Jaguar 1950s Service Vans
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Jaguar 1950s Service Vans
Anyone out there have photos or details of the service vans that Jaguar used to use to take to the Race Circuits in the years 1951-1956? The C Types and D Types used to be driven to Le Mans on the road, but the spares etc had to be taken to the various races as well.
I have bought 2 lovely books by David Cross relating to various transporters used by most of the race teams, as it is fascinating to see these period shots and I was struck that the 1950s Works Jaguar Team was completely absent
The books are:
Inside the Paddock, Racing Car Transporters at work
And
Around the Circuit, Racing Car Transporters and Support Vehicles
I'd appreciate any information anyone has Jaguar wise on these?
C.beecham@me.com
I have bought 2 lovely books by David Cross relating to various transporters used by most of the race teams, as it is fascinating to see these period shots and I was struck that the 1950s Works Jaguar Team was completely absent
The books are:
Inside the Paddock, Racing Car Transporters at work
And
Around the Circuit, Racing Car Transporters and Support Vehicles
I'd appreciate any information anyone has Jaguar wise on these?
C.beecham@me.com
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What to say? I was looking for the right van for 2 years as there was nothing that was evocative of the service vehicles that Jaguar used in its 50s heydays. I eventually found a correct K series with original side doors from a committed collector in Reading. When I had bought it and told him it was to become a Jaguar ‘support’ vehicle, he opined that at least the van was already green. Wrong! I did my research by speaking personally to Norman Dewis and Ron Gaudion (Aussie mechanic for Hawthorn’s Jaguar in 1955 and the Ecurie Ecosse Team in 1956/57) and the Vans were blue. Probably because Sir William took a standard colour from Bedford. The van ‘came out’ by escorting the D types from Coventry to Hampton Court and then on to the Goodwood Revival last year, when the D type 1/2/3/4/6 finish at Le Mans 1957 was celebrated. The old girl was belting along at at least 45mph, albeit down hill and with a following wind. She’s lovely though and makes me smile.
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