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JAGUAR HERITAGE NEWS – JULY/AUGUST 2013 REPORT A bumper issue covering the summer season which has seen the opening of the new Jaguar Heritage Gallery at the Coventry Transport Museum and many events where cars from the Collection have been displayed, paraded or put through their paces! Read on for more… New Jaguar Heritage Gallery Opens: After several months of intricate planning, designing and construction, the new Jaguar Heritage Gallery at the Coventry Transport Museum opened to the public on schedule at the start of the school summer holidays on July 20. The new Gallery is titled ‘The Jaguar Story – A History of Design and Technical Innovation’ and is split into five sections:

‘The Early Years’ (1920s to 1940s)

‘The Post War Boom and Glamorous 50s’

‘The Swinging 60s’

‘Growth and Consolidation’ (70s to 00s)

'Jaguar Present and Future’ (2005 and on..)

In addition to the stunning display of seventeen cars covering ten decades of Jaguar and the role of the company in Coventry history, the Gallery also references the many technological and design innovations behind these great vehicles. Contemporary storyboards, archive film clips and spectacular imagery complement the sequential journey through the gallery, with historical artefacts to illustrate Jaguar’s rich heritage – including a special display of personal items belonging to Sir William Lyons and the famous portrait of him by Norman Hepple. The full line-up of vehicles on display is as follows:

Early Years – 1928 Swallow Sidecar and 1928 Austin 7 Swallow (both Blackpool built), 1935

SS Airline, 1937 SS Jaguar 2½ litre

Post War Boom - 1949 Jaguar Mark V, 1953 Jaguar XK120 FHC, 1958 Jaguar 3.4 litre, 1958

XK150 DHC

Swinging 60s - 1963 Mark X, 1967 E-type OTS, 1967 Mark 2 3.8 litre, 1969 XJ6 Series 1

Growth and Consolidation - 1975 XJS V12, 1997 XK8 Coupe, 1998 S-TYPE

Present and Future - 2010 C-X75 Concept Car, 2013 Job #1 F-TYPE

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To provide more details about the specific vehicles on display, each has its own information pod that displays specifications, model history and supporting images using the latest digital LCD/LED display technology. There is also an interactive quiz game aimed at younger visitors that can be played using smart phones, with a monthly prize of a model Jaguar car. Entry to the Coventry Transport Museum is free and full details of opening times, directions and other information can be found on its website by clicking here. Opening Ceremony and Heritage Drive – August 1: To celebrate the opening of the new gallery a special celebration event was organised for the 1st of August. This not only enabled Jaguar Land Rover CEO, Dr Ralf Speth, to open the gallery formally, but it also provided the perfect forum for the handover of the very first production example of the new F-TYPE sports car from Jaguar Land Rover to Jaguar Heritage. This maintains a long standing tradition where the first (and frequently the last) production example of a Jaguar product line have been gifted to the Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust by the parent company for preservation. To build up the excitement on the day, a small number of key media representatives were invited to assemble at the impressive Hampton Manor Hotel where they were greeted by a fine array of Jaguar sports cars ranging from Jaguar Heritage’s 1938 SS Jaguar 100 through to the latest F-TYPE and including rarities like a C-type, D-type, XK-SS and XJ220. Every

significant sports car in Jaguar’s near 80 year history was represented and the lucky journalists then had the chance to drive or ride as passenger in a police escorted convoy that made its way into Coventry city centre.

The line-up made an impressive sight as it swept along the A45 and negotiated a lap of Coventry’s tortuous ring-road, before lining up in the appropriate surroundings of Millennium Square outside the Coventry Transport Museum. Following the inevitable photo opportunity, the drivers and passengers together with other invited guests were ushered into the Museum and taken upstairs to the new gallery where a special presentation took place. With Jaguar Heritage Trustee and PR Consultant, Stuart Dyble, acting as Master of Ceremonies, interviews were conducted with both Joe Elliot, Chairman of Coventry Transport Museum and Mike O’Driscoll, Chairman of Jaguar Heritage

prior to a dramatic handover of the Job #1 F-TYPE which came bursting through a paper wall with Ian Callum at the wheel! Dr Ralf Speth was then invited to say a few words and the event was brought to a close with a rousing chorus of Happy Birthday for special guest Norman Dewis, who was celebrating his 93rd birthday! Following the formal presentation, the guests had the opportunity to walk round the new gallery and admire the vehicles on display

together with the storyboards and images telling the story of Jaguar’s illustrious history.

