3.4 saloon, but probably in 1959. Interestingly, Douglas Brazier, one of the policeman attending Mike’s fatal accident in January 1959, was puzzled that VDU’s engine block carried no casting mark indicating its capacity — as was normal on both 3.4 and the later 3.8-litre engines.

VDU’s only ‘official’ race

	Mike powers VDU 881 along at Silverstone in 1958 Photo: Paul Skilleter Collection

While VDU may or may not have at one time used a 3.8- litre engine, for the 1958 Daily Express meeting it would have conformed to Appendix J and run with a 3.4 unit —probably works-prepared and fitted specifically for this one event, then removed afterwards. Jaguars had always dominated the production car events at this major annual event and the 1958 meeting is remembered for, as much as anything, the highly entertaining production saloon car race — the stars of which were Mike Hawthorn and Tommy Sopwith, both in 3.4 saloons. It was the only occasion on which Mike raced VDU 881 —on the track, at least — and it is worth remembering that he raced Jaguar saloons only four times in his career, all at Silverstone: he won in 1955 (Mk VII), failed to finish with the new 2.4 saloon in 1956, but won in 1957 with the new 3.4 and again in 1958 with VDU 881. It was certainly an epic duel and, even though there was probably only ever going to be one winner, Mike made sure he made a race of it, swapping the lead with Tom Sopwith — who was no fool behind the wheel of his 3.4 (EN 400), which had been raced since Boxing Day Brands in 1957 (which it had won), and so was well sorted. For the first three of the 20 laps Sopwith was in front, with Mike getting VDU 881’s nose ahead on lap four, only for EN 400 to retake the lead and keep it until lap 16.

Sopwith was back in front again on lap 17, but for the final three laps, Mike was firmly in control and took the chequered flag — just; his race average was 84.22mph against Sopwith’s 84.19mph. Ron Flockhart in another 3.4 came third.

Even if VDU 881 ran with a specially prepared works engine that day at Silverstone, that it was an extremely fast car with the TT Garage’s power unit is proved by David Phipps’s road test for Motor Racing magazine. This contains a number of observations that have much bearing on Mike’s fatal accident in VDU 881, which took place in between the test being conducted and its appearance in the February 1959 issue of the magazine.

Things inside VDU...

Brian Taylor’s familiarity with the 3.4 when Mike wasn’t driving it was more intimate than perhaps almost anyone else experienced, as it was his duty to keep it looking good. Sometimes this task was quite revealing…“I cleaned VDU inside and out for Michael as one of my jobs, and I often had to remove various women’s bits and pieces from the car. There was nothing too exciting, often just a few hair clips, although I found a few suspender belt clips too (those were the days).

“On two occasions I found an earring, which I handed in discreetly to the girl in the office. And just the one time, a rolled up stocking right under the front passenger seat. I was a bit embarrassed by that, so kept quiet and put it in the bin!”

Brian also recalls fellow TT Garage employee Alec Levison-Gower undergoing the VDU experience. “On one occasion I remember I had taken over the pumps and was in the kiosk, and Alec was sitting in VDU, which was parked opposite to me. He was going to London airport with Michael so he could drive VDU back. Michael was obviously delayed, and I remember Alec looking across to me with a wry smile, tapping his wristwatch and putting his hand over his eyes......

“When Alec arrived back he came across to me and said that it was the fastest he had ever got to London airport, and commented: ‘I do not know why Michael bothers to take a plane — he could fit wings on that bloody thing and get there a darn sight quicker.’”

Mikes last drive in VDU 881

VDU 881 was the last car Mike Hawthorn ever drove, when on 22 January 1959 he left the Tourist Trophy Garage on a journey to London which he would never complete. Shortly after joining the A3, the Jaguar went out of control, spun, left the road and almost broke itself in two, slamming at high speed sideways against one of the few trees in the area and virtually breaking the car in half. Mike died almost at once. He is buried in Farnham in a very well kept grave and headstone and many fans visit him on the anniversaries of his death.

Replicas

Accurate replicas of Mike's Mk1 have been built by two devoted fans – Nigel Webb and Paul Roach – and both attempt to recreate the car in as much detail as possible. A couple of pictures are shown below

Paul in fact has started producing replicas to order using donor Mk1s if you fancy owning one!
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Nigel tried to get the original registration plate reissued by the DVLA but had to make do with '881 VDU' after failing to get the original plate reissued by the DVLA - it is their policy not to do this for cars that have been destroyed. The full story on Nigel's car will follow in our next issue!

	Murray Walker marvels at the interior of Nigel Webb's replica of Mike Hawthorn's Jaguar, while Nigel looks on. Photo: Tony Bailey

The full story of all the above and what happened on 22nd January 1959 and the subsequent fate of VDU 881, plus much, much more can be found in 'Mike Hawthorn – Golden Boy' by Tony Bailey and Paul Skilleter. It's available at a discount directly from Paul Skilleter Books

Tony Bailey also maintains The Mike Hawthorn Tribute Site
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SS BARN FIND IN NEW ZEALAND!

Steve Holtum recently contacted Xclusively Jaguar with the exciting news that he had come across what he hoped was a genuine SS stored in a barn in New Zealand.

Eagerly awaiting an update, I was soon rewarded with the following information.

	I hope your readers will enjoy this photo of a 1936 SS 100 that now sits in an old barn in Marlborough NZ. I’m no Jaguar nut but I love “barn finds” - they are always tantalising. The owner died recently with his 40 year restoration project never really started! His widow has been offered NZ$6000 so I thought it seemed unfair and I am doing a bit of research for her.
	Originally delivered to Singapore in 1936, It even raced in the 8th Singapore Grand Prix in 1973. I have the photos of the widow’s husband racing around the track with all the other old and exotic cars and standing proudly next to it. This picture shows the car in Singapore circa 1969 – the original body was rusted and has since been discarded.
	There is even a spare engine in a crate. The one in the car has “SS 2 ½ litre” stamped on it but the one in the crate, that I opened, has “Jaguar 2 ½ litre” in a stylised oval on it so must be a later model I guess? Seems to be the same engine though? The box on the passenger seat is full of the old internal engine bits left over from a reconditioned engine in Singapore in 1970s.
	Also in the barn is a 1964(?) 420 parked-up on blocks for 25 years (all complete). It is a manual overdrive. This photo is of the dash, and the car is probably worthless in NZ even though it is in great condition - NO rust whatsoever.

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