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JAGUAR HERITAGE NEWS – SEPTEMBER 2014 REPORT After 33 editions, this will be the last newsletter in this format to be issued by the Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust – better known as Jaguar Heritage for the last six years. It may also be the last time you see the logo at the top of this page! As explained last month, the new Jaguar Heritage business unit within Jaguar Land Rover’s Special Operations division is gradually expanding its activities and it will be taking over the task of communicating news about Jaguar’s various heritage activities from now on. The good news is that there is more than ever happening on the heritage front with lots of exciting new events and activities that will showcase Jaguar’s illustrious history and model lineage being planned by the new team. The Trust will continue to exist and will continue to play a key role in supporting the new team – as evidenced by the number and variety of things we have done in the last month! Read on for more….. An Epic Revival: The biggest event of the month, if not the year, was the Goodwood Revival which took place from September 12-14. Blessed once again with great weather (Lord March must have some special hotline to the sun gods), the event saw the climax of a year’s worth of celebrations for the 60th anniversary of the D-type.

This came in the form of a quite unique gathering of no less that 30 original D-type and XKSS models (the road going version of the D-type) which took part in a number of special parade laps around the historic Goodwood circuit on all three days. In addition, 23 of these cars competed in the Lavant Cup race on the Saturday – which was won by serial Revival winner, Gary Pearson, who drove his familiar 1955 long-nose D-type 032 RW to victory over a field that included such luminaries as Derek Bell (his first race in a D-type), Andy Wallace and Nick Mason! Jaguars featured in several other races as well. The RAC TT Celebration race for closed-cockpit GT cars from 1960-1964 saw auto journalist Chris Harris join forces once again with Gary Pearson in a 1961 light-weight E-type. After an entertaining and close fought race with plenty of incidents, Gary and Chris finished a commendable 4th having started from the 5th row of the grid.

A unique spectacle – 30 original D-type and XKSS models line up in the Goodwood paddock

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Another ‘semi-light-weight’ E-type driven by Matt Nicoll-Jones and Robin Liddell came home in 3rd place behind the victorious 1963 AC Cobra and 2nd placed Maserati Tipo 151. In the St. Mary’s Trophy race, ex Touring Car champion Anthony Reid and Justin Law co-drove a 1959 Jaguar Mark 1 to overall victory, Anthony winning race one and Justin coming second in race 2. Jaguar Heritage (old and new) had a substantial presence on several fronts – ranging from running a dedicated car-park for pre-1974 Jaguars to a fine display in the recreated Earls Court Motor Show and from participating in the special D-type parades to running a heritage ride & drive event for a number of VIPs and media in the nearby countryside!

The ‘over the road’ period car park was packed with an amazing array of historic Jaguars throughout the weekend and saw a newly liveried hospitality unit make its maiden appearance, providing a welcome and refreshment point for visitors.

The Earls Court Motor Show area provided its normal mix of old and new with the latest Jaguar F-type coupé on display alongside Jaguar Heritage’s 1956 long-nose D-type and the prototype ‘car zero’ lightweight E-type recreation which was making its European debut. Very close by, in the paddock area, Jaguar Heritage’s 1954 D-type prototype was on display. Over the weekend it made three outings for the special parades, driven by JH Technician

Richard Mason on the Friday, Norman Dewis accompanied by David Blakeley on the Saturday and JH Trustee Stuart Dyble on the Sunday. Norman was very happy to be re-united with XKC 401 – his only regret being that he was limited to just two laps of the circuit! In parallel with all the activity at Goodwood, the Jaguar Heritage team also supported a special VIP/media ride & drive event that was based at a stately home near Petworth. Three rotations of invited guests were treated to a dinner and overnight stay at the house, a ninety minute heritage drive experience and of

The E-types of Nicoll-Jones/Liddell and Harris/Pearson showing some battle scars!

Norman Dewis and David Blakeley head for the start line to take part in the Saturday Parade

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course a day at the Revival. A total of seven historic cars were put at their disposal for the drive, ranging from a 1951 Mark V drophead to a 1977 Series 2 XJ12 coupé.

All in all, a fabulous weekend showcasing the best of Jaguar old and new! A montage of other images from the various events appears at the end of this newsletter. Jaguar XE Reveal: Another huge event in September that no-one could have missed was Jaguar’s unveiling of the crucial new XE model. A spectacularly orchestrated series of activities took place on September 8 that began at the Solihull plant where the XE will be built and ended at the Earls Court exhibition centre in London where 3,000 invited guests were treated to a Broadway style show before the XE was finally revealed. To set the scene for the reveal, the show told the story of Jaguar’s history through a mixture of words and music. Fronted by actor John Hannah and featuring music from the Kaiser

The seven classic Jaguars used for the VIP/media ride and drive during the Goodwood Revival

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Chiefs and Emeli Sandé, the performance made use of a number of heritage cars to illustrate the story. Amongst these was the familiar 1954 short nose D-type and 1963 S1 E-type coupé from the Heritage collection (see pictures at bottom of previous page).