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Recent Events: Coronation Festival – July 11-14 The first big event in July was the Coronation Festival which celebrated the 60th anniversary of The Queen's Coronation and took place from July 11-14 in the Gardens of Buckingham Palace. This exciting and unique event, hosted by the Royal Warrant Holders Association, brought together - for the first time on this scale - over 200 companies who hold Royal Warrants of Appointment as suppliers of goods and services to the households of HM The Queen, HRH The Duke of Edinburgh and HRH The Prince of Wales. Jaguar Land Rover is the only automotive manufacturer to hold all three Warrants, the first of which for each brand were granted in 1951 shortly before The Queen's accession. Promoting the very best of UK plc, the Festival celebrated innovation, excellence and industry through trade and craft. Jaguar Land Rover was one of three key sponsors of the event and to generate some advance publicity, a special media shoot was organised on July 7. Jaguar Heritage and the Heritage Motor Centre were both asked to provide a selection of vehicles with royal connections to support this event, which included the 1955 Mark VllM used by HRH Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother and the 2002 Daimler Super V8 which was a royal relief car for a number of years. A dawn start was required in order to complete the shoot before the traffic built up, and the Metropolitan Police did a great job in escorting the convoy across Westminster Bridge and around the roads near Buckingham Palace to get some dramatic film footage and stills. The cars were then formed up in Horse Guards Parade for some further shots. For the main Coronation Festival event itself, the Jaguar and Land Rover heritage products were lined up in the Rose Garden at Buckingham Palace where they could be viewed by the 60,000 visitors who came over the four days. As well as the 1955 Mark VllM, the display included the famous 1961 Series 1 E-type 77 RW (owned by Mr Michael Kilgannon but on long term loan to Jaguar Heritage), which was there as an example of one of Jaguar’s most iconic designs. Jaguar Land Rover also had a large display stand nearer to the Palace where they were showcasing the latest products. HM The

Queen, HRH The Prince of Wales and six other members of the Royal Family visited the Jaguar Land Rover displays during the special preview day on the Thursday. For further

images and information about this event, click here.

JLR CEO Dr Ralf Speth showing HM

The Queen the new Jaguar F-TYPE

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Goodwood Festival of Speed – July 11-14: The Jaguar Heritage team were quite stretched over this weekend as the annual Goodwood Festival coincided with the Coronation Festival!

This year the Festival of Speed was celebrating its 20th anniversary and was larger and more spectacular than ever, with many favourites and star acts from the previous 20 years making a return visit. The feature marque was Porsche with the venerable 911 model celebrating its 50th anniversary being the centrepiece of the sculpture on the front lawn of Goodwood House. The 196,000 visitors over the four days were treated to a feast of classic race and rally cars, an amazing line-up of modern supercars and celebrity drivers of all ages and nationalities. Jaguar Land Rover was once again a major sponsor and had a large presence at the Festival with separate show stands exhibiting the latest products as well as a number of cars taking part in the Michelin Supercar runs including the XJR, XFR-S, XKR-S GT and new Range Rover Sport. These were joined by one of the C-X75 prototypes and also the Jaguar Project 7 - a

unique F-TYPE design study inspired by the D-type – that was driven by Mike Cross, JLR’s head of Vehicle Integrity who is well known at Goodwood for his sideways antics on the first corner! Jaguar Heritage was also there in force with a line-up of four very special cars in the Cathedral Paddock. These included the 1952 Montlhéry record breaking XK120, the original 1954 prototype D-type, the one and only XJ13 from 1966 and finally the Le Mans winning XJR-9 from 1988 – appropriately celebrating its 25th anniversary. This was the first drive of the XJR-9 for a couple of years and Jaguar Heritage was very fortunate to have the services of Andy Wallace, one of the

winning drivers from 1988. Andy was thrilled to be re-united with the winning car and it performed faultlessly over the three days, making six runs up the notorious Goodwood hill. Andy also had the opportunity to take the XJ13 up the hill which he greatly enjoyed. The other Heritage products were driven by a selection of lucky journalists who had been invited as guests by Jaguar PR; these included Phil Weedon, Editorial Director of Jaguar World magazine

Andy Wallace reunited with the winning XJR-9 together with Gary Jones and Richard Mason from Jaguar Heritage

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who drove the XK120, Paul Walton, Editor of Jaguar World who drove the XJ13 (look out for his experience in the October issue of JWM) and Richard Aucock of MSN and Motoring Research who drove the D-type.

