Jims Jaguar Thread

[Rod Grimwood]

Jim it is Barbagallo, Babagallow is were the crooks swung from. And Wanaroo is what a ruster looks for when he has been in the outbacks too long and can not find a sheep.

[jamie]

All this dirty Ausi talk what abought the Jag Jamie

[jim short]

Rod nine and nine tenths out of ten

[Rod Grimwood]

Jamie, the mind boggles at what might have been if you had got your hands on one of those engines.

[markec]

From the book "cat out of the Bag" by Peter D Wilson Jaguar employee
at Browns Road Competition Dept from 1961 to 1966.
the 6th photo is of the 3 Briggs Cunningham cars for Le Mans 1963.

The list of the 12 official Lightweight E Types Original Owners.

#1 John Coombs,sold to Red Rose Motors 1964.
#2 Briggs Cunningham.
#3 kjell Qvale.Disappeared til the 1990's
#4 CT "Tommy" Atkins.sold to Roger Mac 1964
#5 Peter Lidner.crashed written off, remains held by race
organisers,released 17 years later rebuilt by Lynx on a spare
monocoque.
#6 Peter Lumsden.
#7 Briggs Cunningham, Le Mans 1963
#8 Briggs Cunningham, Le Mans 1963
#9 Peter Sutcliffe.
# 10 Bob Jane ( Brysons Australia), sold to York Museum Western
Australia, after 1966
# 11 Dick Wilkins for a road car.
# 12 Phil Scragg, for hillclimbs and sprints.

#13 Sir Robert Ropner, Steel monocoque,Alloy top, doors, bonnet and
bootlid, cast iron block, road car.
@14 Pierre Bardinon (France) LHD, Steel fixed head coupe, Alloy
bonnet,Alloy block, wet sump.

# 14 was esentually a prototype,steel monocoque, iron block, ran 2nd
in class 1962 Le Mans,4th overall for Briggs Cunningham.

Lynx aquired all the spare Lightweight parts including two Alloy monocoques, 1 used for the # 5 rebuild as already shown, the other was built into a car using the spare parts. There is no history of this car known by me.

[jim short]

Just an update as the sun has come out!! daves blue jag has gone past 6000 in top and now striped back down before heading to Bonniville or so I understand

[Rod Grimwood]

Glad you have awoken Jim, I was going to send a squad down to make sure you were alright. (wasn't sure if some of those others may have dropped over to see you) 6 in top, thats getting it done. Will call later.

[Steve Holmes]

Just an update as the sun has come out!! daves blue jag has gone past 6000 in top and now striped back down before heading to Bonniville or so I understand

Bonneville???

[jim short]

Or Oriti al depends on sponsors

[Steve Holmes]

Ahhhhh, I see.

[John McKechnie]

This new Silcock Jag on the road is going to be confusing. I have trimmed 2 of these Silcock MK2s, and now more clones will be coming out of the woodwork.

[Dave Silcock]

This new Silcock Jag on the road is going to be confusing. I have trimmed 2 of these Silcock MK2s, and now more clones will be coming out of the woodwork.

That is interesting John, I wonder what cars they are? The one I have just finished, after 12 years of on and off work, is a new creation and not pretending to be anything other than a modified Mk 2.
Cheers Dave.

[jim short]

John be careful what you say !! to call any car Dave builds is no clone this one has taken 10 yrs to date plus to say you have done two this is HIS 2nd one!!! Just put your feet up and enjoy your smoke

[John McKechnie]

Hi Dave, Could result in a bun fight here. See you at HD in January .I will have photos of them..My comments on clones are "tongue -in -cheek". Always a great fan of you during Bank New South Wales period.

[jim short]

John did you race a TR ? some time back?? 70s??

[John McKechnie]

Hi Jim, As a teenager I raced a genuine Mini Cooper S-(DG2655) 1973-75, did Puke and Baypark. Wasnt allowed to drive all the way to Levin. Was an active member of the Triumph Car Club then.

[John McKechnie]

Had a TR7 convertible early 90s .

[Dave Silcock]

Hi Dave, Could result in a bun fight here. See you at HD in January .I will have photos of them..My comments on clones are "tongue -in -cheek". Always a great fan of you during Bank New South Wales period.

Hi John, No offence taken, you would not belive the number of people whow come in to my shop and ask '' what is this a copy or replica of?'' and when I say "of nothing" they say "oh what a pity I don't know if we want cars like this racindg in with us" so its a car I have built and thats the end of it. Looking forward to catching up with all you lot at HD wether the Blue car is there or not.
Cheers Dave.

[jim short]

John I had a feeling we raced on club track at the ACC sports cars championships in the 80s I think it was TR4 or5??

[John McKechnie]

Hi Jim, absolutely wasnt me, I was BMX racing 82-86, then paralysed and out of action for the rest of the 80s. Starts racing again in early 90s when I built up my 1965 Mustang Fastback.-now Dean Camerons.