Immediately prior to the show, the XE had been helicoptered up the Thames and onto a special barge; it then made its way up the river, past the London Eye and was unloaded on the south bank to be driven across the beautiful Albert Bridge before being escorted along the Embankment by two period Mark 2 Police Cars which ushered it onto the stage at Earls Court! For more pictures and a video showing the XE’s journey from Solihull to Earls Court, click here.

As part of the build-up to the XE reveal, a trio of experts comprising Lord March, Brian Johnson (lead singer of rock band AC/DC) and Jaguar’s own Design Director, Ian Callum, had been asked to select their ‘Perfect Ten’ – the ten most important and iconic Jaguar cars of all time. A special film was commissioned to record this event and it was played at the Earls Court reveal where all ten of the chosen cars were on display. To view the film, click here. The full Perfect Ten list is: 1. SS100: Jaguar's first 100mph production car. 2. XK120, registration NUB 120: Perhaps the most famous XK120 in the world. Driven by Ian

Appleyard and Pat Lyons (daughter of Sir William Lyons) to numerous rally wins in the 1950s, including the Alpine Rallye des Alpes in 1950 and 1951.

3. C-type, registration NDU 289: Original entry in the 1953 Mille Miglia, and one of just 54 cars built. 4. D-type, registration 393 RW: This penultimate D-type won the 12 hours race at Reims driven, by

Hamilton and Bueb, and was sixth at Le Mans with the same driver pairing. 5. Mark 2: A great example of the legendary sporting saloon for which Jaguar has become globally

renowned, and the genesis of the brand-new XE. 6. E-type, registration 77 RW: The Jaguar 'Works' press car, famously driven overnight by Norman

Dewis to Geneva for its Motor Show debut to great fanfare. This was the first production Jaguar to reach 150 mph, and is the earliest surviving E-type Roadster.

7. XJ13: Only one example of this car was built, being the first Jaguar to use the V12 engine. The XJ13 was built for - but never raced at - Le Mans, and was designed by Malcolm Sayer.

8. XJ6 S1: Car of the Year when launched in 1968, this particular XJ6 was Sir William Lyons' personal car.

9. TWR XJS: Tom Walkinshaw was very successful in motorsport for Jaguar in the 1980s and returned Jaguar to the podium with the racing version of the legendary XJS winning the European Touring Car Championship.

10. XJR-9: Jaguar won Le Mans in 1988 with this very car, in one of its seven victories in the famous endurance race.

As regular readers may recognise, all ten of these cars are part of the Jaguar Heritage Trust’s collection! Other Events Round-up In the run-up to the Goodwood Revival, the Daily Telegraph newspaper published a special motoring supplement dedicated to the Revival event.

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Given the high profile that the Jaguar D-type was going to have, well-known journalist Andrew English had the idea of writing a feature that would re-create a scene from the 1950’s when Jaguar used to drive the D-types all the way from Coventry to Le Mans for the famous 24 hour race. It was based on a discussion with Norman Dewis who had told Andrew that they used to leave Browns Lane very early and cross the Thames at dawn – back then of course there were no motorways and the only way to Dover was through the middle of London! So, on a cool but clear morning in the middle of August, the event was recreated with Andrew driving JH’s short nose D-type prototype across Westminster Bridge en route to Goodwood. With a little help from the Metropolitan Police, the bridge was cleared of traffic to allow the D-type to cross and be photographed. The supplement was published on August 23.

The month of September kicked off with the Salon Privé event held from September 3-5 at Syon Park on the edge of London. More than 4,000 people came along to enjoy the selection of 100 classic cars and bikes on display at the 9th running of this annual event. Special activities included the Chubb Insurance Concours d’Elegance on the Wednesday, Boodles Ladies’ Day and the Salon Privé Sale and the Royal College of Art ‘Concours of the Future’ design exhibition on the Thursday and the British Supercar Show on the Friday.

As Big Ben chimed 6:15am, the D-type crossed over Westminster Bridge…

… on its way to Goodwood

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The 2014 edition of Salon Privé started with a tour led by Derek Bell that departed from the RAC premises at Woodcote Park and then onto the surroundings of Wilton House – the historic Wiltshire home of The Earl of Pembroke. After lunch the 60 car cavalcade of classics and supercars made the journey back to Syon Park.

