12 |JaguarWorld/July 2019
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TheJaguarWorldteamwaspleasedto
welcomemorethan 70 JaguarWorld
readersonSaturday, 25 MaytoJaguarLand
RoverClassic’sfacilityforamorningto
explorethefacilitywiththemfreeofcharge.
Onhandtospeaktoourguestswere
editorPaulWalton,executiveeditorJim
Patten,subeditorLauraJones,technical
editorRobHawkinsandseniorcontributor
CraigCheetham.
Aftertheoptionofbreakfast,guests
wereinvitedtolookaroundthis
magnificentworkshop,fromthemany
D-typerecreationsthatwerepartway
throughcompletionandtherebornLand
Roversinproductiontothemanycarsin
JLRClassic’sstoragearea.
“Iwasinsensoryoverload,”saidattendee
GlynnOliveattheJLRClassicfactory.“I
couldn’tbelievethebuildarea,andthenI
sawthetoyboxnextdoorwiththestored
cars.Ididn’tknowwheretolookfirst.”
(L-R)JimPatten’s
E-type,PaulWalton’s
XK8,LauraJones’
X-TYPEestateandCraig
Cheetham’sXJ
StuartDixonwithtwoofthefourXKshehadondisplayintheJLRClassiccarpark
Jaguar World JLRClassic open day
Astunning
XJR- 15 wason
displayinside
JLRClassic
LEFT:NigelPaineswithhisXK8,whichappearedonourDecember 2018 cover
MattBall’sXKRandtheXJ-SofDarrenBrailsford
AfewofJaguarWorld’sformerfeature
carswereinattendance,includingDavid
Chamber’sXFSV8fromourSeptember 2018
issue,NigelPaines’incredibleXK8,which
appearedintheDecember 2018 issue,and
LorantBogath’sS-TYPEV8fromMarch 2019.
Ourthanksgotoeveryonewhoattended.