BIG JAGS – The BIG JAGUAR SALOONS

Literature/Club Magazines

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JAGUAR ENTHUSIASTS' CLUB (JEC)
www.jec.org.uk

The JAGUAR ENTHUSIASTS' CLUB is publishing in his brilliant club magazine
JAGUAR ENTHUSIASTS' the most and the most interesting reports on
Big Cats / BIG JAGS. The > Classified Advertising < chapter with many colour
photos is a big temptation for all Jaguar-fans. BIG CATS of both series (chassis and monocoque) often are offered for reasonable prices.

Club magazine	Jaguar enthusiast January 2002
BIG JAGS	MK X –– Forgotten Jaguar Robert Meyer is a MK X owner who has a passion for these much maligned limousines. JEC-member (editor) presenting his fully restored Swiss find. Short report on visit to 40th anniversery at Harewood 2001. Report and pictures on page 78. (click on picture to enlarge)

Club magazine	Jaguar enthusiast September 2001
BIG JAGS	Report and many pictures of Harewood 2001 event on 4 coloured pages. Unfortunately the BIG Saloons that came to see the 40th anniversery are not shown on the pictures (but the BIG JAGS editor does – see Harewood 2001 page). Photo of Peter Mellor on picnic inside his beautiful Mk IX. A Piece of the Past: Father's Mk VII here seen on holiday around Devon 1951.

Club magazine	Jaguar enthusiast August 2001
BIG JAGS	Report and many colour photos of the Donington 2001 event on 9 colour pages. Unfortunately the participating BIG SALOONS are not shown (but the BIG JAGS editor does - see Donington page). Committee Cars: The Enthusist editor Nigel Thorley is lending his beautiful Mk VII to John Craven far making a movie. Photo of the Jenkins family with their "concours Mk IX.

Club magazine	Jaguar enthusiast July 2001
BIG JAGS	2 b/w-photos of the club owned Mk IX estate as it was new and shall look again after restoration when "back on the road". Ambassadorial delight: Henk van Berg owns a very special Mk IX, with great colour picture. A wonderful rebuilt Jaguar saloon.

Club magazine	Jaguar enthusiast May 2001
BIG JAGS	Long term restauration project Mk VII M. Colour picture on page 17. Page 30/31 -chapter: A Piece of the Past. Report on Monaco Historic Grand Prix -participation with a Jaguar Mark VII , 5 b/w-photos

Club magazine	Jaguar enthusiast April 2001
BIG JAGS	Category: Technical Topics. Title: Early Servo replacement. Page 48/49: report on a break system conversion at a Mark VIII, 12 colour pictures. Page 50: Picture of the Swiss Club Tour, Mark 7 from Aargau

Club magazine

Jaguar enthusiast
February 2001

BIG JAGS

Advice to the Mark X – 40th anniversery.
Page 24/25 -quotation: We cannot finish without mentioning the
other 40th anniversary this year, for the Mk X saloon.......
We will be celebrating the 40th anniversary of this model at our National Northern Rally at Harewood, in July.
Colour picture of a Jaguar 420G with the remarks: Forgotten for
many years, the Mk X and 420G models will have their day this
year at Harewood in July.
Page 76-78 title: Monaco & Monte Mk IX Memories of a Monte-participant with colour photos

Club magazine	Jaguar enthusiast January 2001
BIG JAGS	Page 11,12 -category: Club News. JEC at the Classic Car Show in Birmingham with diverse Mk 7/9. Photo: Mark IX estate. Page 40-42 title: Big Cat by the Tail. Dennis Wilmot covers the purchase and restoration of his "big cat" 420G. (7 colour photos)

Club magazine

Jaguar enthusiast
December 2000

BIG JAGS

Category: The Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust "Home Page"
Page 16: Advise to ex- Queen Mothers Mark VIIM, license no:
464 HYV, Farbfoto (see Robson, page 128f and Thorley page 80).
Page 31: New badge bar on Thorleys Mark VIII
Page 61: Wire wheels on a Mark IX, Mark Kelly from Victoria, Australia, owns three Mark IX's (colour photo).
Page 68: photo Mark IX
Page 80-82 - title: Tales from Channel IX. Stories and experiences with a Mark IX Jaguar in New Zealand (report with colour pictures).

