CLASSIC MARQUE
JANUARY 2026
CELEBRATING 75 YEARS OF THE MARK VII (1950-2025) CELEBRATING 2025 S.A. JAG DAY ▪
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Club Torque - President’s Report January 2026 Culminating with a large attendance at our Christmas Dinner, we have certainly had a busy and varied year of activities within the Club. Some light-hearted bingo games served to create some fun and the entertainment from Vocalize choir enhanced the Christmas spirit, with members joining in singing a number of the carols.
At its last Executive meeting of the year, the cases for and against the two venues we have explored for future General Meetings were examined. The decision is to remain at The Junction, particularly given the huge response to the Christmas Dinner which would not have worked as well in the shape of the space at The Marryatville Hotel.
Unfortunately, Julian contracted the flu, so we had to miss the XJ Christmas Dinner and Show, which by all accounts was another very successful event. People went home happy, well fed and with several prizes.
Thanks go to Tricia Clarke for researching alternative options for our regular meeting venue. We have been assured by Morphettville management that any plans for redevelopment of The Junction are at best two years away and we will be given plenty of notice if indeed we need to relocate.
The year of activities does not happen without the strong commitment many have to the running of our Club. My thanks go to all the volunteers within the Club, too many to name individually, but I particularly note the work of our Register Secretaries, those assisting with our major events, SA Jag Day and the Annual Dinner, and the Executive. The Executive have acknowledged the importance of our Registers in our approach to planning for our future as a Club and more of this thinking will be communicated throughout 2026. We want to strengthen the sharing of ideas and coordination of events between the Registers.
The Executive is always happy to receive ideas for new venues or activities for our Club or Registers to use to keep things varied and interesting. I hope you are enjoying the summer season and keep safe. Warm regards Moira Lugg President
CONTENTS
(Feature Articles) New Member's Story
6-9
Latest Jaguar News
11-15
E, F & GT Christmas Run
16-17
Multivalve Christmas Run
18-19
Shannons Adelaide Rally
20-24
Formula E Round 1
25
JCCV Concours & Display
26-31
Mk VII Celebrating 75 years
32-37
Mk VII Members Stories
38-43
Jaguar world Magazine
45
On this Day (December)
46-49
Technical Q&A
50-53
JDCSA Classified Adverts
54-56
JDCSA Club Directory 2025
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Front Cover: E, F & GT cars at Anderson Hill Winery and Restaurant.
Back Cover: The JDCSA Committee wishes members a very Happy New Year and a safe year ahead.
https://www.facebook.com/ groups/453009102006257 Gordon Elley being presented with the Classic Marque Annual Editors Award for 2024/25.
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Events Calendar 2026
JANUARY
NO JANUARY GENERAL MEETING SUNDAY 11th JANUARY 2026 THURSDAY 15th JANUARY 2026 MONDAY 26th JANUARY 2026
MARCH
FEBRUARY
TUESDAY 27th JANUARY 2026
XJ, Mk10, 420G Register Annual New Year’s Breakfast: 8.30am - 11.00am
Kick off the New Year with our annual breakfast at a new location. This year we're having it at the Largs Pier Hotel. We have our own dining room with special breakfast menu. This event is open to ALL members. Fully Booked New Year’s Breakfast
Jaguar Ladies Group Lunch: The Kensington Hotel, 23 Regent St, Kensington.
Please join us for our first event of the year. ($10 seniors discount off a main meal). Details and registration via TidyHq Ladies January Lunch
Multivalve Register Australia Day BBQ: 3.00pm - 7.00pm
Michael Pringle and Jo Orford have again kindly volunteered to host the Multivalve Register Australia Day BBQ at their home, 12 Pembroke Place, Colonel Light Gardens. All welcome! Details and registration via TidyHq Australia Day BBQ
Deadline For All Articles For Classic Marque (Inc. Classified Adverts). Thank you. Please contact Editor: Graham Franklin M: 0490 074 671 or Email: editor.jdcsa@mail.tidyhq.co
TUESDAY 3rd FEBRUARY 2026
JDCSA General Meeting at the ‘The Junction”, 470 Anzac Highway. 6:00pm
TUESDAY 10th FEBRUARY 2026
Compact Register Meeting: 6.00pm - 9.00pm
WEDNESDAY 11th FEBRUARY 2026
XJ, MkX, 420G Register Meeting : 6.00pm - 8.30pm
SUNDAY 22nd FEBRUARY 2026 SATURDAY 28th FEBRUARY - 1st MARCH 2026
42nd All British Day At Echunga.
SUNDAY 1st MARCH 2026
A Day at THE BEND: From 8.00am
TUESDAY 3rd MARCH 2026
JDCSA General Meeting at the ‘The Junction”, 470 Anzac Highway. 6:00pm
WEDNESDAY 11th MARCH 2026
XJ, MkX, 420G Register Meeting : 6.00pm - 8.30pm
SUNDAY 15th MARCH 2026
Classics in the Park : 10.00am - 3.00pm
The meeting starts at 7.30pm with meals available from 6:00pm. More details will be provided closer to the event. Please add the date to your calendar. Meeting at the Maid of Auckland Hotel, 926 South Road, Edwardstown 5039 at 6.00pm for a meal followed by an informal meeting. Please register via TidyHq Compact Register February Meeting Come and join our first monthly meeting for 2025. Meet at the Bartley Hotel. More details via email and TidyHQ closer to event. Please mark the date in your diary. Registrations are now CLOSED
https://www.allbritishday.com/
2026 Adelaide Motorsport Festival: Victoria Park (Feb 28th - March 1st)..
Car clubs are invited to a club park and view trackside space on Wakefield Road. For more on the event visit: https://www.adelaidemotorsportfestival.com.au/tickets
Joining a standard Bend Event, this means other cars will be on track with us. You will need to go to THE BEND web page to formally register and pay for the event. Register here: https://thebend.rezdy.com/368383/speed-off-the-street Details via TidyHq Day at The Bend The meeting starts at 7.30pm with meals available from 6:00pm. More details will be provided closer to the event. Please add the date to your calendar. Come and join our first monthly meeting for 2025. Meet at the Bartley Hotel. More details via email and TidyHQ closer to event. Please mark the date in your diary. Thorndon Park Reserve in Paradise, SA. This annual car show features around 200 quality cars and is supported by the Rotary Club of Campbelltown, with proceeds benefiting the local CFS. Registration for the event costs $10 per car, and public entry is by Gold Coin donation https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1442825
THURSDAY 19th MARCH 2026
Jaguar Ladies Group
THURSDAY 26th MARCH 2026
Multivalve Register Meeting/Dinner & Logbook Night: 6.00pm - 9.00pm
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More details via email and TidyHQ closer to event. Please mark the date in your diary. The Kensington Hotel, 23 Regent St, Kensington. 6:00pm for dinner with meeting at 7:30pm. More details will be provided closer to the event via Email & TidyHQ.
McLaren Vale Vintage and Classic Street Parade : 11.00am Entry fee is $45 Per Vehicle. For more information goto:
McLaren Vale Vintage & Classic.
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Club Torque - Editor’s Column Thank you to stories from new members Edward & Alice Cox, Pat & Carolyn Collis and Craig & Carrie Merritt. For those interested in nostalgia, the very last Jaguar to use an internal combustion engine rolled off the production line in Solihull, England, on Friday 19th of December, and in doing so it celebrated 90 years of the Jaguar name and 10 years of the F-Pace (page 15). The annual Register Christmas events are covered in this edition of Classic Marque including the E, F & GT Register 2025 Christmas Run and Lunch; and the Multivalve Register Christmas Lunch
Run. Both were great events. There is also coverage of the “2025 Shannons Adelaide Rally”, in which 9 Jaguars took part including Vin Piscino, Phillip and Nerrissa Dohnt and Robin Turner and his pal Ian Jolley. Sounds like it was a lot of fun! A few of us went across to the Jaguar Car Club of Victoria’s Concours & Display Day this year. It reminded me of the early days of the Club when about 40 cars used to travel across each year and the Victorians used to reciprocate and do the same for our Jag Day. On the Saturday there was the judging of cars
that entered their concours. It is hard not to be impressed with cars that look better than they did when they left the factory. The Feature this month is the Mk VII, that is celebrating 75 years (1950-2025). The Mark 7, 8 and 9 are becoming rarer and rarer to see with only one Mk 7 on display in Victoria. Thank you for stories from Evan Spartalis, Roland Donders and Don & Gillian Pritchard. Happy New Year and a great year ahead! Cheers Graham
VALE - Colleen Spencer Sadly, at the end of November, Colleen Spencer passed away at the Royal Adelaide Hospital, having been taken in the night before. Colleen and Phil were fairly new members to our Club with only a few years membership, however they joined in meetings and events as best they could due to Colleen’s illness over the past four years. Colleen was also an enthusiastic member of the Ladies Register which she enjoyed very much and attended many outings. Her funeral was well attended, including members from at least four different Registers, for a celebration of her very full life here in Adelaide. We send our sincere condolences to Phil and his extended family on all sides. Peter Buck Multivalve Register Secretary
NEW MEMBERS NEW MEMBERS - NOTICE BOARD The following application for membership has been lodged with the Membership Secretary and are listed in accordance with clause 5.4 (b) of the Constitution. If there are no objections, membership will be ratified one month from this January, 2025 Classic Marque magazine: ◊ Ashley Lane & Deb Simmons: ▪ 1985 Jaguar XJ6 (S3) 350cc V8 Sedan. The following applications listed in the December, 2025 Classic Marque magazine have been accepted: ◊ Ray Weedon: 1964 Jaguar E-Type (S1) FHC ◊ Robert Elliott & Diana Waters: ▪ 1969 Daimler V8-250 Sedan PAGE 5
◊ Matthew & Marie Beard: ▪ 1985 XJ6 Sovereign 4.2L Sedan ◊ Kevin Raymond: 2007 Jaguar V6 S-Type 2L Sedan We hope you will take advantage of the benefits available, and that you will contribute in your own way to make this a better club for everyone. I particularly ask that Register Secretaries and current members make these new members welcome at meetings and functions. Daphne Charman Membership Secretary
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New Members Story - Edward & Alice Cox Alice and I are very excited to be joining the club with our friends Cam and Olivia. (We both joined together at the Jaguar Day recently). I bought this car from a friend in Sydney over 10 years ago now. He is more of a Mk 2 guy, and came across this car from one of his friends and had to buy it. It had just had a rebuilt
engine from Mike Roddy fitted and so was too good for us to pass up as well! It's a late Series 3 XJ6 from 1987. Growing up, my grandfather was a specialist Mercedes mechanic and so I was always interested in older Mercs (and have owned many over time). Alice's family were more Jaguar people, and her grandfather owned a brown
XJ Series II many years ago, so this car was somewhat of a compromise! We've not had the car on the road since about 2016 when we moved over to the UK for work, so we're both very keen to recommission her - and we're looking forward to being a part of the Club as well! Regards Ed.