The Chubb Insurance Concours d’Elegance saw a host of vehicles competing in eleven different classes. The panel of 16 judges was led by racing legend and 5-times Le Mans winner Derek Bell MBE and included Ian Callum, Jaguar Design Director and Heritage Trustee. The Best of Show award went to Peter Neumark’s 1954 Jaguar D-Type OKV 1, with The People’s Choice award being given to the 1953 Delahaye Type 235 MS Coupe by Chapron. Jaguar Heritage’s 1954 D-type prototype didn’t come home empty handed either, having picked up the runner-up award in the Class J category for D-types! In the middle of the month on September 16, a special STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) event took place at RAF Scampton. The event was held as part of the RAF Red Arrows’ 50th Display Season celebration, in partnership with The Education Business Partnership (EBP). Some 300 high achieving science and maths students from 30 Lincolnshire schools made their way to the air base throughout the day where they listened to inspiring talks from the STEM ambassadors and organisers before meeting with engineers from hi-tech automotive and F1 companies including Jaguar Land Rover. To inspire the students further, guest presentations were made by physicist Brian Cox, Gadget Show host Jason Bradbury and Wing Commander Andy Green, who is the holder of the world land speed record.

Jaguar Heritage was asked to provide its Union Jack liveried XK8 for a photo opportunity together with some of the latest Jaguar models alongside the Red Arrows line-up of Hawk jet trainers – the best of British!

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Finally, continuing in its role as the busiest car in the Heritage fleet this year, the short nose D-type prototype made yet another outing on September 18th when it was driven by Octane magazine’s Mark Dixon from Coventry to Church Stretton in Shropshire for a special feature with Norman Dewis, Jaguar’s legendary former chief test engineer who recently celebrated his 94th birthday. Look out for this article in the November or December issue of the magazine. Other activities: Sir Nick Scheele Memorial Event:

Following the sad news of the death of former Jaguar CEO Sir Nicholas Scheele (as reported in the July newsletter), a special memorial event to celebrate his life took place at Warwick University on September 22. The venue was chosen because Sir Nick was Chancellor of Warwick University from March 2002 to September 2008. Around 200 former colleagues, friends and

family of Sir Nick attended the event which took place at the University’s Arts Centre. Following a welcome by Professor Nigel Thrift, Vice-Chancellor and President of the University, Joe Greenwell, former Jaguar and Ford of Britain Chairman, delivered an address about Nick’s time both at Jaguar and Ford from his personal perspective – which included a number of wonderful anecdotes to illustrate the breadth of Nick’s abilities and his great inter-personal skills. Further tributes were paid by Les Ratcliffe, JLR’s Head of Community Relations who talked about Nick’s philanthropic activities and his life-long support for the NSPCC and BEN charities, followed by Professor David VandeLinde, former Vice-Chancellor of the University who served with Nick and finally Mike Bowes, a family friend and former colleague of Nick’s from his early days at Ford. A short film was shown made up of archive footage from Nick’s time at Jaguar in the 90s and the event concluded with the presentation of a bouquet of flowers to Sir Nick’s widow Ros. As a further tribute to Sir Nick, a line-up of cars was assembled outside the Arts Centre in recognition of the huge contribution he made to the turnaround of Jaguar’s fortunes. These included examples of the three key new models that were launched during Nick’s 8 years at Jaguar – the XJ6 (X300) in 1995, the XK8 (X100) in 1996 and the S-TYPE (X200) in 1999. The three

Octane’s Mark Dixon (with appropriate headgear) drives the 1954 D-type in the Shropshire countryside

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cars were provided by Jaguar Heritage and included the unique ‘double-stretch’ Daimler Six X300 which was often used by Sir Nick on company business. Ford Motor Company also kindly provided a Ford GT as an example of one the more unique products manufactured by Ford during the period when Sir Nick was Chief Operating Officer.

Contact Reminder and Update: A reminder that all enquiries relating to Jaguar Heritage vehicles or event support should be sent to events@jaguarheritage.com or by calling our general enquiry number +44 (0) 24 7656 4420. For further information on any of the items in this newsletter, please contact: Jonathan Partridge on +44 (0) 24 7656 4431 or e-mail jpartri1@jaguarlandrover.com © Jaguar Heritage – September 2014

Watermark: The 1954 short nose D-type being driven across a deserted Westminster Bridge in the early morning by Telegraph journalist Andrew English

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GOODWOOD REVIVAL IN PICTURES