Clive Beecham owns and is devoted to his original four times consecutive Le Mans starting D-Type XKD603. His car was second there in 1957, and recently Clive found and met the Ecurie Ecosse time keeper and good friend of Ron Flockhart, 96 year old Hugh Langrishe. Now Clive introduces us to Hugh in the period,…
As keen devotees of the intriguing and beautiful two door XJ-C it is great news that another of the very few pre-production prototypes built in 1973, two years before general sale, has been found in England. The number of the car and its identity will have to remain a secret for the time being, but…
I could never have dreamed I would be at Le Mans in 1988 when Jaguar won there again for the first time as a factory entry since 1955 (56 and 57 were Ecurie Ecosse). Sadly, Andrew Whyte, who was to be with us, died unexpectedly just weeks before, but I still went with Roger and…
A very special D-Type. D-Type XKD520 is a very important car and has followed me around the globe unintentionally! Sold new to Bib Stillwell in Melbourne, then radio superstar Jack Davey, Frank Gardner then former Jaguar Apprentice and Le Mans winner Richard Attwood amongst many, it also lived on Jersey for many years. It returned…
If you are looking for the newest edition, it has been delayed by the virus and all of its flow-ons, but now we have hardcopies in our hands and in the mail too. I am very pleased with it, and am making up for lost time with #203. Our exclusive stories include: The Shorter family…
If you have been wondering where we have been – blame our website! Yes I know all about blaming tools etc., but it has been a nightmare. However, we are back and up and soon I will post news here about edition #202 which is just out from the printer.
Sir Stirling Moss has died aged 90 following a long illness, his wife Susan announced today. The motor racing legend “died as he lived, looking wonderful” in the early hours of Easter Day, Lady Moss said. Lady Moss was at the racing driver’s bedside as he died, having nursed him through a long illness. She…
“In Jaguar Magazine there is a wealth of rather unexpected photographs (old and new) and articles not only related to Jaguar cars but also to people directly or indirectly in connection with them. Hence, it offers a staggered positioning among the magazines dedicated to the marque which makes it a pleasure to read. Thank you…
There has never been a better time to buy a new or demonstrator Jaguar model. For a limited time, Jaguar Australia is offering its customers a 5 year unlimited KM warranty package across the entire Jaguar range of new and demonstrator vehicles*. The offer applies to selected new and demonstrator XE, XF, E-PACE, F-PACE, I-PACE…
We know how grim things are, and we can’t go out to shop for anything except the essentials. Even we admit Jaguar Magazine is not an ‘essential’, so we have been working hard (thanks Mike Shaw) to make it possible to put it into our jaguarmagazine.com shop to download directly in digital. We have made…