Jaguar Drivers Club A Jaguar Clubs of North America Affiliate July 2019 of Long Island 9 Frazer Court Greenlawn, NY 11740 BRITAIN’S GREATEST TEST DRIVER, NORMAN DEWIS OBE, PASSES AWAY President Mike Carroll
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[email protected] Chief Judge Rich Mooers Originally posted on 10 June 2019 at jaguar.com (Whitley, Coventry – June 10,
[email protected] 2019). The man responsible for The Legendary former Jaguar test developing some of the most iconic Membership driver and works racer, Norman Vlad Prutsky Dewis OBE, has passed away Jaguars ever, Norman Dewis OBE,
[email protected] aged 98 has passed away aged 98. Over a 33 -year career with Jaguar, Dewis’ Treasurer Dewis was Britain’s greatest ever fearlessness, extraordinary talent and Graham Scaife test driver, having developed 25 friendly, humble demeanor helped
[email protected] of the most significant Jaguars establish him not only as Britain’s ever over his 33-year career greatest ever test driver, but a Secretary veritable legend and a dedicated MaryAnn Dellinger Jaguar’s most famous models, friend to the Jaguar brand.
[email protected] including the Le Mans 24 Hours- winning D-type as well as the Dewis’ history with Jaguar is Social Media Chairman iconic E-type, were honed with remarkable: he developed the multiple Eliud Custodio Dewis’ expertise Le Mans-winning C- and D-type racing
[email protected] cars, the classic XK 140 and 150 Dewis also set a land speed sports cars, the pioneering 2.4/3.4 Board Directors record for Jaguar and competed and Mk 2 saloons, plus the Mk VII Ivan Scarborough with a D-type at Le Mans and and Mk VIIM models, the legendary E- Goodwood during the 1950s type (including the Lightweight E- Newletter Editor type), the XJ13 mid-engined prototype, Richard Scalice Even at 98, Dewis remained a the world-class XJ saloons, the XJ-S
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