“Who painted this D-Type red?” was my thought when I first laid eyes on this legendary machine. Most of the...
Introduction The Jaguar C-type holds profound significance in automotive history, epitomizing the golden age of sports car racing in the...
The 275 GTB occupies a very rarified space in the pantheon of Ferrari road car history. It sits at an important nexus where Ferrari road cars were evolving, becoming more sophisticated, no longer just racecars turned out for the street. Old techniques were giving way to new adaptations of racing-proven...
Like most German industrial companies, World War II left much of Mercedes-Benz’s Stuttgart factory in ruins. However, with time Mercedes...
David Brabham drove the Jaguar XJR-14 sportscar, which he raced four times in the 1991 World Sportscar Championship, for a...
Jump on board a marvelous Jaguar XJR-12 Group C monster during a qualifying session of the Group C Racing series at Circuit Paul Ricard!...
Jaguar’s rich motorsports legacy has ignited growing interest among collectors and enthusiasts for its vintage models. The 1991 Jaguar XJR-15,...
McLaren CEO Zak Brown leads a hectic life, overseeing McLaren’s racing teams. Yet, amidst his busy schedule, he finds time...
A world-famous image of music legend Jimi Hendrix by music photographer Gered Mankowitz on the bonnet of a classic E-Type, has enthralled crowds at the start of Concours on Savile Row on May 24. The image which was taken by Gered in 1967 is part of a larger design which...
The Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust has announced a major innovation in the world of industrial heritage. Working with Andrew Nahum,...
This is the Group 44 Jaguar XJS that won the Trans-Am Category 1 Drivers’ and Manufacturers’ Championship in 1978, racing...
In 1988, Jaguar won the 24 Hours of Le Mans with an entry of five XJR-9 cars. The winning car, driven by Jan Lammers, Johnny Dumfries and Andy Wallace, completed 394 laps and covered a distance of 3313 (5332.79km). This followed Jaguar’s earlier victory at Le Mans when the the...
As Jagaur’s first production supercar, the XJ220 was a bold step for the British company. Looking at the company’s history,...
This XJR-5 epitomizes everything that is best about American racing design, construction and preparation combined with the best of British...
Built for a new series called the Intercontinental Challenge, the XJR-15 was a limited-production supercar built by Jaguar Sport, a partnership of Jaguar and TWR. The design was loosely based off the XJR Group-C cars which TWR manufactured for Jaguar. Thus, it retained the XJR-8’s 6-liter engine and basic chassis...
The Jaguar XK120 was the fastest production car in the world when it was first released in 1948, with a...
The Jaguar XK120 was the fastest production car in the world when it was first released in 1949, with a...
With its French curves, 120 mph performance and a price tag of £988, the XK120 was Jaguar’s most important roadster. In 1948 it set a new standard of post-war performance which progressed into a comprehensive motor sports campaign and won the 24 Hours of Le Mans five times in seven...
I have been making the trip up to Vermont to watch the Mt. Equinox Hillclimb for many years… and getting...
Car manufacturers have traditionally favored mid-engine or rear-engine layouts when designing performance vehicles. The logic is that such engine positioning...
The British automaker that would become Jaguar took a bold step in 1935 with the introduction of its first sports car, the SS-90 prototype. The curvaceous roadster with its gleaming chrome grille, sweeping fenders and distinctively sloping rear deck, was greeted with excitement by the motoring press and public. The...
Sublime sports cars and saloons will be cruising into the grounds of the National Motor Museum on Sunday June 26thfor...
Denise McCluggage is set for induction into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (MSHFA) next week and a classic...
Motor Racing Legends has announced that the Jaguar Classic Challenge will feature as one of the principal support races to this year’s Le Mans Classic on the weekend of June 30th – July 3rd. The race – a partnership between Motor Racing Legends and Peter Auto (promoters of the Le...
There are many distinguishing features of Jaguar’s big cat XKE. Disc brakes, rack-and-pinion steering and independent front and rear suspension,...
The Velocity Invitational is a festival of food, wine, luxury, and motorsports. Formerly known as the Sonoma Speed Festival, they...
The three original Jaguar E-Type launch cars which revolutionised the automotive industry when it debuted in Switzerland in 1961, have been reunited for the first time at the home of their maker, Sir William Lyons, in a celebration of the car’s 60th anniversary. Combining Sir William Lyon’s ideal of svelte...
The Silverstone Auctions flagship sale is almost upon us, on July 31 (Saturday) to August 1 (Sunday). They also have...
Welsh Enterprises, one of the leading specialists in Jaguar parts for over 56 years, has unearthed a very rare, C-Type...
James Garner Gordon Johncock Adrian Newey Rick Mears 2 The Tony Southgate designed TWR Jaguar XJR-5 is tested for the first time, at Snetterton, England (1985). 3 Kurt Ahrens Sr. drives a Cooper to victory in the Halle-Saale-Scheife Formula II race in East Germany (1955). Become a Member & Get...
