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Jaguar Heritage News – July/August 2013 Report 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 1 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. 2 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 3 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.
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