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This magnificent collection charts the story of the iconic D-Type Jaguar at the world's greatest endurance race from 1954 to 1958. Created by Random Film Productions on behalf of Jaguar, this is an important and evocative record of some of the most memorable Le Mans races ever seen.

Wonderfully filmed in full colour, and with commentary from such luminaries as Raymond Baxter and Nevil Lloyd, these films feature pre-event build-up and highlights from the 24-hour races, featuring on-track action, rare off-track sequences and, most importantly, the fabulous sights and sounds of Jaguars, Ferraris, Maseratis, Aston Martins, Mercedes and more tackling the Circuit de la Sarthe.

The Ferrari-Jaguar grudge match of 1954, the horrific tragedy of 1955, the Ecurie Ecosse privateer delight of 1956, the 1-2-3-4 Jaguar dominance of 1957 and the disasters of 1958 - all of these classic confrontations are captured in thrilling original film, as well as the tense pit wall moments overseen by Jaguar race manager Lofty England.

This collection provides an exceptional opportunity to see legends including Mike Hawthorn, Stirling Moss, Juan Manuel Fangio, Peter Collins, Phil Hill, Wolfgang von Trips, Duncan Hamilton, Ivor Bueb and more - as well as hearing first-hand from Hawthorn himself. No serious Jaguar enthusiast should be without this essential collection.

"The British marque has a proud history at La Sarthe and this DVD celebrates the mid-1950s success with the iconic D-type. With full-colour footage and interviews with period stars, it's a must-have film for British sportscar fans" Autosport

Ivor Bueb in the Jaguar D-type, 1955 - Le Mans 24hr Purr-fect

Below Watch: Jaguar Drives Episode Two: Jaguar XF

Jaguar Drives is a series of test drive films that Jaguar will be releasing every month. This episode features Jeremy Hicks, Managing Director of Jaguar Land Rover UK, putting the formidable XFR through its paces.

How to Wash Your Car...... the right way. From our friends at Zymol

Now that we are again the most auto-mobile people on the planet, washing our cars is the simplest, and most effective way to protect our investment and, if we are smart, the environment.

“Don’t scrub the surface too hard. Gentle treatment will get the dirt”

Unless you do the job right you risk harming the finish of your fine car. Here are real directions on how to “wash your car”:

• Rinse with clean water before washing. Acid rain, road silt and other foreign materials that may cling to the car can scrape off finish when the car is being washed.

• Don’t wash the car after it’s baked in the sun all day.The cool wash water will cause the car’s metal to contract faster than the paint, resulting in tiny cracks, fissures and crazing of the paint surface.

• Don’t scrub the surface too hard. Gentle treatment will get the dirt off just as fast, without scratches or abrasions.

• Avoid high-pressure air and water systems. These can actually make the paint come off with the dirt.

• Don’t dry the car by open-air driving. Soap and hard water residue may leave stains. Push the water off with a clean English Cod Tanned chamois then towel dry for the best results.

• Always remove brake dust. This caustic dust eats into the expensive wheel rims and custom hubcaps.

• Wash your car often. Now that you may want to protect your investment, do it frequently to maintain the car’s lustre.

The finish of your fine car is the result of a long process of preparing the surface, rust proofing it, applying the base coat, several paint color coats and a clear-coat. It’s a very expensive manufacturing process designed to keep your car looking new even when it isn’t.

Because damage can happen quickly, frequent care and feeding in the form of washing, cleaning and waxing, is necessary to maintain your car’s fresh-off-the-showroom-floor condition.

The correct tools and methods are;

1. Add two full ounces of a non-detergent soap (tallow or coconut bark) into a clean wash bucket. Fill the wash bucket with clean warm (not hot) water.

2. Rinse your car thoroughly and rinse often during th ewash cycle.

3. Use a wash sponge or small clean hand towel. Do not use sea sponges or wash mitts as they trap dirt and sand.

4. Start with the roof... then wash the engine compartment lid and the trunk lid.

5. Rinse.

6. Wash the upper door panels, fenders and tail.

7. Rinse.

8. Now, with your rinsed-out sponge, wash the lower door panels, the grille and the wheels.

9. Rinse your entire car thoroughly again

10.Towel or chamois it off, then towel it dry.

It is important to consider the environment when you wash your car. Use products that are manufactured of natural, non-petroleum based ingredients so even the used wash water can be safely disposed of.