Edward & Alice Cox, 1987 Burgundy 4.2 Litre XJ6 (S2 Saloon
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New Members Story - Pat & Carolyn Collis I'm not really sure when I became interested in classic cars or why. What I do know is that I've always had a fondness for Jaguars and in particular for a Mk II. I got my first one back in the mid 80s, it was a 1965 white 2.4 litre and it stayed with me for a few years before a series of unexpected events led me to letting her go. I had to wait quite a few years before the next opportunity presented itself. I think that's probably a similar story to what a lot of others can tell. Well, for me, when the next opportunity did present itself, I took it. Again, I found a white 2.4 litre Mk II but this time it was a 1964. I guess I'm a creature of habit but probably more so, a sentimentalist. Anyway, Carolyn and I have now had her for 4 years and have enjoyed our outings in 'Audrey'. We've been happily attached to Audrey and my eyes have never looked further afield until recently, when I was offered a 1989 XJ40 Sovereign. It seemed like she would need a new home and so, after some consideration we adopted another Jaguar. Our 'family' is probably complete now perhaps... Pat Collis
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New Members Story - Craig and Carrie Merritt We are most certainly very proud to be accepted as members of JDCSA, although probably feel a little out of our depths in the Club as we have had no previous association with a club as prestigious as this and its members. Our "interest" in classic cars came about more as a joke than by design. Carrie and I are both career bankers, originally from South Africa. I retired from the CBA after 11 years and Carrie is still with the ANZ. We were grateful to make Adelaide our home on the 2nd January 2011. Sorry, I have digressed. Carrie loves wine and gin and one Sunday we were driving to Lobethal and I made a simple throw away line/joke that I should be a chauffeur driver as that is all I ever seem to do for Carrie and her best friend Angela and our kids Erin and Jared. Anyway, after about 10 minutes she told me that she had found the perfect solution and when we got to Lobethal showed me a car for sale on Carsales - a 1962 Daimler Majestic Major DR 450 for $75 000. To cut a long story short the joke turned into a reality and in June 2024 I didn't buy one but two from John Baldwin from Rosewood in the Barossa. John owned them for 30 years and ran a very successful business called Barossa Daimler Tours.
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I used them as my transition to retirement and started a business called the Daims which does weddings, wine tours and special occasions. I officially retired from the CBA on the 15th May 2025. Carrie is still hard at work at ANZ. While I wouldn't exactly call this the funniest experience, I will mention it all the same. We did our 1st wedding on the 9th Nov 2024 with one Daimler which started at 9.00am and included a 4 hour service at the Sikh Temple on the corner of Portrush road and the Princess Highway. However, when we all met at the Foodland at Frewville to create a motorcade, one of the guests came up to me to say he sees some fluid flowing out from the front of the vehicle. I did the good old uneducated finger in the fluid and sniff test only to realise it was not radiator water but "something oily". Not being a mechanic by any stretch of the imagination I asked around only to find out that it was the power steering fluid pipe that had burst. No big deal, unless you attempt to do sharp turns in a 5.2 metre long 2.2 ton vehicle, then yes, a big deal. We fortunately managed to get her out of the carpark with the full wedding party and drove straight up Glen Osmond Road to the temple.
Once again, making a very wide turn in the carpark, to drop off the wedding party. While they all enjoyed the thankfully for hour long service, we 1st had the RAA attempt to resurrect the power steering pipe and finally made a desperate call to Andy Morgan at Richmonds (where both the cars live) to allow us to pick up the 2nd Daimler, do the good old switcheroo and be ready, smiling and waiting for the bridal couple when the ceremony ended. Fortunately, being identical Daimlers no-one even noticed the switch. So, to conclude we own 2 x 1962 Daimler Majestic Major DR 450 Limousines. They are 4.5 litre V8 engines that came standard with power steering, assisted brakes and an automatic gearbox. They can seat 8, although we find that too cramped. They have Royal Providence, although not documented, as they were the Governors of South Australia and Western Australia's motor vehicles and were used as part of the Queen Elizabeth's 1963 tour to Adelaide and by Princess Margaret in 1964 on her visit to Perth as part of the Empire Games (nowadays the Commonwealth Games). Many thanks and regards. Craig and Carrie
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New Members Story - Craig and Carrie Merritt
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New Jaguar GT Uncovered Recently, two new Jaguar GTs stood before a number of privileged journalists at JLR’s Gaydon test track. There’s work still to be done but the bosses plainly think the car is close enough for journalists to report on the dynamics from the passenger seat during a 20-minute demonstration ride on the company's network of test tracks. What they are reporting is as follows:
Body ▪ Even with camouflage wrap, the GT
is strikingly similar in stance and proportion to the two-door Type 00. ▪ The car will be built largely in aluminium on a platform using a rigid skateboard chassis. ▪ The new GT is very long (at 5.4m) but remarkably low, with a very short front overhang and a medium-long one at the rear. ▪ Because the wheelbase is long, the car needs rear-wheel steering to tighten its turning circle. Jaguar says it will have a turning circle to match a Honda Civic. ▪ The massive 23-inch wheel and tyre combination is more than half the height of this low car, giving it incredible stance even in a world of over-wheeled cars. ▪ Its dominant feature is the long nose and there is a lot of space between the front wheel arch and the door opening.
Battery and Motors ▪ The long wheelbase enables Jaguar to
make an extremely long thin battery so that there's absolutely no impression that you're sitting on a massive battery like you do in many other EVs. ▪ The underbody battery with a capacity believed to be around 120kWh will give a practical range of more than 650kms (400 miles). ▪ There are three motors, one up front and one on each rear wheel - with torque vectoring built in. ▪ Power totals about 1000bhp. The front-to-rear torque split is variable, but it is understood to settle around 30% front and 70% rear. ▪ Charging capability should see 200 miles of range in around 15 minutes.
▪ Once you’re in – a process closer to ▪ The four-wheel steering also helps to entering a coupe than a saloon – it’s as striking to look out of as to look at. You sit low, with a high central console which leaves you feeling cocooned but not claustrophobic. The windscreen is a little more restricted than in a saloon or SUV but it affords a dramatic view out over the acres of hood. ▪ Head room is fine, despite the low roof. ▪ The steering wheel with column levers is very reminiscent of the concept. ▪ Jaguar will probably add some sort of front luggage space between the axle and the dash.
Suspension ▪ There's independent air suspension
all round. A three-chamber set-up for each wheel allows controlling processors to decide its spring and damper rates, though the driver can change its mood for comfort or performance - from the cockpit.
Brakes ▪ Ultra-powerful disc brakes fit inside
the car's standard 23in wheels, though much of the normal retardation is by regeneration.
enhance high-speed stability.
▪ According to Autocar, the car
delivered a level of ride quality better than any EV currently on the market. ▪ The straight-line acceleration is awesome. Even if this car weighs around 2.5 tonnes, its 1000bhp must surely mean the 0-60mph time will be in the early-to mid-3sec bracket. ▪ At 150mph, the car is absolutely planted on the track and passengers can converse normally. GT Uncovered. At least one journalist has seen the new four door Jaguar GT uncovered – and it’s better than he expected. He stated it looks better than the Type 00; more resolved, more interesting and with some fantastic details that are more real-world than the concept, but even more stunning. Is the new Jaguar beautiful? I don’t think so, certainly not in the traditional sense. It’s striking, bold and I just couldn’t stop staring at it. And when the cover went back on, I felt disappointed – I wanted to see it again. For me, that means it’s a great piece of design.
Test Drive From what he has seen, it’s got the looks ▪ Journalists report an impressive lack and the feel of a very different and very of noise or vibration all the way to 130 mph and beyond. ▪ Driving characteristics, the perfect 5050 weight distribution, an extremely rigid chassis, a widely variable-rate suspension and low centre of gravity are considered all huge advantages and provides the Jaguar's with immense cornering and grip.
desirable luxury car. That, at least, should give it a fighting chance of success. To watch the Autocar video outlining technical details of the car goto: Jaguar Tech Secrets Revealed.
Editor: Information for this story sourced from various sources.
Interior ▪ The interior was also well-disguised
and there isn't much to see of what lies beneath the black fabric trim covers.
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UK: Jaguar Celebrates 90th Anniversary
Jaguar has marked 90 years of design with a display utilizing an SS Jaguar and the brand’s most recent release, Type 00. Parked alongside the Type 00 in Mayfair at the Chancery Rosewood was a 1935 SS 2.5 litre Jaguar - a car that, as the first Jaguar name-bearing vehicle, established the Jaguar brand 90 years ago. The low roofline and elongated bonnet of the SS, a standout against other cars of the early 1900s that were designed to be useful or practical rather than attractive.
The Type 00 picks up the SS's legacy as a car that 'rethinks what Jaguar can be today' with 'bold forms and exuberant proportions to inspire future Jaguars'. These come to life in the long bonnet, broad stance, square face, sleek rear haunches and willowy tail. Richard Ingram from Auto Express was there at the launch and said that the Type 00 looked resplendent in ‘London Red’ with the new satin shade stopping passers-by in their tracks with smart phones snapping. He added that not a
bad word was said in the 20 minutes they were standing alongside the Type 00. Within 24 hours, more than 600,000 people had viewed their 30-second social video on Instagram, with almost 5,000 comments added to the thread. Not all of them were positive, but the appetite for the Jaguar rebrand was undeniable. Social media had spoken: if it’s conversation that JLR is looking for, the Type 00 absolutely nails its brief.
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Editor: Information for this story sourced from "AutoExpress" and Jaguar Media.
Jaguar Design Boss Sacked? News of the abrupt departure of JLR chief creative officer Gerry McGovern elicits feelings of both shock and long expectation. Reasons for the shock are clear enough: McGovern was given a huge amount of control over the “reimagination” of Jaguar when former CEO Thierry Bolloré arrived to give shape to a rescue plan at the back end of 2020. The expectation faction’s arguments are also easy to follow. Apparently unbidden, McGovern assumed a remarkable degree of autocratic control over not only the new Jaguars’ designs but also over many aspects of car creation that designers don’t usually control: publicity, advertising, brand development, timing, public statements and much more. No one inside the business seemed to have the intestinal fortitude to take him on, but many of those involved began to PAGE 13
assume that such a situation was bound to cause festering resentments - and to end with a bang. When new CEO Mr P.B. Balaji recently arrived at JLR from parent company, Tata Group, many (not least the outspoken Indian financial press) believed his first mission would be to bring JLR (and McGovern) to heel. The conservative managers of TATA hadn’t much enjoyed the adventurous, bizarre and often disastrously adverse publicity that had surrounded the unveiling of the Jaguar Type 00 concept and the reshaping of a fine old brand that went with that. JLR has refuted reports that it sacked McGovern. A statement issued to Automotive News Europe denies a report by Autocar India that McGovern was "escorted out of the office" and "terminated with immediate effect".
"It is untrue we have terminated Gerry McGovern’s employment and we do not intend to further comment on speculative stories." However, the JLR statement does not say that McGovern left the firm of his own accord, but won’t say if he’s still employed! It can be safely assumed that McGovern’s departure results from either the designer’s own impatience with the new management’s attempts to bring him to heel; or from the new regime losing patience with a talented maverick; or if it is a new design direction that TATA wants to take, - we may never know.
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What we do know is that Gerry will be in huge demand. Even at close to 70 years old, Gerry will be a big catch for someone. Editor: Information for this story sourced from "AutoCar", "Drive Australia" and "The Independent" newspaper.
