Category Archives: Cars

Cars, their designs, restorations, care and performance.

Jaguar Racing F-Type to Climb PPIHC

Jaguar_PPIHC_Racer_smIt is here specifically for the hill climb. They have been using our shop for the last few days and have offered to leave it here for display on Friday and Saturday.

CHEERS!
thom
Jaguar Land Rover Colorado Springs

Don’t miss the opportunity to see this cat at:

Monday, June 22 (Technical Inspection)
9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. – Technical Inspection (World Arena Colorado Springs)

Friday, June 26 (Practice/Qualifying Day 3)
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. ^Speed Week Activity: Air Strip Attack (Colorado Springs Airport)^ (http://www.pikespeakairstripattack.com/)
5:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. – Fan Fest, downtown Colorado Springs- Open to the general public

Original 1954 Jaguar XK120

From: Gary H. Cunningham
Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2015 09:48

I do not know if you have seen the publicity on this extremely rare Jaguar survivor car, but thought you would enjoy reading about it: Hemmings Article

There is a really interesting video embedded in that article about the documentation on this car. -Gary

Do I want the F-Type? AUTOWEEK Does!

It depends on your hierarchy of hero cars. The F-Type lacks the polish and, by extension, the sophistication of a 911 or R8. It lacks the cachet of a Ferrari California T, and in certain respects, it’s less comfortable than any of them.

On the other hand, the F-Type is substantially less expensive than any of those, which by definition makes it more accessible. It’s arguably the purest car among its Euro competitors, and it’s no slouch in any respect.

If excitement and craft are important in your hierarchy, then you won’t go wrong. If you’re looking for that in a package that is both gorgeous and reasonably priced by up-front and operating costs, you want it.

The F-Type manual is an increasingly rare creature among thoroughbred sports cars.

P. Vettraino – Senior Editor At Large, has written for Autoweek since 1990.

Website For Purchasing Electronic Jaguar Manuals Service Bulletins Etc.

I ran across a very interesting website called JagDocs today while looking for an electronic workshop manual for my XK8.

The website is: http://www.jagdocs.com/ and you can buy all sorts of electronic manuals, pamphlets, brochures and technical / service bulletins for many of the models, to include some of the classics like the E-Type. Even better, the costs are not much – factory service manuals are @ $10.00.

Best Regards, Jack