This is the legendry Win Percy flat-out at Goodwood in the priceless ex-Mike Hawthorn 1955 Le Mans winner, chassis XKD 505 Jaguar D-type. The sound is simply purrfect!

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Below Watch: Jaguar Drives Episode 1: Jaguar XKR-S

Jaguar Drives is a series of test drive films Jaguar released in 2012. This time Jaguar travelled to Gaydon to shoot the stunning Jaguar XKR-S Convertible and to talk to some product experts.

On Sunday 6th May 2012 at the Donington Historic Festival, Stirling Moss will take to the track in the actual Jaguar C-type he drove to victory in the 1952 Reims Grand Prix for sports cars, exactly 60 years ago.

But, impressive as it was, his 1952 victory was more than a mere race win. This was the first-ever race victory in a disc-braked car, a landmark event which cemented the Jaguar marque’s reputation for innovative engineering and helped to make disc brakes the universal technology they are today.

The Donington Historic Festival will see the history-making car and driver reunited, as Sir Stirling – who only retired from racing last year, aged 81 – completes some demonstration laps for spectators. Stirling will be signing autographs for fans during the day, as well as driving the world-famous C-type, chassis XKC 005 (instantly recognisable by its original registration number of MDU 212), in its 60th anniversary year.

No doubt it will be a less demanding day for Sir Stirling than it was at Reims in 1952, when the heat was so intense and the competition so fierce that he was near to collapsing after taking the chequered flag. Jaguar’s team manager at the time, ‘Lofty’ England (later to become Chairman and Chief Executive of Jaguar), reported that while the National Anthem was played in honour of Stirling’s victory, the team helped him to stand while they poured a bucket of water over him to keep him conscious!

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We were lucky enough to meet Sir Stirling a couple of years ago when he was in Melbourne for Motorclassica and in this video see ‘Lofty’ talk about the 1952 Le Mans effort with the C-Type and The Man himself.

It's fair to say that when Jaguar Heritage Racing announced it's return in 2012 to compete for the first time since 1956 in the vibrant world of historic motorsport, we got a little excited.

This is the Jaguar Heritage Racing Team's official launch video, purrfect.

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As mentioned last week Mike Roddy was out once again in his 1985 Bathurst winner at the AGP historic support races.

The car headed home most of the more modern competition including all but one Ford Sierra, and also the Jim Richards JPS works 1985 Bathurst BMW. According to reports the XJ-S was a highlight of the vehicles in the Historic Garage. Sadly, the immaculate JPS BMW was damaged during the meeting.

Interestingly, the other cars in this photograph include the 'Jagparts' owned and sponsored Larry Perkins-built Holden Commodore raced new by Gerald Kay, plus a TWR Commodore.

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And listen to that V12 Howl up the montain mid race with Super Tom at the flight deck below, Purrfect

The Great Scotsman places the Howling TWR XJS in Pole for Bathurst 1985

Seeing Mike Roddy's number 10 back in action over the past couple of weeks we had to go back and have a look at these mighty TWR XJS' at full noise in their heyday. This is Tom Walkinshaws Hardies Heroes Lap in the number 8 XJS, Mike Roddy owns the number 10 that was driven to victory by our very own John Goss and Germany's Armin Hahne. Built by TWR over the winter of 1983/4, there were four genuine 'lightweight' chassis constructed by TWR to win the 1984 European Touring Car Championships. Roddy's number 10 was driven largely by the duo of Win Percy and 'Chuck Nicholson', the car experienced a great deal of its success in its 1984 campaign. Its notable victories were at the Spa 24 Hours, the Donnington 500 mile and the Bathurst 1000 in Australia. After 1984 the chassis was involved in a number of TWR's 'International' campaigns in Macau, Australia, Japan and New Zealand

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1985 Revisited

Mike Roddy in the 1985 Bathurst winning JRA TWR XJ-S leads the great Jim Richards in his old works BMW which Jim drove at Bathurst in 1985 against the Jaguars. This is the car which Jim spun into the sand trap at Hell corner, quickly followed by The Talmalmo Farmer George Fury in the second works BeeEm, and which ruined Frank Gardner's race plan (to run one less fuel stop than the Jaguars).

The scene is Phillip Island last weekend for the huge historic meeting there pre the AGP.

Mike beat Jim and that is a huge thing as they don't come tougher or more skilled than Jim. Mike said his Jaguar had more power, but Jim's car is more nimble. He added that Jim is a great guy and he enjoyed it immensely too.

They should be out again this weekend at the Australian Grand Prix meeting. The BMW was over from New Zealand.