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Last Petrol-Powered Jaguar Built 19 December 2025 The last Jaguar to use an internal combustion engine rolled off the production line in Solihull, England, Friday 19th of December. The final vehicle was a black F-Pace SVR, powered by a 5.0-litre supercharged V8 petrol engine, which the Jaguar Enthusiasts Club said was given to the Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust in Gaydon. The F-Pace SVR’s black paint was reportedly a tribute to the final E-Type, which too was finished in black. No official announcement was made by Jaguar after the final build, which brings an end to all petrol and diesel powered vehicles from the company, although Jaguar says it has enough F-Pace stock to carry it into 2026. It follows the final builds of the XE, XF, E-Pace and electric I-Pace, as well as the F-Type sports car, since June 2024, with order books for its new GT model scheduled to open in mid-2026 ahead of customer deliveries in 2027.
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Editor: Information for this story sourced from “Car Expert”and TorqueCafe."
Jaguars In China Now Offered at Sharply Reduced Prices While Jaguar has stopped building its models in the West, it continues to assemble three models in China through their Chery-Jaguar Land Rover joint venture. Not only is Jaguar still building cars in China, but the brand has managed to claw back some ground on the sales front thanks to sweeping dealer discounts across the country.
Jaguar also sells the XFL. Previously starting at 439,900 yuan (Au$94,000), it now lists for 239,800 yuan, or roughly Au$51,000. That’s a 45.5 percent cut. Then there’s the E-Pace. Although production ended in Western markets in 2024, it lives on in China, It once started at 263,800 yuan (Au$56,450) but now goes for just 148,000 yuan ($31,700).
According to CarScoops, Jaguar moved 18,326 vehicles in China last year, placing it 76th out of 108 brands. But when the discounts kicked in, things started to shift with monthly sales now doubling in the past 3 months. Editor: Information for this story sourced from “CarScoops”.
In several cases, prices have been cut by more than 50 percent as Jaguar does its best to stay relevant in a market where domestic brands have already pushed many legacy automakers to the margins. One model sold in China, but not offered elsewhere, is the XEL. This is a longwheelbase version of the mid-size XE sedan we’re familiar with. Typically priced at 334,600 yuan (around Au$71,600), the XEL is now being offered for just 159,800 yuan, or Au$34,200. That’s a massive 52.2 percent discount. PAGE 15
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E, F & GT Register – 2025 Christmas Run and Lunch On a bright sunny day the E, F & GT Register held their 2025 Christmas run and lunch. To commence proceedings 25 members met at the back of the Feathers Hotel car park. Unexpectedly, we shared the car park with the Porsche Club as well as Mercedes and HSV Holden enthusiasts. This gave us plenty of cars to look at besides the great turn out of sporting Jaguars.
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The run to the Inglewood Inn included coffee, and optional wine tasting, at Anderson Hill Winery and Restaurant. There were magnificent views from the cellar door to the Barossa valley and plenty of opportunity to catch up with fellow members. A leisurely run to our lunch venue ensued. Lunch was copious and delicious.
The Register will have a break for January therefore the next event will be in February 2026. I wish everyone an enjoyable festive season and a happy New Year. Regards Bruce Davis Mobile: +61 (0)400 872 438 Email: davisbj007@gmail.com
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E, F & GT Register – 2025 Christmas Run and Lunch
(L-R) Bruce Davis Aston Martin; Alan & Kathryn Bartram E-Type (S1); Garry Dodd F-Type; Noel & Cindy Schmidt, E-Type (S3) roadster.
(L-R) Peter & Pamela Beaumont, 1967 4.2 Litre E-Type (S1.5); Gordon & Marie Elley, 1969 Red 4.2 litre E-Type (2+2) Series 2
L-R) Don & Jo Crouch, 1969 E-Type (S2); Roger & Jenny Schultz, 1967 E-Type (S1); John & Robyn Whittaker, 1969 E-Type (S2)
L-R) Peter & Ros Holland, 1984 XJS (Facelift); Fred Butcher, Daimler V8 roadster; Andrew & Milly Costi, 1971 E-Type (S3)
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Multivalve Register Christmas Lunch Run Forty members met at the Marion Hotel at 9:45am, ready for the off at 10:00am sharp. After a quick briefing covering roadworks, speed cameras and very twisty roads, we set off through the hills for our coffee stop at the Green Valley Strawberry Farm in Nairne. We had a very pleasant run for just over an hour, pulling over a couple of times to allow everyone to catch up after various traffic lights and junctions. On arrival at the Strawberry Farm Café we picked up another four members, enjoyed coffees and various cakes and, of course, bought a lot of strawberries. At 12 noon we headed off on an even more twisty, winding road (apologies to those with manual cars!) towards Woodside and through Lenswood, finally arriving at the Bridgewater Inn where we met another six members, making a total of 50 for the lunch.
function area that had been set up for us, where lunch was enjoyed by all.
It was a beautiful sunny day and the scenery was stunning, for the passengers at least!
A bottle of either red or white wine was given to each couple or single member as a Christmas gift from the Register followed by a free raffle, and we sang a “Happy Birthday” to Claire Palmer!
At the Bridgewater Inn we settled down at the far end of a large indoor/outdoor
Many members expressed their appreciation for a great run and I gave
thanks to everyone for coming and making the day a lot of fun. My thanks also to Heather (my wife) for another excellent job with the run sheets, both in kilometres and miles. Peter Buck Multivalve Register Secretary
Peter Buck, 2001 3.2 Litre Sovereign XJ8 saloon leads the Jaguars away from the Green Valley Strawberry Farm in Nairne.
David Brewer, 2010 Black XK (X150) 5.0 Litre V8 Coupé
Alan & Lurraine Davis,2004 red V6 X-Type auto saloon
Andrew & Milly Costi, 2014 Maroon 2.0 Litre XF auto saloon
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Graeme & Betty Moore, 2008 Black XF S 4.2 litre V8 Auto
Josephine (Jo) Orford, 2001 XKR 4.0L S-C V8 Convertible
Peter & Trish Clarke, 1962 Cherry Red 3.8 Litre Mk II auto saloon
Tim & Sue White, 1978 Regency Red 4.2 litre XJ6 (S2)
Gary Dodd, 2017 F-Type S/C 5.0 Litre V8 fastback coupé
Bob & Sandra Mack, 2003 Topaz XJ8 (X350) auto
Craig & Kania Greenwood, 1993 Silver 4.0 Litre XJ40 auto
Walter & Beryl Bullock, 1988 Glacier White 4.0 litre XJ40
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The 2025 Shannons Adelaide Rally Across three magnificent days with big crowds and a capacity field, the Shannons Adelaide Rally became the world’s largest closed-road rally with 471 entries taking part in the iconic event. Shannons Adelaide Rally Event Director Tim Possingham was delighted to see the event selling out. He was surprised given the Targa Tasmania was running on the same dates, and he did not know how that would play out. Due to the length of road closures, organisers believe there is no more scope to fit in any more cars. Entries included Supercars stars Greg Murphy and Scott Pye. Part of the success of the Adelaide Rally, which was first held back in 1997, has been its openness, with something for everyone from uncompetitive and non-timed classes to outright where $20,000 is awarded. Another key factor is every stage’s close proximity to the city, allowing those involved to drive by day and dine by night. Kiwi Hayden Paddon and navigator Jared Hudson in their Hyundai i20N Rally2, dominated the event from start to finish. They took a comfortable win by more than two minutes over fellow ARC Hyundai i20N competitors Alex Rullo and Ben Searcy. Nine Jaguars entered in the Rally. ◊ (357) Vin Piscino and Justin Piscino - Jaguar E Type ◊ (PTL2) John Beasley and Scott Limbert - Jaguar F Type ◊ (180) Robin Turner and Ian Jolley - Jaguar F Type ◊ (181) James Edwards and Bruce Paix - Jaguar F type The 2025 Adelaide Rally is the first that Nerrissa and I have entered. While the first day was a test between car, driver and navigator, it was great fun. We made some great friends over the three days. The Solitaire group were very friendly, professionally organised
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Phillip and Nerrissa Dohnt - 2024 F-Type.
◊ (182) Phillip Dohnt and Nerrissa Dohnt - Jaguar F Type ◊ (183) Craig Arthur and Matthew Mcleod - Jaguar F Type ◊ (184) Evan Jones and Samuel Gurner - F-Pace SVR ◊ (185) Matthew Winen and Rob De Angelis - F Pace SVR ◊ (186) Mike Hartas and David Hartas - Jaguar F Type As always, the Gouger Street Party was a highlight as communities were brought together from the CBD to the Adelaide Hills and Fleurieu Peninsula. Editor: Information for this story sourced from AutoAction and the Shannons Adelaide Rally website.
and the hospitality provided was exceptional.
The Dohnt's are looking forward to participating in future rallies.
The rally special sections were challenging, The F-Type handled the conditions, particularly the very wet Saturday with ease. The cornering and braking around the hairpin bends was an exhilarating experience.
At the end of each day, we celebrated. Marriage intact! F type intact!
Phillip Dohnt
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The 2025 Shannons Adelaide Rally (Solitaire Tour) This year, Jaguar owners were delighted to take part in the 2025 Adelaide Rally. A group of seven Jaguars - comprising a dynamic mix of F-TYPEs and F-PACE SVRs participated in the event as part of the Solitaire Automotive Main Tour Group, experiencing the exhilaration and freedom of spirited driving within a professionally managed and controlled environment. From Friday 21 November to Sunday 23 November, participants enjoyed exclusive access to closed-road stages, allowing drivers to fully immerse themselves in the precision, power, and character that define the Jaguar marque. Each day, vehicles progressed through the stages in carefully managed groups, led by Chief Driving Instructors Luke O’Neill and Brett Kuhner, whose expertise ensured both safety and enjoyment throughout the rally. The Adelaide Rally is truly unique, offering an unparalleled combination of intensely serpentine roads located in remarkably close proximity to the event base at the Adelaide Showgrounds. Few locations in Australia can rival this blend of technical driving stages, accessibility, and the unmistakable festive atmosphere that surrounds the event. Across the three days, participants enjoyed up to 30 closedroad touring stages, with some stretches extending up to 21 kilometres in length. These routes showcased the winding roads of the picturesque Adelaide Hills and the stunning coastal scenery of the Fleurieu Peninsula, delivering a driving experience that was as visually captivating as it was exhilarating. Beyond the driving, the rally also offered memorable social experiences. On Saturday evening, participants were treated to a shared banquet dinner at Concubine Restaurant as part of the vibrant Gouger Street Party. Even persistent rain could not dampen the energy of the night, as thousands of spectators
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Phillip Dohnt and navigator Nerrissa Dohnt, drove up from Nangwarry for the event in their F-Type.
lined the street to admire an extraordinary lineup of vehicles on display. The weekend concluded on Sunday evening with a celebratory dinner at ORSO, following a superb final day of rallying and a welcome return of fine weather. It was the perfect setting to celebrate an exceptional three days of camaraderie, performance driving, and shared passion for motoring. For those interested in joining the Solitaire Automotive Main Tour Group at the Adelaide Rally in 2026, further information is available by contacting events@solitaire.com.au. Natalie Gasparini Marketing Manager Solitaire Automotive Group 113-115 Glen Osmond Road Eastwood SA 5063
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The 2025 Shannons Adelaide Rally - Vin Pisacino Out of around 470 entrants, I counted seven recent model Jaguars, mostly F Types. Then there was our car, the only E Type, namely a red 1965 E Type FHC! My son Justin and I first entered in 2009 as one of a small number of sponsor drive cars. Roger Adamson's V12 FHC was the other E Type that year. Since then, we have participated in around ten, mainly latterly. We share the drive and it's an absolute blast! One year we entered in the Spirit Tour group. It requires wearing helmets, use of the Rally Safe monitoring equipment and 120kph maximum speed on the closed rally sections of mainly Hills winding roads. We realised the Main Tour category with 100kph limit and no helmets was just as much fun particularly with the condition of the roads the organisers select, i.e.; winding hilly and bumpy! We are in groups of around 12 cars with experienced rally drivers as lead and follower. Over the course of the first day, we sort out the order in the group amongst ourselves according to what is comfortable for car and driver. The event has become increasingly well organised over the years we've participated and this year was very well run and very enjoyable despite the drenching on the Saturday! Highlights include the Saturday night closure of Gouger St where people mingle with the rally participants parked on the street and the restaurant spilling over with diners. Then there's the taking over of Strathalbyn for lunch on the Sunday with large numbers of spectators and the short sharp rally section through the back streets of the town. The finish this year was Tynte St in North Adelaide which was similarly closed off with parking for rally entrants and many visitors. Cheers -Vin Piscino
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The 2025 Shannons Adelaide Rally - Robin Turner
"Club member Robin Turner and his pal Ian Jolley certainly endorse Natalie's summary of the rally and they added that Solitaire's organisation and hospitality was superb. The Adelaide Rally is a world class event and is surprisingly accessible. Having completed three rallies now, Robin said attending with an experienced group is definitely his preference and is not expensive for all that is provided.
