Jaguar’s royal flush
This gorgeous sports car is cared for by the Jaguar Daimler heritage Trust, based at Gaydon, Warks, with more than 140 cars in the collection on display ( jaguarheritage.com). Registered on February 24, 1961, the 150 mph 3.8 litre ‘ straight- six’ cylinder series 1 open two-seater was one of two E-Types used to give demonstration drives at the Geneva Motor show, where the car caused a sensation at launch.
Pippa’s E-Type, reg no 77 RW, is owned by Michael Kilgannon, who put it on permanent loan to the Trust, which notes on its website: ‘The E-Type attracted many celebrity and VIP owners, from the world of motor racing and showbusiness, as well as Royalty.’
‘Two Jags’ Pippa arrived at her wedding with her father Michael in the open-top 1951 Jaguar Mk V drophead coupe. Also on duty was a vintage Mk IX Jaguar transporting Prince George and Princess Charlotte.
JAGUAR is launching its fastest ‘ road legal’ car, an XE Project 8 created by its special vehicle operations division, powered by a 600 bhp 5-litre V8 and limited to 300 units. it comes as Jaguar Land Rover chief executive Dr Ralf speth won the top honour in Autocar’s motor industry Oscars for transforming the company with awardwinning cars.
A BIG shake-up at Ford will have huge implications for motorists by accelerating the drive towards electric selfdriving cars, robotics and artificial intelligence.
Ford has ditched global chief executive Mark Fields and replaced him with former office furniture boss Jim hackett — who heads the car giant’s driverless cars and mobility division.
it comes after Ford’s shares fell 40 per cent, leaving electric car firm Tesla being valued more than the traditional car maker.
THERE are exciting times ahead for british sports car maker Lotus, which, along with its Malaysian parent company Proton, has been snapped up by Chinese car-maker Geely. Geely already owns the UK’s London Taxi Company, building electric cars in Coventry, and sweden’s Volvo.