Jaguar Magazine – July 2019

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S.S. Jaguar 100 at Brooklands, S.S. 1, factory XJ6, the only

Mk2 Estate and XK120 racing in New Zealand.

THERE ARE VERY FEW SIGNS THAT THE S.S. JAGUAR

raced at Brooklands pre-War, and it is true the first Lyons

sports car to wear the 'Jaguar' name was more often

assigned to rallies.

01 though is to the contrary, and shows 1937 2½ Litre

chassis #49027 at that famous site in Surrey - the first

dedicated motor racing track in the world. It was sold

new by Appleyards, but has been in Ohio for many years.

In 2014 it was undergoing a thorough restoration.

02 This S.S.1 'Four Light' was photographed in the US

many years ago, but we otherwise know nothing of it -

other than the many modifications. Notice the lack of

running boards from the front mudguards back, the faux

Cord-like flexible exhaust pipes in the bonnet and the

unusual grille mascot. We wonder what became of it?

03 It would not have been realised by many, but in this

instance the late-Andrew Whyte, former Jaguar Student

Apprentice, PR Manager and its greatest author, is seen

in France in 1973.

He checks as the new Series 2 press car is filled in a time

when you actually had an attendant do that for you. A

string of the first Series 2 XJs used by the factory carried

'RVC' plates. This is a six cylinder long wheelbase model.

We have no record of its chassis number though.

04 Jaguar didn't build a station wagon, or Estate, during

Sir William Lyons tenure - but it did give its blessing to

this Mk2 'County'.

The car was converted by Jones Brothers following

an idea by Mike Hawthorn, and was intended for

production by Mike in partnership with fellow dealer

and Jaguar racing hero, Duncan Hamilton.

The project was cancelled after Mike's tragic death, but

the prototype car was kept by the factory. It was used by

Jaguar as a fast assistance car for the works. It still exists

in Holland but has been modified.

05/06 Historic images never seen before. This is

XK120 chassis #660009, the Albert Shorter Auckland

demonstrator (page #96), racing in Christchurch in 1951

by first private owner Ron Roycroft on the 'Redwood'

track. The car is now in the UK having been restored.

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