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There was a remarkable variety of machines attending the rally and lots of opportunities to mix and mingle at the various staging points. The true thrills are at the closed sections of the routes where the cars can be extended in an unique environment with beautiful scenery. Life is short and this is an experience no motoring enthusiast should miss Robin concluded! "
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Formula E World Championship – Round 1 The 2025 São Paulo ePrix was the first round of the 2025-26 Formula E World Championship, held on 6 December 2025. The race was held on the São Paulo Street Circuit, around the Anhembi Sambadrome. An incident‑fuelled afternoon, ultimately meant no points for either Jaguar TCS Racing driver, with António eventually finishing in P11, and Mitch unable to complete his race. António Félix da Costa and Mitch Evans qualified strongly with their respective starting positions of sixth and ninth giving them both the potential for strong points finishes. At the race start, both António and Mitch avoided a first corner incident involving three other drivers, and then ran strongly towards the front of the pack as everyone managed their energy. After taking the first of their two, four‑minute, Attack Modes on lap nine, António and Mitch led the field running first and second respectively. Just before the half‑way point, Mitch began to suffer from poor balance after contact which saw him fall back, while António continued to run in the top five before taking his second Attack Mode with seven laps remaining. At this point António – in his first race for Jaguar TCS Racing – looked in strong contention for a podium. However, António’s challenge was compromised after a safety car was
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deployed following a collision between Mortara and Di Grassi, negating his Attack Mode. As the race restarted on lap 27, António was still in contention for a top‑six finish, and Mitch immediately took his remaining attack mode and started to move through from P13 towards a potential strong points finish. However, Mitch’s race was ended with two laps to go after a racing incident which put him out, triggering a second safety car. As the field slowed, Pepe Marti ran into the back of Antonio at speed, bringing out the red flag with only two laps remaining. Thankfully Pepe was unhurt, and António was able to return to the pits from sixth position.
However, following FIA‑mandated repairs to the rear wing of his Jaguar I‑TYPE 7, when the restart came – with just one lap of full‑speed racing left – António had to start from 12th which is where he finished. He was later moved up a place to 11th following a five‑second penalty for Drugovich (Andretti).
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The team now look ahead to Round 2, which takes place in Mexico on 10 January 2026. Editor: Information for this story sourced from Formula E Website and Jaguar Racing.
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Jaguar Car Club of Victoria’s Concours & Display Day The Jaguar Car Club of Victoria’s annual Concours and Display Day is the highlight of the club’s activities for the year. Marred a little by persistent on and off showers on both 29th and 30th November 2025, this still did not dampen the enthusiasm of the participants or the quality of the cars being judged and displayed. The concept is that cars entered in the concours for judging are looked at the day before (being the Saturday), getting the scrutiny for condition, cleanliness and originality. Originally the cars were in the car park of the clubrooms, but as the rain persisted the cars were moved inside the extensive clubrooms of the Jaguar Car Club. This made judging a bit of a challenge as they had to use torches to look into all the nooks and crannies to find things missed or not original. All-in-all, under the circumstances, it worked out ok.
Immaculate aluminium replica C-Type going through concours judging.
The next day, all the cars plus the members cars assembled on the sporting oval of Wesley College in lines of the various models. There would have been well over 150 cars on display, and passing showers showed up the cars that had good polish and those that did not as the rain drops beaded on the shiny metal and chrome. It was also a celebration of 50 years of the Jaguar XJC and the XJS and a lot of both models were on display.
Another immaculate Jaguar
One particular XJS stood out as highly modified with wide body kit, V8 Chevrolet motor and LPG gas conversion. A feature on this car was also the fact that the gas filler was hidden behind the rear taillight and came out to reveal the filler. Not unlike the 50-60’s American cars and Humbers that went to a lot of effort to hide the filler cap by disguising them. A particular car that really stood out to me was the recently finished Jaguar SS100 clone. Finished in a very dark blue, although it looks almost black. It started off as only a chassis, and Andrew Smith sourced or made all the parts for the car, upholstery, body panels etc. PAGE 26
An XK150 being judged with tool kit and spare wheel being inspected.
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Jaguar Car Club of Victoria’s Concours & Display Day In fact, he built the whole car from scratch and the SS100 has featured in our club magazine in minute detail over 50 episodes. Makes great reading and shows the ability of members like him in tackling really major projects. Overall, there was a very good representation of most models of Jaguars on display and the modern cars which the photos show. What intrigues me though is what has happened to all the older models that used to fill the ground, such as the XK120’s, Mark 1’s, S Types (older types), etc. I only spotted one Mark IX Jaguar, belonging to Mike Kelly, black with wire wheels that was part of a wedding car fleet. One 420 compact, one S Type. No XK120’s, one XK140, two XK150 Roadsters and one XK 150 Coupe.
XK150 Roadster and Series 3 E-Type without a speck of dust.
A replica aluminium C-Type was another stunning example. Bruce Elliot Smith is a glutton for punishment; he has two Jaguar 420G’s that he enters each year and always ends up with Gold awards. To explain the Gold award; in the past there were awards for first, second and third for each class of car. Now the awards depend on the points awarded for Gold, Silver and Bronze. So, there are more awards given. But nowadays there are fewer cars being entered for judging. Still, the standard of cars on display was from daily drivers to very pristine examples.
Concours judges all over an immaculate 420Gs
For any classic car enthusiast or someone who really loves the Jaguar make, it’s a fantastic event for some great eye candy. People who live overseas and plan a holiday trip to Australia, are advised to look up the Jaguar Clubs in each state. They are all very active with lots of events and certainly would make any visitor very welcome -- happy to show off their pride and joy and share their passion. Report and Photos Heinz Schendzielorz Editor: Thank you, Heinz. The Concours judging for me, was the highlight of the weekend. Lining the cars into their various models was also impressive. Beautiful XJ6 Series 1.
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Mark VII Jaguar - Celebrating 75 years (1950-2025)
In the 1950s, if you were an upper-crust European and wanted a large luxury sedan, but didn’t want or couldn’t hack the price of a Rolls or Bentley, you likely bought a Jaguar Mark VII. The big Jaguar was a good pick: rounded, voluptuous body design highlighted by a fair amount of chrome and bright metal trim, lots of wood and leather inside, a plenty powerful XK engine. It looked the part, and drove to match.
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Mark VII Jaguar - Celebrating 75 years (1950-2025) The 1950 Earls Court Motor Show saw the unveiling of the Mark VII saloon and once again Lyons ‘stole the show. Americans took to the Mark VII and some US$30m worth of orders were taken within months of the car’s introduction. Design The styling and size were aimed at the export market. Around 80% of production went to export which also included the Australian market. Although the new model was the successor to the Mark V, it was called the Mark VII because there was already a Bentley Mark 6 on the market. The Mark VII chassis came from the Jaguar Mark V and the wheelbase
remained the same at 10 feet (3,048 mm). The new model's body looked more streamlined, with integrated headlights and mudguards, a two-piece windscreen, and longer rear overhang. As on the Mark V, the rear wheels were partially covered by removable spats. Engine Whereas the Mark V had a prewar pushrod engine originally developed by the Standard Motor Company, the Mark VII was powered by the newly developed 3.5 litre XK engine first seen in production form in the 1948 XK120. The 3442 cc DOHC straight-six provided 160 bhp (119.3 kW), the same as in the XK120, and the saloon's claimed top speed was over 100 mph (160 km/h).
When the car was being developed, Jaguar thought it would find most of its customers overseas, mainly because UK car tax at that time penalised buyers of larger-engined cars. However, it went into production just as Britain's postwar economic austerity began to ease, and in 1951 the car's enthusiastic reception in both the British and American markets prompted Jaguar to relocate production to larger premises to the Browns Lane plant, built for wartime production. Automatic In 1952, the Mark VII became the first Jaguar with automatic transmission when the Borg-Warner two-speed automatic was offered as an option. (Continued next page)
1950 Earls Court Motor Show With its revolutionary XK motor and advanced styling, the Mark VII was the star of the show. It was also far cheaper than vehicles of similar size and quality. The Mark VII was an enormous financial export success for Jaguar.
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Mark VII Jaguar - Celebrating 75 years (cont) Suez Fuel Crisis In 1956, with the advent of the British anticipated fuel rationing, and “bubble cars” appearing on the streets. Jaguar switched focus to their smaller saloons. The Mk 1 2.4 litre had been introduced in 1955 and therefore none of its increasingly powerful but fuel-thirsty successors would match the production volumes of the original Jaguar Mk VII. Before it was superseded by the Mk VIII, over 30,000 (30,969) Mk VII’s and Mk VII M’s were produced. Racing and Rallying
1951 advert for the Jaguar dealership on Park Avenue boulevard, New York.
1953 Upgrade The Big Cat’s first significant upgrade came in 1953 when telescopic shock absorbers replaced lever action units and the optional two-speed automatic became a three-speed auto and was soon being fitted to four out of every five Mark VII’s they built. By the time the model was upgraded to M specification in August 1954, 20,908 had been produced. Mark VII M (1954–1956) The Mark VII M was launched at the British International Motor Show in October 1954.
Although the engine continued with the same capacity and 8:1 compression ratio, the introduction of new high-lift cams increased the amount of power to 190 bhp (141.7 kW), giving the car a claimed top speed of 104 mph (167 km/h). The four-speed manual gearbox remained the standard fitting but was now constant mesh and fitted with closer ratios, while the Borg Warner automatic, hitherto available only on exported Mark VII’s, now became optional for British buyers.
Though a large car, the Mark VII was raced extensively and successfully. It was the touring car racer of choice back in the day, having been raced by, among others, Stirling Moss and later F1 champion Mike Hawthorne. Mark VII’s were never beaten in the Silverstone Daily Express one-hour Trophy Production Touring Car race, winning 5 years running. The Mark VII also proved to be a very effective rally car. Success included: ▪ NASCAR Dayton Speed Trials, 1952: Tom McCahill Mk VII - won the Sedan class at 100.9 mph record. ▪ Monte Carlo Rally, 1952: Mk VIIs in 4th (Rene Cotton), 6th (Jean Herurtaux), 15th (Wadham/Waring).