The Jaguar Heritage line-up in the Cathedral Paddock was adjacent to some vehicles owned by Don Law Racing and also JD Classics, completing a splendid line-up of Jaguar racing cars. These included a TWR XJS and Broadspeed XJ12 (both JD Classics cars) and Don Law’s XJR-8/9; Justin Law thrilled the crowds with this car by putting in several high speed runs over the weekend, culminating with him winning the Sunday Shootout competition with an amazing time of 45.95s up the 1.16 mile hill, beating the awesome Peugeot 208 T16 Pikes Peak car in the process! Our congratulations to Don and Justin for another great result and also for entertaining the crowds with the famous XJ220 Transit van!

For further information, reports and pictures, visit the Goodwood website by clicking here.

F-TYPE Ride & Drive – July 16: Hot on the heels of the Goodwood festival, the JLR PR team arranged a special event to give some of the Club representatives and specialist media the opportunity to experience the new F-TYPE. They also kindly invited some of the Jaguar Heritage Trustees and management team to take part.

The Hampton Manor hotel was used once again as the venue for this event and, to set the scene, a couple of historic cars from the Heritage Collection were lined up alongside the

A rare sight; JH’s Le Mans winning XJR-9 alongside the sister XJR-8/9 of Don Law Racing

Paul Walton of Jaguar World getting ready for his run in the XJ13

JH Trustee, Stuart Dyble in the short nose D-type waiting to go!

Writer and journalist Paul Skilleter together with Roger Kemp from the JDC

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array of new F-TYPE models. The ‘oldies’ included the 1953 XK120 OOF 748 and 1961 Series 1 E-type 77 RW which were joined by another Series 1 E-type belonging to Gaynor Cauter (affectionately known as BOO based on its registration). All variants of the new F-TYPE (V6, V6S and V8S) were available for the invited guests to put through their paces and there was a presentation during the lunch break where Al Whelan from Jaguar Design and Pete Bingham from the Programme Team talked about the design and engineering of the new car. Claridge’s Photoshoot – July 22: Continuing its hectic summer schedule, the next event where the famous Series 1 E-type 77 RW (one of the original Geneva launch cars from 1961) made an appearance was at a special photoshoot outside the prestigious Claridge’s hotel in London. The marketing team at Claridge’s, led by General Manager Thomas Kochs (known to many through the recent TV series), is developing some new marketing material and wanted some shots of an iconic British car outside an iconic British institution! Look out for these images in future promotional material about Claridge’s, but in the meanwhile you can have a sneak preview here. CarFest North – August 2-4:

The first big event of this month for the Heritage team was CarFest North, brainchild of TV personality and DJ Chris Evans who first staged these events last year. There are two festivals, one in the South of England at Jody Scheckter’s farm estate, and the other in the North at Oulton Park.

CarFest is a family friendly festival of cars, music and food, with 25% of the ticket money and other contributions going to support Children in Need. The target for the two events this year is to raise over £1.5 million. Although Jaguar Heritage was not able to support either of last year’s events, it was something that the team wanted to do because it is a charitable event. The timing for CarFest South this year clashed with the Coventry Festival and so CarFest North was added to the events calendar at the start of the season. As the Heritage technicians like a challenge, it was decided to try and roll-out an amazing line-up of five V12-engined race cars to take part in the Track Sprint! Three of these were cars that have made appearances at other recent events – the unique 1966 XJ13, the 1974 Group 44 E-type and the 1983 TWR XJS European Touring Car Championship winner. However, the other two cars were making their maiden dynamic outing since their acquisition by the Trust; these were the 1976 Broadspeed XJ12 Coupe and the 1983 Group 44 XJR-5.

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As reported in prior newsletters, the XJR-5 has undergone an extensive re-build under the skilled guidance of senior technician, Richard Mason and as a reward for all his hard work, Richard was chosen to drive the car at Oulton Park! The Broadspeed XJ12 has also needed quite a lot of restoration work and a new set of wheels and tyres, but looked splendid with its refreshed paintwork. Jaguar Heritage’s other technician, Dave Withers, was entrusted with this car for the demo drives. Completing the home team of drivers were JH volunteers Gary Jones who drove the XJ13 and Geoff Smith who drove the Group 44 E-type. Fortunately, the five Heritage cars were allocated to different batches (all the cars at Carfest run in batches of 7 because of Chris Evans’ Magnificent Seven line-up of Ferraris), which gave Richard Mason the chance to drive the TWR XJS as well as the XJR-5.

