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15.09.2010 15 September 2010
75 YEARS OF JAGUAR HISTORY BROUGHT TO LIFE
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The 23rd September 2010 marks the 75th anniversary of the Jaguar marque.
To mark the occasion, a group of 75 individually-numbered, iconic Jaguars from
across the years will make a two-day journey from Coventry to Goodwood. This
exclusive celebration drive, starting in Coventry at 10.30am on Friday 17th
September, will take in London’s May Fair hotel – site of the original Jaguar
model launch in 1935 – and finish at the UK’s largest heritage motor festival,
the Goodwood Revival on Saturday 18th.
Most cars will be privately-owned examples, driven by their owners, joined by
some of the most famous cars from Jaguar’s own heritage collection, including
the E-Type, C-Type, pre-war SS Jaguar saloons and a selection of its latest
models.
Launched to coincide with the drive, an iPhone and iPad app charting the 75
years of the British marque’s history is available to download now by searching
‘Jaguar 75’ in iTunes.
This 'Jaguar 75' app pulls together a host of materials that tell the company’s
story of making beautiful fast cars over the past 75 years through the people
and machines that have made it a British motoring icon – including the SS
2.5-litre Saloon, XK120, C-Type, D-Type, XKSS, MKII, E-Type, XJ13, XJ6, XJ-S,
XJR-9, XJ220, XK8, XK, XF and XJ.
Our favourite top facts include:
1) When the first ever Jaguar was revealed, Sir William Lyons (founder of Jaguar
Cars) asked guests of the launch event to speculate on how much the SS Jaguar
2.5 Litre Saloon would cost. The average guess was £632. In fact, the handsome,
luxurious machine cost a mere £385.
2) For the 1938 British Motor Show, Lyons penned a coupé version of the SS100.
With beautiful sweeping curves and Art Deco detailing it proved a sensation but
sadly, with the outbreak of war the following year, the show car was the only
one ever built.
3) At Le Mans in 1953 Jaguar C-Types finished 1st, 2nd and 4th. The company sent
a telegram to the Queen, dedicating its win to her, in her coronation year, and
received a congratulatory reply from Her Majesty.
4) Of the 16 XKSS vehicles produced, one was bought by actor and racing driver
Steve McQueen, who kept it for 10 years before selling it on. Of all his cars it
was possibly the one he enjoyed a little too much for it netted him two driving
bans. However, clearly regretting his decision, McQueen later bought the car
back and owned it until his death.
5) Enzo Ferrari proclaimed the E-Type to be “the most beautiful car ever built”
on first sight of it, while America’s Road & Track magazine reported it as, in
the unreconstructed language of the era, “the greatest crumpet collector known
to man.”
6) The XJ220 was developed by an informal group of Jaguar employees known as the
‘Saturday Club’ who, as the name suggests, dedicated their spare time to special
projects.
7) Lyons’ daughter, Pat, was the co-driver of ‘NUB 120’ the most famous
competition XK120. Her husband Ian Appleyard drove it to three Alpine Cup
victories and two RAC Rally wins.
8) The introduction of disc brakes was thanks to Jaguar. They were first fitted
to the C-Type raced by Stirling Moss and Norman Dewis in the 1952 Mille Miglia.
Italian race officials were mystified by the new technology and demanded a
demonstration to prove it was in fact a brake and not some illegal addition.
9) In his teens, Ian Callum, Jaguar’s current Design Director, wrote to Bill
Heynes (then Chief Engineer) enclosing some of his own designs for a Jaguar.
Heynes kindly replied, suggesting to Callum that to pursue his chosen career, he
should learn engineering draughtsmanship and study industrial design.
10) The fastest ever Jaguar was a slightly modified production XFR that achieved
225.675mph at the Bonneville Salt flats in November 2009.
The app also includes images and information on:
- Jaguar’s locations past and present: Foleshill, Castle Bromwich, Gaydon and
the Browns Lane Fire of 1957.
-The men behind the machines: Sir William Lyons (founder of Jaguar Cars),
Malcolm Sayer (designer of the C-Type, D-Type and E-Type), Norman Dewis (chief
development test engineer in the 1950s and 60s), Lofty England (C-Type programme
manager), William Heynes (Chief Engineer of the C-Type, D-Type and E-Type),and
Ian Callum (current Design Director of Jaguar).
For further media information on Jaguar’s 75 years, please go to
www.Jaguar75.com
Notes to editors:
List of cars taking part in the 75 drive
1. Jaguar E-Type
2. Jaguar D-Type
3. Jaguar C-Type
4. Jaguar XKSS
5. Jaguar XK120
6. Jaguar XJ6 Series 3
7. Jaguar XJ6 Series 1
8. Jaguar XJS
9. Jaguar XJS
10. Jaguar E Type
11. Jaguar XK8 (Austjn Powers car)
12. XJ Limo Green
13. Jaguar XF current model
14. Jaguar XK current model
15. Jaguar 1.5 saloon
16. SS100
17. SS Jaguar 2.5 litre saloon
18. SS Jaguar 3.5 litre saloon
19. SS100
20. SS100
21. SS Jaguar 1.5 litre saloon
22. Jaguar post-war saloon 2.5 litre
23. Jaguar post-war saloon 2.5 litre
24. Jaguar Mark V 3.5 litre
25. Jaguar MK V
26. Jaguar Mark VII
27. Jaguar XK120
28. Jaguar XK140
29. Jaguar XK 140
30. Jaguar XK140
31. Jaguar XK150
32. Jaguar Mark I 3.4 litre
33. Jaguar Mark VIII
34. Jaguar Mark IX
35. Jaguar Mark lX
36. Jaguar XK150
37. Jaguar XK150
38. Jaguar Mark IX
39. Jaguar E-Type Series 1
40. Jaguar Mark II 3.8 litre
41. Jaguar E-Type Series 1
42. Jaguar XK150 S
43. Jaguar E-Type Series 1
44. Jaguar S Type 3.8 litre
45. Jaguar E-Type Series 1
46. Jaguar MK X
47. Jaguar E-Type Series 1.5
48. Jaguar 420
49. Jaguar E-Type S1.5
50. Jaguar 420
51. Jaguar 240
52. Jaguar S Type 3.8 litre
53. Jaguar E-Type Series 1.5
54. Jaguar 340
55. Jaguar S Type
56. Jaguar E-Type Series 2
57. Jaguar XJ6 Series 1
58. Jaguar E-Type Series 2
59. Jaguar E-Type Series 3 V12
60. Jaguar XJ12 Series 1
61. Jaguar E-Type Series 3
62. Daimler Sovereign Series 2
63. Jaguar XJ6 Coupe Series 2
64. Jaguar XJ6 Coupe Series 2
65. Jaguar XJ6 Series 2
66. Daimler Series 3 4.2 litre
67. Jaguar XJS Cabriolet
68. Daimler 66 Series 3
69. Jaguar XJS
70. Jaguar XJ40 2.9 litre
71. Jaguar XJS
72. Jaguar XJS
73. Jaguar XJ40 Gold
74. Jaguar XJ12 6.0 litre
75. Jaguar XJ6
All of the facts in this release have been taken from materials created around
the 75 years of the Jaguar name. These are available at www.Jaguar75.com and
include a press pack, link to images and link to a new Jaguar App.
Images and video of the Jaguar 75 Drive from Coventry to Goodwood will be
available the week commencing 20th September. For any urgent enquiries please
contact the Jaguar PR team.
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