Distinguishing the Mark VII M from its predecessor, circular grilles over the horns were installed below the headlights in place of the former integrated auxiliary lamps, which were moved slightly further apart and uprated and mounted on the bumper. New head lamps were given “Le Mans” type diffuser glasses. Both bumpers now wrapped further around the sides of the car and new large tail lamps with built-in reflectors now incorporated direction indicators with flasher-type traffic indicators replaced semaphore arms. Seats were now full length and incorporated Dunlopillo. Larger torsion bars were fitted to the front suspension. PAGE 34
European advertisement for 1954 Mark VII M.
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Mark VII Jaguar - Celebrating 75 years (cont) ▪ RAC Rally, 1952: Mk VII fastest in class (Tommy Wisdom) ▪ Tulip Rally, 1952: Mk VII (PNW 7) in 2nd (Ian Appleyard & Pat Lyons) ▪ Silverstone (race), 1952: Mk VII (LWK 343) in 1st (Stirling Moss), 4th (Bertie Bradnack) ▪ Jabbeke, Belgium (speed record), 1953: Mk VII (LWK 343) (Norman Dewis), 121.704 mph ▪ Monte Carlo Rally, 1953: Mk VII (PNW 7) in 2nd (Ian Appleyard & Pat Lyons), Mk V in 5th (Cecil Vard), Mk VII in 8th (Donald Bennett) ▪ Silverstone (race), 1953: Mk VII (LWK 343) in 1st (Stirling Moss) ▪ Round Britain Rally, 1954: Mk VII in 1st (E. R. Parsons) ▪ Silverstone (race), 1954: Mk VIIs in 1st (Ian Appleyard), 2nd (Tony Rolt), 3rd (Stirling Moss), 5th (Ronnie Adams) ▪ Silverstone (race), 1955: Mk VIIs in 1st (LWK 343) (Mike Hawthorne), 2nd (PWK 700) (Jimmy Stewart), 3rd (PWK 701) (Des Titterington) ▪ Monte Carlo Rally, 1956: Mk VII in 1st (PWK 700) (Ronnie Adams) ▪ Silverstone (race), 1956: Mk VIIs in 1st (OVC 69) (Ivor Bueb), 4th (Paul Frere).
In 1954 Jaguar built a lightweight Mark VII M which, although intended for racing, never participated in contemporary events. Road-registered KRW 621, it had magnesium body panels, D-type engine, Dunlop disc brakes and modified suspension.
LWK 343: Mk VII Jaguar prepared for the 1952 Monte Carlo rally and fitted with a makeshift radiator blind to maintain engine temperature in the freezing conditions. This Jaguar also won at Silverstone in the same year in the hands of Stirling Moss, and was used the following year to gain a speed record (121.704mph) at Jabbeke, in Belgium, in the hands of Jaguar test driver Norman Dewis. Moss again won in this car at Silverstone in 1953, and in 1955 Mike Hawthorne led home a trio of Mk VII Jaguars to win at Silverstone in this very car.
Collectability The last Mark VII to leave the production line was a LHD ‘M’ series car built in July 1957. The Mk VII shape with upgrades and detail changes lasted 10 years and was an important modern limousine to offer alongside the compact Jaguars. Of the 47,000 Mark VII/VIII/IX Jaguars made, a surprising number have survived, especially in Australia. More than a few have served as wedding hire cars. Fully-restored Mark VII’s in excellent order have increased in value since the late 1990s but are still unlikely to cost much more than $35,000.
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That contrasts with the money being paid in rust-ravaged Britain where similar vehicles command $50-$60,000.
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SUM 7: MK VII M Jaguar during the 1955 Monte Carlo Rally, driven by Ian Appleyard & Pat Lyons before blowing a Welch plug. They managed to fix it and finished to help claim the Team Trophy. (Note the twin demisters fitted to both front screens with rubber suckers). Ian Appleyard previously won in this same car at Silverstone in 1954.
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1956 - Jaguar Mk VII Wins Monte Carlo Rally Jaguars performance in the most famous of all rallies, the “Monte” were consistently outstanding during the nineteen-fifties. Monte Carlo Rally The Monte Carlo Rally is the oldest rally car race in the world, and still continues today. In 2020, being run in January, the preCOVID-19 Rally went ahead as normal for the 88th time with 30 cars travelling a total distance of 1,500 km (935 miles). However, in the 1950s the rally involved over 300 competitors travelling more than 2,000 miles over rough terrain and snow-covered alps. Winning the Monte Carlo Rally in the 1950’s was a big deal. The cars started at various points around Europe and following ‘concentration’ routes of around 2,000 miles to bring them to Chambery in Southern France. An average speed of 50 kmh had to be maintained throughout with competitors dealing with delays caused by anything from snowstorms to fog. The cars had to maintain the same average speeds over loose surface roads across the alps before reaching Monaco. There the leading 100 cars took part in a handicap time trial around the grand
PWK 700 on its way to win the 1956 Monte Carlo Rally. Most of the Jaguar Works team drivers consisted of talented Irish amateurs. Winning the Monte Carlo Rally was no easy feat and out of the 351 cars that started, only 233 finished the gruelling 1956 rally.
prix course and further navigation and breaking tests down the Col de Turini and other mountain passes to decide the final results. Early 1950’s In 1951 Irishman Cecil Vard finished third in his Mk V Jaguar and in 1952 French-crewed Mk VII’s finished 4th (Rene Cotton) and 6th (Jean Heurtaux). Only 18 cars finished the 1952 race.
Then in 1953, Ian Appleyard with his wife Patricia “Pat” Lyons, in their Mk VII (PNW 7) finished second, a single point behind the eventual winner. Cecil Vard finished 5th in his now obsolete Mk V with Jaguars (MkVII’s) finishing in 8th, 11th and 15th to claim the Charles Faroux Cup Team Award for Jaguar. Adams and Vard finished 6th and 8th respectively in 1954 driving their own privately entered Mark VII’s. In 1955, Jaguar again won the Team Award but failed to secure an outright win, and it was beginning to look as though Jaguar cars were destined to be the bridesmaids of Monte Carlo. Following the horrific Mercedes Benz crash at Le Mans in 1955 and with the death of John Lyons at the same time, Jaguar decided to wind down its involvement in motorsport. Monte Carlo 1956
The second works Jaguar driven by Irishmen Cecil Vard, Arthur Jolley and Jimmy Millard in the ex Stirling Moss LWK 343. Unfortunately their 1956 chance of a win ended when they were hit by another car.
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However, Jaguar did proceed with a two car works team in 1956 with PWK 700 (Adams) and LWK 343 (Vard). The cars started at Glasgow and battled icy roads down to the first checkpoint. The ice eventually cleared giving an easier run through England and France. Disaster struck the Vard car (LWK 343) when it was hit by another vehicle, and the delays to repair the Mk VII cost them hundreds of penalty points.
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1956 - Jaguar Mk VII Wins Monte Carlo Rally (cont)
The winning dark green MkVII driven by experienced Irishmen Frank Bigger (left), Ronnie Adams and Derek Johnston (right). Seen here with five Team-trophies. The team also won £1,200 in prize money. The rally was cancelled in 1957 due to the Suez fuel crisis.
PWK 700 had better luck, reaching Monte Carlo without any penalty and only dropping a second to the fastest Porsche on the half mile braking test. On the very last day the Jaguar went into the lead.
the January race was cancelled. With the launch of the 3.4 Mk 1 a month later in February 1957, large Jaguars were of no further interest to rally drivers, and although the rallying Mk
VII’s gave way to the smaller saloons, they left their mark in the motoring history books with the only Jaguar to win the Monte Carlo Rally.
The final test was on a demanding 250mile course through the mountains and over the rain swept Col de Turini with strict minimum and maximum speeds to be observed. When the results were announced that night they were confirmed as winners with a 3-point lead over the second placed Mercedes.
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The following day, Prince Rainier presented the works team with no less than five trophies and £1,200 in prize money. The drivers then started a week of press and radio interviews and television appearances after the team and car were flown back to England. Even with the great publicity, Jaguar refused to change their mind about ending full works involvement in rallying. Privateers in their Mk 7’s entered the 1957 race but due to the Suez crisis and petrol rationing, fuel coupons were not issued for rallying and PAGE 37
After its win, the Mk VII was flown back to Coventry in a Silver City Bristol Freighter. Jaguar arranged to get the team and car back as quickly as possible to maximise publicity. At the time, winning Monte Carlo was almost as important to Jaguar as winning Le Mans.
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Mk VII Story - An Obsession with A Strange Beginning By Roland Donders Some 14 years ago my brother Jerome, who lives in Western Australia, purchased a rather sad Mk VII Jaguar. As I was close to retirement, he suggested he’d have a project for me, that is to recondition the motor for him. And as I was strictly a Ford man, the last time I had done any serious work on a Jaguar was in my apprenticeship as motor mechanic. So, I duly set out to find out what serious little quirks to look for in the process. That’s when I found my Daimler. (Pictured in the 2026 calendar for the month of September). I was almost instantly converted and joined the JDCSA.
As he told me there was no hurry because he would have a lot of body work to do, (wrong thing to say), so I still haven’t finished that project. (Life’s got in the way for the last 14 years). However, back where we were, about 12 years ago my brother then purchased an immaculate Mk7 that only needed a brake and clutch repair. A short time later, my wife Elly and I did a trip to WA on the Indian Pacific to attend my nephews 21st Birthday, and of course while I was there, I spent a week working on the Jaguar, and only had one day for touring the wineries. (The girls were not impressed).
This beautiful car convinced Jerome to join the Byford classic car club, one of the largest classic car clubs in WA, of which he later became president and now is their historic register officer. The car draws attention and has been used in Jerome and Shirley’s 3 kid’s weddings. Jerome has since retired and enjoys driving the car on club outings. His first Mk VII is still under restoration. I thought on this 75th anniversary of this iconic model, the story was worth sharing. Included are some photos of the car.
Photo of Jerome (Roland Donders brother), first Mk VII that set off an attraction to the Mark. PAGE 38
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Members Story: Evan Spartalis - 1955 Mark VII M
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Members Story: Evan Spartalis - 1955 Mark VII M My introduction to MkVII Jaguars occurred in 1953 when I was 8 years old. My father owned a very early model and he took my grandmother and myself to the Mallala racetrack. I remember the trip because my grandmother thought we were going too fast when we weren't. She was reading the Tacho - not the speedo. I remember Dad and I laughing. In the mid-60s I bought a 1955 Mk VIIM auto. The engine gave up and so I put in a 4.2 litre engine out of a 420G.
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Most people said it wouldn't fit as the third carburettor would foul on the steering column. However, I got around the problem with a series of universal joints and it worked perfectly. With the larger carburettors I had to fit an extra fuel pump. I replaced the auto with a 4-speed manual gearbox and fitted 15 x 7 inch wheels and lowered the front of the car using the torsion bar suspension.
The Mk VII was very reliable. For 20 years I used to race it. I would drive it to Motorkhana's and race tracks like Mallala and Collingrove Hill Climb, and then drive it back home. I still have the car, but I blew a head gasket, so it is currently parked at home in my garage.