All the Heritage cars ran well over the three days although the Broadspeed XJ12 was suffering from some fuelling issues (later traced to a breakdown of the foam in the fuel tank) and eventually had to be retired from the last run

on the Sunday. Despite this, the cars created a great spectacle and were much admired by the crowds when they were allowed into the paddock area. The Broadspeed XJ12 also got the award for being the loudest car at the event apart from the dragsters! The Merchandise unit was also taken along to add to the Jaguar Heritage presence and did a brisk trade in umbrellas when a rain shower passed over on the Sunday afternoon!

Video cameras were fitted to the XJR-5 to capture the moment of its first outing in nearly 30 years; it is hoped to publish some clips from this and a lap in the XJ13 on the Jaguar Heritage YouTube channel in the near future (where there are many other archive clips). Jaguar Drivers Club National Day – August 4: Despite the team being heavily committed at CarFest, Jaguar Heritage was able to support the JDC National Day at Horwood House near Milton Keynes on August 4. Sister company Jaguar Classic Parts was also present at this event and its merchandise unit provided the focal point for the Heritage vehicle line-up. A total of six cars were brought for the display, including the 1932 SS1 Coupé ‘Helmet Wing’(formerly owned by an Italian princess and never registered in the UK), a 1965 S-type 3.4 litre (the original S-type model celebrating its 50th anniversary this year), the recently acquired 1966 Jaguar 420 and the familiar duo of the bright green XKR from the James Bond film ‘Die Another Day’ and the Union Jack ‘Austin Powers’

The Jaguar Heritage team with the XJ13 and XJR-5 –

from left, Eric Baptiste, Dave Withers, Geoff Smith, Richard

Mason, Dave Palmer, Tony Duckhouse and Gary Jones

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XK8. Topping out the line-up was the first production example of the new Jaguar F-TYPE, chassis number 00001, which had been presented to Jaguar Heritage three days earlier in the special ceremony at the Coventry Transport Museum (see lead story).

In addition to the Jaguar Heritage vehicles, there were many other fine Jaguars on display covering all eras from the thirties through to the present day. Jaguar Land Rover CEO, Dr Ralf Speth also visited the show and was invited to present some of the prizes to the class winners along with Lord Steele (former leader of the Liberal party). Nürburgring Old Timer Grand Prix – August 9-11: Hardly had anyone had time to draw breath before two members of the team were off again – this time to Germany to support the biggest classic car race meeting of the season at the famous Nürburgring. The Old Timer Grand Prix has been a key event in the Jaguar Deutschland calendar for many years and this year was no exception. The Jaguar hospitality area was bigger and better than ever and featured a stunning display of the latest Jaguar products including the only fully finished C-X75 prototype. Also on display were three cars from the Heritage Collection – all reinforcing Jaguar’s long association with motorsport.

These included two cars from 1953, C-type MDU 289 and XK120 OOF 748 both of which took part in this year’s Mille Miglia (see May newsletter), together with the 1954 D-type prototype which paved the way for Jaguar’s 1955 Le Mans victory. Completing the heritage line-up was Jaguar Deutschland’s fine Series 1 E-type OTS.

The event also had a strong showing from the Jaguar Heritage Racing team which celebrated a double win with Alex Buncombe successfully campaigning both a C-type and E-type on the Grand Prix circuit. Saturday’s Gentleman Drivers Race, featuring period GT race cars built before 1965, saw Alex beat off stiff competition in a very close 50-minute race. Alex was driving JD Classics race-proven

Some of the cars from the Jaguar Heritage collection on display including the 1932 SS1 Coupé

JLR CEO Dr Ralf Speth (left) and Lord Steele (right) – photo courtesy of Roger Kemp

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1961 E-type, registration 1196 WK which won several of the E-type Challenge races last season. Jaguar Heritage Racing’s second victory of the weekend came on Sunday in the Two Seater GT race (1960/1961 with Le Mans start), which Alex won in a C-type once owned by Formula One legend Juan Manuel Fangio. The Jaguar Heritage Racing team also entered a Mark 2, which raced on the Friday in the AvD Historic Marathon on the Nordschleife, finishing third in class after 210 minutes of racing. This car had a three driver team which included Andy Wallace – somewhat surprisingly making his race debut on the tortuous 12.8 mile circuit and also his first drive of a Mark 2! Forthcoming Events: The calendar over the next few weeks continues to look very busy! Major upcoming events include:

Coventry Festival of Motoring – August 23-24: On our own

doorstep, this year’s event will once again be held at the

Stoneleigh Showground and will feature a wide range of cars and

attractions. Several Jaguar Heritage cars will be taking part in

the historic vehicle run on the Sunday morning and will then be

on display for the rest of the day. For further details, click here.

