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Jaguar E Type at the Geneva Motor Show - March 1961.
The 1961 Brochure for the Jaguar E Type as given to my Uncle at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1961.
It was an 8 page brochure with spiral binding [ as seen ] and photos of 3 versions of the car Coupe, Roadster, and Roadster with Hardtop.
Not for Sale - but happy to provide copies of scans for any owners out there.
Here are 3 of the pages. incl Cover.
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Photo of the Coupe, as driven by Norman Dewis, Jaguar Test Driver to the Motor Show.
I understand the the central grille bar was fitted at the show
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The Roadster.
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Back when GT meant Grand Touring or " Gran Tourismo " - A car for Touring with style.
Would like to see any photos of the Car [ cars - was there a Roadster as photographed or just the Coupe ? ] at the Show.
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A bit more of NZ Motoring History a Book and some Magazines.
Part of my haul, acquired at the " Lions Club " Tauranga book sale at the Tauranga Racecourse. Sale is on until end of Sunday 10th November 2024.
A History of Motoring in New Zealand - had been in a College Library - cost $5.00,.
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Back cover with a 1939 Chevrolet.
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A bit of reading to do.
Magazines NZ Classic Car - the elusive November 2000 and a Collectors Limited Edition book. and some NZ Classic Driver.
The NZCC Limited Edition #4 I missed when they came out in 2005.
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NZ Classic Driver - one very old, the others from when I was living in Australia, they entered the Australian market for a few issues then it disappeared.
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The NZ CC Limited Edition joins 3 I already had, only one missing now. #1.
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Also acquired 4 American Magazines two Road and Track 1971 and 1999, one Vintage Motorsport 2005 with a bonus Hot Rod Magazine Special Edition - unopened.
all 10 magazine for #4.00.
The with the book, the price of two cheap cups of coffee.
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USA selection added to my " Bookshelf ".
The USA Publications added to my " collection ".
Road and Track 1971 and 1999.
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The August 1971 Edition Vol 22 No 12 - has a column by our own Eoin Young.
There is also a good article including exploded drawings of the McLaren 8 E Can-Am car
July 1999, Vol 50 No 11.
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They join the only other Road and Track of mine from 1963, bought when still a High School Student.
a Vintage Motorsport 2005.5 no #5 for the year - still in it plastic packaging, yet to be opened.
It will be
- I subscribed to VM back in the early 2000's
Got it mainly as it has an article on the Chaparral 2F.
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Main - Cover - Article on Mustangs, the issue came with a free second Magazine from " Hot Rod " Magazine a Special Issue #1
How to buy a Used Mustang.
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Quite a bit of reading to do.
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Motoring Books and McLaren.
The recent purchase of the August 1971 Edition of " Road and Track " has an article on the McLaren M8E, the car that was raced after we lost Bruce McLaren in 1970.
There is a series of drawings by Werner Buhrer [ c Buhrer '71 ].
The contents page;
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The pages with a trio of McLarens - two of them M8's
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Just noticed my camera work was not good in the first of the drawing photos [ phone camera ].
This version is clearer - [ cropped - without the models ].
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