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Members Story: Don & Gillian Pritchard - 1951 Mark VII 1951 Mk VII Story by Don and Gillian Pritchard In the late eighties, when money was no object, I was looking at restoring an “old” car. I had owned English cars in my younger days, (a mini and a couple of MGs) and Land Rovers later in life. Through an employee, I found a 1951 Mk 7 Jaguar in a garage at Watervale. It had been a home for several rodents for what seemed many years. The body was in reasonable condition; however, the interior needed some serious work. The car was for sale at $5,000 which was far more than it was worth, but had “sentimental value”, or so I was told. I was informed that its history went back to 1952 when the Wendts family (Wendts Jewellers), imported it from the UK and then later sold it to the grandfather of the current owner in 1964. It had been in two families for nearly 40 years. I contacted a friend, Graham Goode (Goode Restoration) in Clare, who offered to bring it to Clare on a car trailer and then the fun started. Totally stripped back to bare metal, the chassis was powder coated and every nut and bolt etc was pulled apart and brought back to new. The motor went to Gawler; the interior (Connelly leather) was done locally; the bodywork was completed in Clare; the woodwork went to a guy in Flagstaff Hill; and so on.
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Members Story: Don & Gillian Pritchard - 1951 Mark VII The only “non-original” parts include a stereo in the right glove box (CD stacker in the boot) and a plug for the Engel Fridge in the boot, after all, one must have cold champers when out in the Jag!. By 1994 we had the car on the road and its maiden voyage was a trip to Echuca to catch up with Victorian friends, back in the days when we were allowed to socialise with Victorians! Very little work has been necessary since until recently when a good friend (and JDCSA member), Peter Cox here in Crystal Brook made sure that the old girl stopped as well as it went! Many days were spent rebuilding the brakes ensured this. Some new tyres and it should be ready for many more enjoyable outings. Gillian and I look forward to meeting JDCSA members and talking Jags!
Don & Gillian Editor: Reprinted from Classic marque November 2020.
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James Stewart and Kim Novak seen here driving a Mark VIII in the Alfred Hitchcock film Vertigo (1958) PAGE 44
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Jaguar World January 2026 ◊ XK150S Unrestored: This already
rare XK150 3.8S FHC has had a fascinating life. Beautifully set up, it also drives as well as it looks.
◊ Buying the XJ6 Series I: The Series I
is regarded by many as the finest XJ of all, which partly explains today’s hefty asking prices – but what do you need to know before taking the plunge?
◊ XKR-S at 15: As the point when
The January 2026 edition of Jaguar World includes the following feature stories: ◊ X308 Vs Range Rover: In 1999 the mid-term facelift of the Range Rover P38a marked a shift in Land Rover’s thinking; with the model now firmly targeted as an on-road alternative to luxury saloons. But could it beat Britain’s best?
Jaguar stopped being a manufacturer of Grand Tourers and started making sports cars, the XKR-S is an important car. To mark the 15th anniversary of its debut, we’re looking at the car’s history.
◊ Workshop Rescue Remedies: We test
a range of six compact rechargeable devices that can jump-start an engine with a flat battery, pump up the tyres, provide illumination and recharge a mobile phone.
◊ Early XJ40: Despite a traditional
image, Jaguar hasn’t always looked to its past. In the shadow of what might be its most dramatic shift yet, we look back at the last time Jaguar got brave. The first in a series of features celebrating the XJ40 at 40
◊ Low Mileage XJ-S HE: Not only is this
1982 XJ-S an early example of the H.E. model but, due to covering a mere 15,000 miles, it is in a remarkably clean and original condition. This is the closest you'll get to a new HE.
◊ Finishing Lines: MkVII Wins Monte
Carlo Rally, January 1956. Despite its weight and size, the Jaguar MkVII proved to be a remarkably capable rally car, achieving notable successes across Europe. Its crowning achievement came at the 1956 Monte Carlo Rally, when Ulsterman Ronnie Adams guided the large saloon to victory, showcasing both his driving skill and the car’s robustness in some of the harshest rally conditions.
◊ Understanding Diagnostics: It may appear to be a dark art, but are fault codes and the electronic sensors on a Jaguar as confusing as they appear to be? We ask a diagnostics expert to explain all.
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Jaguar History - On this Day in January Jimmy Stewart (Jackie Stewart’s brother), died 3rd January 2008.
Jimmy Stewart was one of Britain's most talented racing drivers, even though he did not remain in the sport long enough for his ultimate potential to be realised, his performances on the track — particularly in Jaguars for the Ecurie Ecosse racing team — were more than enough to establish his reputation. He was born in 1931 and worked in his fathers (Bob Stewart) Jaguar dealership. The business was doing well enough for Bob to buy his 21 year-old son a C-Type Jaguar (KSF 181, XKC 041) in 1953, after he had shown promise sprinting an MG TC. Stewart and the C-type were quickly absorbed into the Ecurie Ecosse team by its canny patron David Murray. Jimmy progressed to the D-Type, and was paid the remarkable compliment of being recruited by Lofty England for the Jaguar works team after a November 1954 test at Silverstone. The invitation "was one of the greatest thrills in my life," he said. But it was a bad accident in a D-Type at the Nürburgring that persuaded Jimmy
to leave motor racing altogether, chiefly in deference to his mother’s wishes. The decision robbed him of the chance to partner Mike Hawthorn at Le Mans in 1955, and he later regretted it and stated that when he looked back, he thinks it was wrong to be so influenced by the family.
In the late 1990s, Jimmy became an alcoholic and Sir Jackie paid for him to attend a Clinic in Glasgow, and when he heard that his brother had been taken seriously ill, he cut short a holiday, flew back, and stayed with Jimmy until he died on 3 January 2008.
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1953 Jimmy Stewart at St. Mary’s with his Ecurie Ecosse Jaguar C-Type, which he shared with Bob Dickson, in the Goodwood Nine Hours race, earning a fourth-place finish. Photo courtesy of: THE KLEMANTASKI COLLECTION
Fashion model Birgitte Caroline "Nena" von Schlebrügge was born 8 January 1941. Nena is know for a famous photo taken by Norman Parkinson, who was a celebrated British fashion and portrait photographer. Parkinson left the more posed studio setting to take outdoor shots that were more dynamic and carefree than his contemporaries. In 2011 this 1961 Gelatin Silver Print (1/25) of a Jaguar XK120, dogs, Nena and handbag titled “Nena, Florence” sold for £5,250. Nena started her high-fashion modelling career in London in 1957 and continued in New York City in 1958 at the Ford Modeling Agency. In New York, she worked at Vogue and Harper's Bazaar. After marrying the Buddhist scholar Robert Thurman she adopted the name Nena Thurman. The actress Uma Thurman is their daughter. (Note the likeness). PAGE 46
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Jaguar History - On this Day in January
On 22 January 1959 Mike Hawthorn, who raced for Jaguar and was the first British Grand Prix champion, was killed while driving on the Guildford bypass.
He became the United Kingdom’s first Formula One World Champion driver in 1958, whereupon he announced his retirement,
While the circumstances of the accident are well documented, the precise cause remains unknown
Mike Hawthorn lead the Jaguar Works Team for the 1955-56 season. In 1955 Mike won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in D-type 774 RW, but was haunted by his involvement in the disastrous crash that killed over 80 spectators.
On 22 January 1959, only three months into his retirement, Hawthorn died from fatal head injuries in a car accident while driving his comprehensively modified 1958 Jaguar 3.4-litre saloon VDU 881 to London.
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Though he had a short career from first race to World Champion in six seasons and died young, Mike Hawthorn is still remembered as one of the greatest racing drivers of all time.
On 20 January 1971 during filming at MIRA the XJ13 suffered an accidental tyre deflation at more than 150 mph and rolled several times severely damaging the car. Jaguar test driver Norman Dewis fortunately escaped unhurt. PAGE 47
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Jaguar History - On this Day in January In 1927, an Austin Seven chassis was obtained by Sir William Lyons through a dealer in Bolton, and in May of that year, the first Swallow Sidecar motor car was produced. The plan was to fit the car with a detachable folding hard top, but this proved to be impractical, and the cycle-type wings of the first car also had to be changed to ordinary flowing wings. On 18 January 1928, Herbert ‘Bertie’ Henly and his business partner Frank Hough of Henlys in London, signed an agreement with William Lyons for no less than 500 Austin Seven Swallows – at the rate of twenty-five per week. However, the maximum number that could be built in the Blackpool factory was fourteen cars per week. The consequence was that Lyons decided to move his company to new premises in Coventry, in the heartland of the motor industry, and the move took place in November 1928. The rest is history.
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On the 7th of January 2007, the C-XF concept Jaguar was unveiled at the hundredth anniversary of the 2007 Detroit International Auto Show. The C-XF project (and subsequent XF) was led by Jaguar DirWector of Design Ian Callum and Head of Advanced Design Julian Thomson. It featured a 4.2-litre supercharged V8 engine, a 6-speed automatic transmission with Jaguar Sequential Shift, single slimwedged headlamps (as opposed to the twin-lamp motif seen on past Jaguars), performance themed interior, JaguarDrive Selector and a Dual View screen. The C-XF’s design team reportedly took inspiration from some of Lyons’ greatest cars, including the 1950 Mark VII and 1959 Mark 2 saloons. The concept C-XF was awarded 2007 "North American Production Preview Vehicle of the Year " award. The production version of the XF was announced later in the year at the 2007 Frankfurt Motor Show.
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On 15 January 1964, Harry Mundy joined Jaguar as Chief Development Engineer, where, with William Heynes, they developed the Jaguar V12 engine. Harry Mundy (1915–1988) was a British car engine designer. After World War II he moved to British Racing Motors (BRM) in 1946 as head of the design office, being involved in the design of the BRM V16 Formula One engine, before moving on again in 1950 to Coventry Climax engines as chief designer working on the FWA engine. His career took a change and he moved into journalism becoming Technical Editor of The Autocar magazine in 1955, but while there he also worked on the design of the Ford based twin-cam engine for Lotus. Following Jaguar's purchase of Coventry Climax in 1963, his friend and former work colleague Walter Hassan persuaded Mundy to return to engineering.
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Harry Mundy went on to develop the “Advanced Jaguar Six-Cylinder” or “AJ6” engine before his retirement in 1980, after which he still did some consultancy work.
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Jaguar History - On this Day in January
On the 10th of January 2009, the new XKR & XFR were launched at the Detroit Motor Show. (Jaguar Managing Director Mike O'Driscoll).
On the 10th of January 2011, U.S. citizen Walter Clay Hill II, died at the age of 91. Walter was a test pilot who became especially enthused by Jaguar after watching Mike Hawthorn race the D-type at Sebring in 1957, and from the 1970s to the 1990s he built up, unintentionally, he claimed, one of the greatest single-marque car collections the world has ever seen, involving important sports and sports-racing Jaguars. At one point he owned more than 30 very special Jaguars. Some of the cars included the 2nd built S.S. 90; four XK120’s including chassis no. 1, the earliest surviving XK 120; a C-Type; Walter Hansgen D-Type, chassis XKD 529; XK-SS (x2); lowdrag E-type (EC 1001, ex-Dick Protheroe) and Group 44 XJR-5 (x2). He also had two original factory quad cam V12 engines, and had one fitted to a replica XJ13. All cars were kept in a building located on a private airfield in Florida. Bruce Weiner, an entrepreneur and collector bought the entire collection from Walter and sold everything over an 18-month period for a huge profit. Walter was a great friend to Jaguar and would often loan one or more of his cars for an official Jaguar launch or function, and would also willingly bring them large distances to Jaguar club events. He was a lifetime member of the Jaguar Club of Florida, and his enthusiasm for his cars, and the generous way he shared them, was long remembered.