Jaguar Enthusiasts’ Club Southern Day – September 1: This

event is being held in the splendid grounds of the Littlecote House

Hotel near Hungerford. Jaguar Heritage will be sending a line-up

of five cars from the Collection for display. For further details, visit

the JEC website by clicking here.

St James’ Concours – September 5 - 7: This prestigious

event replaces the Windsor Concours and promises to bring

together sixty spectacular classic cars from around the world.

Jaguar Heritage is sending the unique XJ13 to participate.

For further details, click here.

Jaguars at the Castle – September 8: This event, which is jointly organised by the

JEC and the XJS Club, provides a great day out for all Jaguar car owners

on the Pageant Field at Warwick Castle. The entry fee also admits driver and

passengers to Warwick Castle with all its normal attractions. Jaguar Heritage will be

supporting with some cars from its Collection. For more details, click here.

Goodwood Revival – September 13 – 15: The annual

Revival meeting is one of the most popular historic race

meetings in the calendar and the only event of its kind to

be staged entirely in the nostalgic time capsule of the

1940s, 50s and 60s. Jaguar will once again have a strong presence and a full report

will appear in next month’s newsletter.

A reminder that the Heritage Motor Centre at Gaydon is continuing to host a number of Jaguar themed events and activities through the summer holidays. Each three-week section will include various activities including drop-in family craft activities, art sessions,

The Jaguar Heritage Racing Mark 2 co-driven by Andy Wallace on the Nordschleife

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Tuesday ‘Lego Technic’ activities, Jaguar guided tours, a special lecture and a changing selection of ‘feature’ vehicles and display of archive material from Jaguar Heritage. The theme from 19 August - 9 September is Jaguar Design and will culminate with a lecture by Jaguar Design Director, Ian Callum, on September 7. For further information or to book tickets for this lecture, please click here. …and finally – some sad news: We were very sad to hear the news than John Coombs, long-time friend and associate of Jaguar Cars, had died on Saturday, August 3 aged 92. As the proprietor of Jaguar Dealer Coombs of Guildford, it was natural that John turned to Jaguar products as he wound down his career as a driver in Formula 3, Formula 2 and sports cars in the late 1950s in favour of building up his own racing team - which thrived in saloon, GT and Formula 2 racing in the 1960s and early '70s. John had a close association with the Jaguar factory when developing his race cars and formed long lasting friendships with many of the senior Jaguar figures of the time including William Lyons and Chief Engineer, Lofty England. He was instrumental in convincing Jaguar to create the lightweight E-Type racer in order to compete more effectively with the Ferrari 250 GTO.

Formula 1 stars such as Jack Brabham, Graham Hill and Dan Gurney scored many victories in Coombs' Jaguar saloons and it was a 1964 test in the Coombs lightweight E-Type that helped give the young Formula 3 driver Jackie Stewart the momentum that took him into Formula 1 the following year. When Ken Tyrrell moved into Formula 1 in 1968, it was Coombs who took over the running of the Formula 2 team. Formula 1 stars such as Stewart, Piers Courage, and Jack Brabham continued to drive for Coombs in Formula 2 over the next few seasons.

By the 1970s Coombs was fielding rising talent such as Patrick Depailler and Francois Cevert, but following British Leyland’s disastrous management of Jaguar and the other marques which Coombs of Guildford also sold, the dealership turned to BMW, after which, in 1981, Coombs married and retired to Monaco. He sold the business in 1989. He is survived by his wife Ellie to whom we send our condolences.

John Coombs pictured with Win Percy and Sir Stirling Moss at the RAC Club in March 2012

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Contact Reminder: Just a reminder that all enquiries relating to Jaguar Heritage vehicles or event support should now be sent to events@jaguarheritage.org or direct to Jonathan Partridge or Neil McPherson on +44 (0) 24 76 564420 or e-mail nmcphers@jaguarlandrover.com For further information on any of the items in this newsletter, please contact: Jonathan Partridge on +44 (0) 24 76 564431 or e-mail jpartri1@jaguar.com Please attribute any images used to 'Jaguar Heritage' except where indicated otherwise. © Jaguar Heritage – August 2013

The Jaguar Bloodline - August 1, 2013

Watermark: The Coronation Festival Preview – Jaguar’s C-X75 pictured outside Horse Guards Parade together with Jaguar Heritage’s 1955 Mark V11M and the 1953 Land Rover Royal Review vehicle