Competing against an elite field of over 200 entrants, the stunning 1956 Jaguar D-Type was awarded “Best of Show” at...
Sydney pharmacist John Hallihan is the man who brought a rare D-Type to Australia, in very interesting circumstances. During the...
He crashed numerous cars and aeroplanes, did his best to drown an admiral, and his dog delayed a critical wartime convoy for four days by eating top secret naval documents. Yes, Duncan Hamilton was certainly a larger than life character, but was also one of Europe’s premier racing drivers of...
“Who painted this D-Type red?” was my thought when I first laid eyes on this legendary machine. Most of the...
At the end of June, a commercial tribunal, in Bologna, Italy, handed down a stunning decision that could have massive...
As a young boy James Mitchell shared his father’s hobby and passion for classic and historic cars. Always fascinated by history, his education took him on a very different journey as he studied and gained a degree in Theology at Edinburgh University. However, on a train journey home, reading a...
Jaguar has built its first “new” D-Type racing car in more than 60 years. A run of 25 cars will...
On March 11, 2018, the 23rd annual Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance will celebrate and honor the British icon that changed the world of sports cars forever. A full class of Jaguar XKEs will take to “The Amelia’s” field nearly six decades after the XKE’s glamorous public debut by Jaguar founder...
Stunning looks, capable performance and, today, an undisputed fixture in the automotive lexicon of excellence, the Jaguar D-Type has become...
Last weekend’s 20th annual Goodwood Revival once again celebrated motor racing history with its usual full slate of races despite...
Warm and windy weather welcomed a weekend of wings and wheels at the Flywheel Festival, Bicester Heritage, held at the former Second World War bomber station situated in Oxfordshire. Like a fine wine this event has matured with each and every edition, leaving the crowds of visitors eager to return...
Moved up a day to avoid impending storms on Sunday, the 22nd Annual Amelia Island Concours took place March 9-11...
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In early July, Aston Martin and Red Bull Racing made a dramatic debut of a new, jointly developed “Hypercar.” Dubbed...
One again it’s August and the classic and collector car auctions of Monterey Classic Car Week will soon be giving...
In late March, around the time of the New York Auto Show, Jaguar made the surprising announcement that it would be constructing nine XKSS “continuation cars” to replace or carry on the legacy of those lost in Jaguar’s famed factory fire of 1957. The announcement stated, “Now 59 years later,...
I worked for Jaguar from 1952 to 1986 as Chief Test and Development Engineer. Throughout that time I drove some...
This year marks a very special landmark for the Historic Sports Car Club, which opens its Golden Jubilee season with...
John Grant is the current Chairman of the British Racing Drivers Club, and since taking on that role has had to make many difficult and radical decisions to secure the future of Silverstone Racing Circuit—The Home of British Motor Racing. Some may ask who is John Grant and how is...
South Africa has a rich motor racing history, and during the 1930s a number of International Grands Prix were held...
Located in North Central Florida’s Marion County, Dunnellon is not a name often associated with sports car racing. The small,...
I’m always torn by this, and it rather dates me in a way, but I did start watching motor racing as a very small boy. I was around in the 1950s as a spectator primarily, although I had started commentating by the end of that decade. I vividly remember cars...
Jaguar and the Historic Sports Car Club (HSCC) have announced further details of the Jaguar Heritage Challenge race series, including...
My first open-wheeled car was a Lotus 22, in fact it was one of the cars used in the filming...
When the lights went out to start the 2013 Le Mans Legends race under rainy skies, Alex Buncombe’s pole-winning ’59 Lister Jaguar Costin slipped almost immediately into the lead and began edging away from the field. At the end of the 45-minute contest that ran as a preliminary for this...
A shooting star is an astronomical phenomenon which appears suddenly in the night sky, burns brightly for a few seconds...
My greatest racecar has to be the D-Type Jaguar. Of course, when I drove my greatest racecar it was fairly...
Devin in the Details Dear Casey, I would like to add a few things to my friend Mark Brinker’s article in your January 2013 edition. I have been associated with Bill Devin since 1954. We were good friends for his lifetime. At the insistence of his widow, I delivered the...