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On the 13th of January 1954, Jaguar announced the availability of a Laycock de Normanville overdrive for the Mark VII. The overdrive unit was invented in 1948 by Edgar de Normanville, an engineer and inventor. He designed a geared twospeed overdrive unit, which was built by Laycock Engineering in Sheffield. To accommodate the overdrive, a rear axle with 4.55:1 ratio was fitted, giving an overall ratio in overdrive of 3.538:1.
A speed of 100 mph in overdrive represented 4,292 rpm, as against 5,520 rpm on the non-overdrive Mk VII. An estimated 3.5 million units were built
Walter Hill in 670001, the earliest surviving XK120 (Photo: Karen Miller)
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over a 40-year period and saw service on a variety of cars of the 1950s, ’60s, and ’70s.
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Technical Q&A The following Q&A questions are from readers of Jaguar World and may be relevant to club members cars.
X300 XJR - Box of Tricks
Problem: As the GM automatic transmission warms up, the gear changes start to become violent. This isn't so obvious when under power and it doesn't happen at every change. Also, when braking (mainly on motorways) the 'box will change down from fourth to third, even if you just tap the pedal, but as soon as you accelerate again there is a pause and the 'box changes back up to fourth. I've had the 'box inspected by a specialist who performed a diagnostic check and service. They found no faults and no debris in the pan, the only issue being a low oil level (but no signs of a leak). What can I do next, as the issue really spoils the driving pleasure? xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Oil level can have a significant effect on the operation of this gearbox which also requires regular servicing — that is an oil and filter change every 30,000 miles.
Key Problem with X300
I recently parked my 3.2 litre X300 in the drive and left it for a week as I have done many times before. When I returned, I pressed the key fob to find nothing happened other than the headlights coming on for about 20 seconds. The same thing happened with both spare fobs, all of which have good batteries. Using the key the central locking works as it should, but when a door is opened the interior lights do not come on. Then, with the key turned in the ignition, the warning lights all come on but the engine will not crank. All of the fuses have been checked, the inertia switch has not tripped and a new battery has been fitted. Can you suggest anything further to try?
The low level you mention may be due to minor seepage over a long period or incorrect filling the last time it was serviced. If the problem persists try a service before delving any deeper, and remember, changes will be a lot sharper in Sport mode.
X-Type Wiper Worry
Unfortunately, one of the nuts securing the wiper arm on my X-TYPE seems to have been over-tightened and the arm seems to be stuck solid with rust and is not about to move which means I can't gain access to change the pollen filter. I've been told that the spindle is all part of the wiper motor/linkage and not available separately. Do you know whether it might be possible, after undoing the trim retaining clips under the arms, to create enough space to reach underneath to get to the filter. Alternatively, if I was able to obtain a used motor/linkage from a wrecker (even if the motor itself didn't work), is it possible to remove the linkage from the motor? xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Unfortunately, the wiper motor and spindles are only available as a complete unit, and like most modern components, it's not designed to be easily dismantled. Fortunately, they seem to be quite robust and so sourcing a second-hand one from a wrecker shouldn't be too difficult. By the way, several tool companies actually make a small puller specifically designed for removing wiper arms without damaging the spindle. PAGE 50
The fact that both the alarm fob and key are causing trouble precludes a specific fault with either. We would then suspect the alarm module itself as that is where both eventually cross paths. On an X300 the module can be either in the fuse/relay box adjacent to the battery in the boot, or in the boot itself, behind one of the side trims. As most alarm related work on an X300 requires a degree of reprogramming with the right equipment, we would have to suggest turning to a local specialist for help.
S-Type Handbrake Cover My 2001 S-Type (4.0 Litre) has a worn hand-brake cover (gaiter). I have purchased a new one from Jaguar but would appreciate some assistance with the correct procedure regarding its fitting. Is it quite straightforward or is it a case of the car being built around the gaiter! xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx You have to be quite forceful, but the basic procedure is to put the car in neutral, apply the hand-brake, and then just pull the whole assembly straight up until the clips release. The gaiter can then be replaced before pushing the console back down into place.
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Technical Q&A XK8 Whirring Noise?
I purchased a 2000 XK8 Coupe (8,000 miles). I am concerned about a droning/whining noise that sets in at about 30mph and seems more pronounced on certain road surfaces. The car is fitted with Detroit wheels (pictured) and Pirelli tyres. The wheel bearings have been checked by a specialist who also checked the differential; all components being pronounced serviceable. Tyre noise was put forward as a possible explanation. Yet I still can't help thinking that the noise is bearing related in some way as the frequency seems to be in sync with something rotating
XJ-S V12 Coolant I am the owner of a 1992 XJS V12. The car has done 34,000km. According to your magazine, my radiator coolant should have been changed by now, but the coolant looks new, if that is any indicator. The problem is that Jaguar seems to have dispensed with the drain tap, so was it their intention not to have the coolant changed? The bottom hose could be removed, but was this what was intended? Its removal and replacement will not be easy and it will be difficult to avoid a "shower". xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Coolants effectiveness in the areas of corrosion and frost protection degrade with time. You are indeed correct; Jaguar discontinued the drain tap in the late 1970s. The replacement plug itself was short lived, to be superseded by the 'bottom hose' method. With care, it is possible to remove the hose in a controlled fashion and avoid the moist shoe syndrome. Remember to ensure the heater valve is open and maybe jack up the rear of the car to achieve full draining. Flushing by inserting a garden hose in the filler cross rail is also desirable.
We still wouldn't rule out a wheel bearing problem as they are a notorious weak point on all V8 XJ and XK cars. The problem is that they can feel reasonably tight until the moment when they let go completely. Part of the problem might be improperly fitted bearing retaining clips, which should be aligned with the slot to the bottom, otherwise any moisture will not drain away and corrosion can result. That said, there is also a strong case to be made for tyre noise, especially with the combination of big wheels and Pirelli tyres. Would it be possible for your specialist to try the car on standard 17 or 18 inch wheels in order to prove the case one way or the other?
Alternatively, if you intend to replace the bottom hose, you can cut an old piece of brake pipe at an oblique angle to form a sharp point like a syringe needle and stab the bottom hose and direct the coolant flow into a receptacle — allow a little time by this method!
X308 Spark Plug Torque
Regarding my 2000 model Vanden Plas (XJ8), when replacing spark plugs, is there a torque value that should be followed when tightening the plugs? xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx The V8 engine uses conventional spark plugs incorporating a sealing washer, and the specified torque is 28Nm, but it is quite acceptable to simply tighten by hand until snug, then tension a further 1/45/8 of a turn. For taper seat plugs, such as fitted to the HE V12, only tension a further 1/16 of a turn. Remember, new plugs will always tighten further from initial contact of the washer than used ones as the washer itself is designed to compress slightly. PAGE 51
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Technical Q&A X-Type Door Mirror
A few weeks ago, a local delivery driver accidently knocked the door mirror off from the passenger side of my X-TYPE. I managed to reinsert the mirror glass (which fortunately hadn't broken) and clipped the plastic cover back into place on the back of the unit. Unfortunately, I haven't got the mirror glass into the housing properly, but find that I can't get the back of the mirror housing off to allow me to refix the glass. It shouldn't be too hard for me to fix myself, but I can't figure out how to get the back cover off the mirror unit. Can you help? xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx In fact, it is not necessary to detach the plastic cover to remove/replace the mirror glass. This is one of those jobs that is easy to do when you've done it before! However, it is deceptively easy to break the glass, so it may be wise to get a specialist to do it for you. It is very quick, so the charge should be minimal. Should you wish to attempt it, remove the glass by motoring the mirror inwards so the outer edge is exposed — grip this edge and pull firmly outwards, then pull towards the rear of the car. The glass should then be in your hand, and still in one piece. To replace, hook the mirror inner fixing to the motor carrier flange, pull firmly outwards against the spring pressure whilst pushing the mirror towards the front of the car. It should then clip into the correct position.
S-Type Parking Sensor
I own a 2005 S-Type 2.7D sport. Can you tell me why my parking sensors only seem to work when the sun is out? When it is cloudy they do not work, so it appears the sun seems to have an effect on them. They don't work at night either! xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx It is possible that the apparent 'heat affected' nature of the problem points to failing sensors — the warmth may improve their performance to a level acceptable to the control module. It is worth having the fault codes analysed to indicate which sensor(s) is/are faulty.
XKR (X100) Cooling Fan
I have an annoying problem with the radiator cooling fans on my 1999 XKR convertible. It has 103,000 miles on the clock and runs very well, but the driver’s side cooling fan keeps cutting in at high speed and is noisy. The engine temperature indicator on the dash always shows midscale normal. I have had the cylinder cooling water radiator flushed on the water side and air blasted on the air side to clean it. I have replaced the thermostat and the water temperature sensor. A quick check of the water pump by observing the flow in the header tank reveals that it appears to be OK. I know that the fan is initiated by high water temperature, and high pressure in the air conditioning condenser. The air conditioning appears to work perfectly well. Before replacing the condenser pressure sensor, or replacing the water pump, is there any record of this problem with other XKRs of 1999 vintage? xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Various thoughts occur. Firstly, by design, the water temperature gauge indicates mid-scale until the engine reaches a potentially damaging temperature, at which point the needle will move to full scale and the overheat warning light illuminates. Therefore, to establish the actual running figure, something like an infrared handheld thermometer must be employed. These are relatively cheap to buy. The fan control module should connect both fans in series for low-speed operation (quiet) switching to parallel as temperature rises, giving full speed operation (relatively noisy), again on both fans. This usually only occurs in hot weather. As you appear to have only one fan working at high speed the control module is the likely suspect, but before changing it first check the two individual highand low-speed fuses. A faulty motor can be eliminated by disconnecting and powering straight from a battery. Finally, a continuity check should be carried out on the wiring to look for hidden faults.
X308 Airbag Issue
On a 1997 XJ 3.2 Sport, what would cause the airbag light to stay illuminated once the engine has started, and sometimes bring up the word AIRBAG in place of the odometer? The car has sat unused for about six months, and the local Jaguar garage can't seem to find the problem. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx The only way to diagnose ABS faults on these cars is with the correct software, either Jaguar's own, or an aftermarket system. Two possible faults are a damaged cassette within the steering wheel, or possibly a blown in line fuse if the car was jump-started. PAGE 52
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Technical Q&A XJ-S ABS?
I have a 1989 3.6 XJ-S which has been off the road for the last 10 years. Can you tell me if this vehicle has ABS as standard, or was it an optional extra? My vehicle's wiring harness ends at the connection for ABS, and it has no ABS sensors. However, I have been told that it has an ABS ECU in the boot (it is silver and sits on the passenger side). I am concerned because the car came to me after the previous owner had tried to repair it and I am not entirely sure what he has been messed with. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx The ECU that is in the boot should have the letters ATE cast into the housing. This is for the ABS. The engine ECU is mounted within the cabin below the front passenger toe-board. It would appear, then, that your car has been converted back to standard brakes, probably as a result of either accident damage or a fault that proved too expensive or complex to repair economically. As long as the correct pre-ABS master cylinder and vacuum booster (ABS cars pressurise the fluid itself, the pedal acting more like a valve) have been fitted, and the pipe work connected up correctly, then all should work OK as the calipers and discs fitted to ABS cars are the same as for non-ABS.