Club magazine	Jaguar enthusiast October 2000
BIG JAGS	BIG JAGS on title: Le Mans 2000, pic of a Mark VIII on page 33. Page 46-50 -title: Jaguar 530G - Battlecruiser? Robert Hughes tells story of a V12 engine conversion to a six-cylinder car. Report with 14 colour pictures of a 420G conversion to a 5,3ltr V12 (see modifications).

Club magazine	Jaguar enthusiast September 2000
BIG JAGS	Axa Classic: Drive test of a Mk VII with colour pictures on page 41/42. Page 52-55: Harewood 2000, 50th anniversary of the Mk VII with colour pictures, Mark IX estate. Page 76: Colour picture of a 1956 Mark VII based in Scotland

Club magazine

Jaguar enthusiast
August 2000

BIG JAGS

BIG JAGS on title: Jaguar 2000 (Stafford Showground).
Page 12: photo of the editors Mark VIII.
Page 14: photo of a Mark VII
Page 34, category: A Piece of the Past, picture of the assembly
of one of the latest Mark IX, photo of assembly of one of the first
Mark X in 1961.
Undertitle: The tough ten. Mark X after cliff fall in 1966.
Picture showing how strong these old saloons were. She was parked on the cliff top in Brighton. Next morning she was found at the cliffs foot after coming down 50 feet. Found with the key in its lock and standing on its wheels; the damages nearly not to be seen, but the car would not start caused by the extreme moisturing with sea water during the night.
Page 46-49 -title: A Mark VIII convertible?
Report with 11 colour photos on shortening and opening of a Jaguar Mk 8 to a 2door convertible.
Page 68: photo of the Paris-Peking participant MkVII in "full rally trim". Picture taken at Donington race 2000.

Club magazine	Jaguar enthusiast June 2000
BIG JAGS	Category: Club Cars. Nigel Thorley's recent acquisition, a manual Mark VIII saloon from 1958 Double page with 4 colour pictures of a wonderful BIG JAGUAR

Club magazine	Jaguar enthusiast May 2000
BIG JAGS	Title photo: Mark VII saloon. Page 45: colour photo of a Mark VII with information on Harewood 2000. Page 52-61- title: MK VII 50th. A Special Celebration. A good and extensive report (10 pages) on series Mark 7 to 9 with 27 colour pictures and 7 b/w-photos, with advices for restoration. Author: Nigel Thorley

Club magazine	Jaguar enthusiast February 2000
BIG JAGS	Title: Chrome Wire Wheels on a Jaguar Mk IX ? Page 52/53: short report with b/w-photos from W. Windgassen. Page 76/77 -title: Bang, Crash, Wallop! Pre - 68 Classic Banger racing with colour photos. Unfortunately also a Mark VII and seven Mark X were wrecked on this event.

Club magazine	Jaguar enthusiast January 2000
BIG JAGS	Category Club News: Another New Project Report on page 19 with 4 colour pictures of a future Club – restoring project, a 1959 Jaguar Mark IX estate

Club magazine	Jaguar enthusiast August 1999
BIG JAGS	Title: Mk X. The Story of a Restauration. Page 22-24: report and colour pictures of the restoration with opening the sills. Page 72, category Jaguar Scale Models: Report on Mark VII – 1/43 scale models by Provence Moulage.

Club magazine	Jaguar enthusiast June 1999
BIG JAGS	Category: Jaguar Auction Report / Mark VII Page 16 -quotation: The car I would have liked to take away Page 52-56 –title: One Man's Meat, Nigel Thorley visits Peter Mellor. Report on the wellknown Mark IX and his owner, with colour pictures. Page 80,81 -category: Where's that JAG? Search of 3 Mk VII with colour photos.

Club magazine	Jaguar enthusiast January 1999
BIG JAGS	Title photo: Mark IX saloon. Page 38-39 -title: The Cow. A big story on a big car. Problems with BIG JAGUAR SALOONS when in a car wash. Page 68: readers letter to the subject of selling oldtimer cars, with colour picture of a Mark VIII.