Monthly Archives: June 2014
One Mean Street Machine
JAGUAR F-TYPE PROJECT 7 CONFIRMED FOR PRODUCTION
Reported here http://www.jaguarusa.com/about-jaguar/news/project-7-confirmed-for-production.html
What a “Good” Crash at Pikes Peak Looks Like
Pikes Peak is No Pushover
With thanks to AsphaltAndRubber.com 06/25/2014 @ 5:04 pm, by Jensen Beeler
What Jag Was In Which Movie?
Find answers here. For example, the Jaquar E-Type was in these movies.
Villain Academy at Circuit of the Americas | F-TYPE COUPE
AUTOWEEK – Longest Failed Crash
I can think of a few ways they could have detected that rotation before going for the record.
The Mighty GI Jeep
From AUTOWEEK on the 70th anniversary of D-Day, this is a quaint but interesting nod to a vehicle that helped make the Allied invasion possible: the 60 HP mighty little Jeep.
1964 Jaguar E-Type Barn Find Has Bugatti Racing Pedigree
“Once owned by a Bugatti race driver, this E-Type was worked over by a race mechanic at Bugatti’s shop in Molsheim, France, to extract more power—enough for an extra 7 mph of top end.”
http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2014/06/19/164-jaguar-e-type-barn-find-has-bugatti-racing-pedigree/
Thanks to Gary for this item.
F-Type How Tos
Searchable History of Motor Sports
Holy cats, Jag lovers! Motor Sport Magazine has a searchable archive that covers the entire history of motor sport from 1924 to 2013. Amazingly, you don’t have to be a Motor Sports Magazine subscriber to read these articles. THANK YOU MOTOR SPORTS MAGAZINE !!!
Every page has been scanned and digitized, each article tagged and extracted so that you can search the whole archive by content, keyword, topic, location, and date. Check it out at http://archive.motorsportmagazine.com/
For example, I just found a letter in the July 1969 issue that talks about the XK not being fitted with the Jaguar Mascot.
Thanks to the Jaguar Club of Central Arizona’s newsletter and for Jack Humphrey for pointing us to this site. Of course, thanks to Motor Sports Magazine for making this available. What a great resource!
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