QUEEN ELIZABETH ASSISTS JAGUAR TO BUILD HER HEARSE Throughout the day, spectators in London who had gathered to watch Queen’s funeral procession were able to catch glimpses of her coffin carried first in the Royal Navy Carriage and then later in the state hearse. The latter is a new addition to the royal fleet,…
EXPANDING ON THE FIRST C-TYPE OF ALL
It was a thrill to publish our cover story in the current magazine which revealed the very first C-Type created, raced at Le Mans in 1951 and ’52 and which was used to develop Dunlop’s racing disc brakes – lives on. In our coming edition we speak with the owner of the body, who didn’t…
STILL NO PHONE!!!
Please don’t despair if you have been trying to call our office. As mentioned before, we moved our office just five floors – and after four weeks we still don’t have a phone line … It is immensely frustrating. I have spent days on the phone trying to get it solved by a…
THE FIRST C-TYPE CREATED – AS IT SURVIVES TODAY
The highlight of our current edition is the revelation that after being thought scrapped in 1953 at Browns Lane, C-Type XKC001 is alive and well. The story has been very well received, and we follow it up in edition #213 with images of the original body today, what happened to it, who owns it and…
APOLOGIES FOR BEING UNSEEN – AND LEARNING ABOUT NZ BUILT XJs
I am very sorry we have been off the air for a week, but having moved our office, within the same complex, we still have no internet service or land line phones! We have since got a pay-by-the-month email service, and I won’t name the culprits, but in the past two days I…
C-TYPE NUMBER 1 CHASSIS EDITION HAS LANDED
It has taken some time, but we now have bulk copies of our exclusive find of 1951 chassis #001. It is known as chassis 004, and has done since 1953, so we have all of the story and proof in the magazine. We also have tips on finding and importing a modern Jaguar chassis model.…
JLR IN AUSTRALIA APPOINTS FORMER TIFFANY EXECUTIVE AS NEW MD
Jaguar Land Rover has announced the appointment of a new Managing Director for their Australian operations. Penny Ferguson will drive business transformation, modern luxury client experience and commercial outcomes at Jaguar Land Rover Australia, helping realise the full potential of the business’s global Reimagine strategy in the market. Penny joined Jaguar Land…
JAGUAR’S ELECTRIC RACING MEETS THE REAL WORLD
Knowing exactly when to use power during a race, and when to make the best use of energy recovery through regenerative braking is essential to getting the best performance from the Jaguar I-TYPE 5 Formula E race car. Efficiency wins races. Taking in a wealth of GPS map data including the types of roads…
FINDING THE FIRST C-TYPE IS NOW AVAILABLE AT OUR SITE $3.95
Welcome to our biggest sensation after 38 years of publishing. This edition has involved a massive amount of work, but now we have published the story of how 1951 C-Type chassis XKC001 defies Jaguar’s own records. You can get the magazine in digital form for just $3.95. Hard copy is being printed right…
WILD LOOKING JAGUAR ATTEMPTING A WORLD SPEED RECORD
A crazy looking Big Cat has taken a step closer to an attempt to break the Jaguar land speed world record. TMD Friction hosted a successful shakedown of Kevin Bourne’s very special XJ6I at its Seaton Ross site. The event enabled Bourne to put the Jaguar XJ6 through its paces for the final…