Jaguar Magazines

The Oct/Nov edition of Classic Jaguar includes the following feature stories: ◊ XK120 FHC Prototype: The magazine studies how the first FHC XK was created. The story involves Percy Dixon, a retired Adelaide aircraft engineer who commenced the restoration until his untimely death in 2013. ◊ Guyson E-Type: They tell the story of a special bodied E-Type. ◊ Modified S2 E-Type Coupe: They examine a Series 2 coupe that was modified 50 years ago. ◊ Project E-Type: Details/photos on how to fit air-conditioning to an E-Type. ◊ XK8 On Tour: The writer takes us on a journey over the Alps in an XK8. ◊ Storyline - William Walmsley: In 1921 he and Sir William Lyons became business partners building motorcycle sidecars and later SS Cars. ◊ A Limousine Road Trip: Is a Daimler

Limo the ideal vehicle to transverse

Canada and the Rockies? ◊ Inspecting a Series 3 XJ6: They meet the owner of a low milage Sovereign. ◊ Automobilia: They review the artwork of Fredrick Gordon Crosby, creator of the ‘Leaping Cat’ that would become one of the most universally recognised motoring symbols in the world. .

This XK120 FHC is an incredibly important and historic Jaguar being the the original 1951 Geneva Show car and the 2nd prototype LHD example produced. In 1994 it was in Adelaide under restoration until the death of owner Percy Dixon. Unfortunately, the car went to the UK in 2014.

Restoration proceeds in Adelaide

The October 2021 edition of Jaguar World includes the following feature stories: ◊ One Owner E-Type Series 3: In 1972 the owner bought a brand-new

E-Type Series 3 OTS in Pale Primrose, which he still owns. The owner shares his emotional five decades with the car, including the time it was crushed by a falling wall. ◊ Biography - Sir William Lyons: They look back at the remarkable life and career of Jaguar’s founder, Sir William

Lyons, to mark the 120th anniversary of his birth. ◊ Lyons’ Cars: Three of Sir William’s personal cars still survive. They delve into the history of his former 1961

Mk X, 1968 XJ6 Series 1 and 1975

XJ12 Series 2 ◊ XKR100 & XJR100: Jaguar introduced limited editions of its two supercharged models in 2001, marking the centenary of Lyons birth. Find out why, 20 years on, the XKR100 and XJR100 still remain highly desirable. ◊ X-Type VS Mondeo: Know what to say when critics accuse the X-Type of being a Ford Mondeo in drag. We establish what is genuine Jaguar and dismantle the myth by comparing a 2.5-litre V6 example of both. ◊ Early XJ40 3.6: Not only was the XJ40

Jaguar’s first new saloon since 1968, it was also the company’s first modern car. As such its 1986 press release in

Scotland was an important moment, but only one example from the event survives. We tell the story of this special car, the earliest-known XJ40. ◊ XK 150 FHC: In 2010 this 1957 XK 150 FHC was badly damaged after abuse in a banger race. Thankfully, a Jaguar enthusiast saved it from destruction and restored it to a beautiful usable example. .

Octane Magazine - (October 2021)

The October edition of Octane features the E-Type during its 60th Anniversary year. It includes the following feature stories: ◊ E-Type at 60: Octane celebrates by gathering and driving a handful of the earliest and most significant early survivors, four flat-four RHD examples. ◊ Geneva Reunion: The three cars that put the E-Type on the map 60 years ago - now they are together again. ◊ Top 20 E-Types: Greatest of all and why. ◊ E-Type Model Guide: Detail coverage of the Series 1 through to the Series 3. ◊ E-Type Buying Guide: What to look out for when shopping for one.

◊ Non-Jaguar articles include:

▪ Ligier JS2 - Driving France’s wildest road car. ▪ Bentley vs Lagonda: 1930’s gentleman’s cars with a unique link. ▪ Proyotype Lamborghini Pregunta:

Behind the wheel of Paris show car. Octane is a British car magazine, published monthly, and concentrating on classic and performance cars. .