S-Type Seat Rake Adjust
I own a 2005 4.2 V8 S-Type, which I bought new. My only grouch with the car is that I wish I had specified the front passenger seat to have the full electric adjustment that the driver's seat has. Although the passenger seat adjustment is electric, it doesn't have the seat squab tilt. This means that the squab is very flat and gives no support to the legs. I wondered if someone sells a bracket which could be fitted to tilt the front of the squab up slightly as a permanent adjustment. Have you heard of such a modification please? xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx We are unaware of any supplier of brackets to achieve your desired effect — however, such a product is hardly necessary as the additional tilt adjustment can be simply affected by interposing spacer washers between the floor pan and the front end of the seat runners. Remove the E Torx 12 'star drive' fastenings from the front positions and loosen the rears. Up to 15mm of additional spacing is then possible with the original bolts — any more will require longer replacements (the thread is M10 x 1.5mm pitch) — remember to retighten the rear bolts when the ideal angle has been obtained.
As long as none of the looms have been cut or damaged, it should theoretically be possible to reinstall the missing components, sourcing replacements from a wrecked car, though this may even include the front and rear hub assemblies if they have been swapped for ones without trigger wheels and mounting brackets for the sensors.
Feeling XKR tension
I am looking at buying a 4.2 XKR, one of the first to use the 4.2 400bhp engine. A fellow Jaguar enthusiast mentioned that there has been an historic problem with timing chain tensioners that I should be aware of. He had to get them replaced on his 3.2 V8 XJ, but thinks the problem was rectified on newer cars. The car I am buying has 85,000 miles and a full Jaguar service history. Is this likely to be a problem?
X308 Bumper Woes
What steps are required to remove the rear bumper moulding on an X308? xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx The back bumper is easy to remove, just undo the two 19mm bolts accessed from underneath, then slide the assembly back, disengaging the forward ends from the wheel arch liners as it goes.
All 4.2 Litre cars have the later aluminium cased tensioners that (so far) have proved reliable, unlike the two earlier plastic versions that had a nasty habit of falling apart. Your engine will also have the much stronger Morse chain with revised cam and crankshaft sprockets to suit. PAGE 53
If the car is fitted with reverse park sensors these will also have to be unplugged. When refitting, the bumper height can be adjusted by screwing the sleeve within the mounting bracket up or down. In damp climates the aluminium mounting brackets corrode quite badly and often need replacing.
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JDCSA Classified Adverts (1/3) Adverts are free for a three month period (and then removed if not sold before hand). 2011 XF Luxury
232,000 kms, reversing camera, 4 new tyres, all books Air conditioning regassed ready for summer 2 x keys, paddle shift, lambs wool seat covers
PRICE: $14,000 ONO Contact - Louise McNamara - 0423 783 248
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FOR SALE: 2011 XJ X351
Twin- Turbo Six Cylinder Diesel. 5.3 litres/100km - 76,000 km
PRICE: $44,995 (cost $225,000 new) Please Contact Richard Cotton 0412354492
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JDCSA Classified Adverts (2/3) WANTED TO BUY S-TYPE ( 2000- 2008) I am looking for an excellent example of a late model car. I would appreciate details/photos of cars that club members might consider selling.
FOR SALE JAGUAR MODEL COLLECTION 1.
The offering is one lot – consisting of all the models and the display case.
2.
The models are a variety of brands.
3.
The larger models are 1:18.
4.
All reasonable offers considered.
5.
Buyer to pick up (Hove) after payment.
Please Contact - Barry: 0438 848 052 or Email: bmpears@icloud.com
FOR SALE: 1950 3.5 Litre MARK V SALOON Regency Red with Silver side panels
PRICE: $34,600 Please Contact - Doug MacLean
For More Info Ring
0433484859
Mel Tickle 0477 711 598
FOR SALE: 1956 2.4 Litre Mark I
FOR SALE: 2011 Jaguar XF Stratus Grey Metallic with cream leather. 3.0 litre twin turbo diesel. 191000 kms. Exc. Condition.
Has had over $25,000 spent on the car since 2014. Has disc brakes, twin S.U.s and a B type head, to improve performance and drivability. Also rewiring, extensive rust repairs and a lot more an article in July 2022 in classic marque covers it. Many receipts and history included in sizable file.
PRICE: $28,000 Contact Ring Richard Chuck: 0408 313 848
RELUCTANT SALE. $12,500 Contact Peter Drake – 0432763701
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JDCSA Classified Adverts (3/3) ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊
FOR SALE: 1985 XJ6 Series 3 Sovereign
Owned for 10 years, third owner. Low milage - exterior, interior, woodwork excellent. Maintained undercover. Fitted with sunroof and tow bar. Mechanically very good. Automatic, air-conditioning, cruise control etc all works well. ◊ Lovely car but selling because, although engine runs, it has a broken head bolt that needs repair or possible rebuild. ◊ Has original tool kit and books. ◊ Car located in Loxton.
FOR SALE: 1979 JAGUAR XJ-S
Has had cooling system done. 62,000 kms. Requires an injector due to a fuel leak.
PRICE: $14,000 Please Contact Charles Munro 0499 974 662
PRICE: Accept Reasonable Offers Please Contact Anthony Chilton 0417 572 196 or 08 8584 1243
FOR SALE: MK II TOOLKIT. Fully complete including Jaguar 4” adjustable.
PRICE: $1,200 Please Contact - Tim White 0419 809 021
BOOK FOR SALE: "The Jaguar XK in Australia" by John Elmgreen and Terry McGrath Number 949 of 1000. The book is in very good condition.
Asking $1,000 Contact Terry Rayner 0412396087 PAGE 56
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Advert: Rotary Campbelltown - Classics in the Park
https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1442825
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JDCSA - Club Library
Have you seen our new Web based Club Library? Members can now order library books, videos and magazines from this extensive range by visiting the Club Web Page, selecting an item you wish to borrow and Tom, our Librarian will arrange delivery to next Monthly Club Meeting. Returns can be handled the same way. Visit the Library NOW!
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Happy New Year
CLASSIC MARQUE
Classic Marque is the official magazine of the Jaguar Drivers Club of South Australia (JDCSA). The opinions and views expressed in published articles are wholly those of the respective authors, and are not necessarily those of Jaguar, the Editor, the Club, or its members. Advertisers and sponsors who place advertisements in the magazine do so because they value their association with the JDCSA. Placement of these advertisements should not necessarily be taken to mean the Club endorses the services offered.
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December Christmas Dinner Meeting Ninety-two (92) members attended our Christmas Dinner Meeting on Tuesday 2nd December at The Junction, Camden Park. This was a social night with only essential reports and notices given. The dinner consisted of two courses with alternate drop roast turkey and cranberry sauce or roast pork and apple sauce, both served with roast seasonal vegetables, cauliflower and cheese, peas and gravy. Dessert was Christmas pudding, custard, and ice cream with a cherry on top. Following dinner, we played a few games of "Christmas Bingo" and were then joined by a group of around 40 singers from “Vocalize Choir” who entertained us with carol singing with members joining in. Altogether a most enjoyable fun evening. Editor
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JDCSA - Club Directory 2025/2026 Club Postal Address: PO Box 6020, Halifax Street, Adelaide SA 5000 Club Web Site / Email Web: www.jdcsa.com.au Email: hello@jdcsa.tidymail.co
Monthly Meetings: 1st Tuesday of the month (Feb - Dec) 7.30pm at “The Junction”, 470 Anzac Highway, Camden Park. (Near the Morphettville Racecourse). Members can choose to have a meal from 6.00pm prior to the meeting.
Your Committee President: Moira Lugg Mobile: 0407 727 459 president@jdcsa.tidymail.co
Secretary Suzanne Jarvis Mobile: 0478 717 775 secretary@jdcsa.tidymail.co
Vice President: Tim White Mobile: 0419 809 021 vicepresident@jdcsa.tidymail.co
Committee Member: Peter Holland Phone: 0408 810 884 pholland@senet.com.au
Membership Secretary: Daphne Charman Phone: (08) 8248 4111 Mobile: 0404 999 200 membership@jdcsa.tidymail.co
Treasurer: Peter Thomas Mobile: 0438 861 922 treasurer@jdcsa.tidymail.co
Register Secretaries/Committee Members SS, Mk IV, & Mk V - Meet TBA Graham Franklin: (0490 074 671 E: ssregister@jdcsa.tidymail.co XK & MK 7, 8, 9 - Meet TBA Steve Weeks: 0414 952 416 E: xk789register@jdcsa.tidymail.co Mk 1, 2, S Type, 420 (Compact) Meet TBA Phil Prior: 0402 670 654. E: compactregister@jdcsa.tidymail.co
XJ, 420G, & MK X Meet 2nd Wednesday of each month. Bob Charman: 0421 482 007 E: xjregister@jdcsa.tidymail.co
Multi-Valve - Meet 4th Thursday of the odd Calendar month. Peter Buck: 0421 061 883 E: multivalveregister@jdcsa.tidymail.co
E, F & GT Meet 3rd Thursday every 2nd month. Bruce Davis: 0400 872 438 E: efgtregister@jdcsa.tidymail.co
Jaguar Ladies Register: Meet 3rd Thursday every 2nd month. Tricia Clarke: 0422 128 066 jaguarladiesregister@jdcsa.tidymail.co
Club Services/Club Representatives Editor/Events Coordinator: Graham Franklin Mobile: 0490 074 671 Email: editor@jdcsa.tidymail.co Librarian: Tom Brindle. Phone (08) 8387 0051. E: librarian@ jdcsa.tidymail.co Marque Sports Car Association (MSCA): Club Representative: Barry Kitts: 0412 114 109 All British Day: Club Representative: Fred Butcher: 0428 272 863 Federation of Historic Motoring Clubs (FHMCSA): Club Representative: David Burton Mobile: 0417 566 225
Technical Officer: Geoff Mockford Phone: (08) 8332 3366 Mobile: 0438 768 770
Logbook Compliance Officer: • Tim White - Phone: 0419 809 021. E: logbookofficer@jdcsa.tidymail.co
Public Officer: Steve Weeks Mobile: 0414 952 416. E: publicofficer.@jdcsa.tidymail.co
To obtain MR334 Application Forms • Geoff Mockford: 0438 768 770 • Evan Spartalis: 0408 827 919 • Roger Adamson: 0421 052 518 • Tim White: 0419 809 021
Archives: Peter Holland, Dave Burton, Graham Franklin Email: hello@jdcsa.tidymail.co TidyHQ Administrator: Tim White. Mobile: 0419 809 021. E: thqadmin@ jdcsa.tidymail.co Web Master: Phil Prior/Tim White Phil Prior. Mobile: 0402 670 654. Tim White. Mobile: 0419 809 021. webmanager@jdcsa.tidymail.co
To Renew or Obtain a Logbook • Tim White: 0419 809 021 • David Burton: 0417 566 225 • Philip Prior: 0402 670 654 • Peter Holland: 0408 810 884 • Peter Buck: 0421 061 883 • Steve Weeks: 0414 952 416 • Roger Adamson: 0421 052518 • Graham Franklin: 0490 074 671 • Bruce Davis: 0400 872 438
CELEBRATING 75 YEARS OF THE MARK VII (1950-2025)
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