By Jamie White – Head of Communications
Jaguar Heritage has released a film of this year’s hugely successful Mille Miglia event.
This year’s rally marked Jaguar’s 80th anniversary and saw the official Jaguar Heritage team head to Brescia with three C-types, three D-types, two XK120s and an XK140, driven by famous faces from the world of motorsport, TV and music.
Supported by an expert crew of Jaguar Heritage technicians, the nine Jaguar entries ran smoothly throughout the gruelling four-day event.
Driven by some famous faces, including model and TV presenter Jodie Kidd, model David Gandy and musician Elliot Gleave – better known as Example – the Jaguar Heritage team finished strongly.
Following the Jaguar Heritage cavalcade were a group of media guests driving various examples of new Jaguar XE and latest generation of F-TYPE sports cars.
Jaguar Design Director, Ian Callum, said: “It’s a huge privilege to be part of that car’s history – because it’s made even more history now, being part of the Mille Miglia. This year’s drive was pure enjoyment for me, pure exhilaration. This event is amazing – it gives you a unique feeling for what the car is about. It underlines exactly what the Jaguar brand is all about.”
TV chef and renowned car collector James Martin – who drove a Jaguar Heritage D-type with adventurer Charley Boorman – said: “You feel elated at the end. It’s just the most amazing feeling. I’ve been through the turmoil and the heartache of not finishing the Mille Miglia so to be able to cross that line. I’m a tough Yorkshire farmer, but I had tears in my eyes!”
The video can be viewed here.
An incredible fleet of Jaguar sports and race cars worth in excess of £40m were responsible for extraordinary scenes on the streets of Coventry this weekend, with heritage racers led by the 1988 Le Mans 24 Hour-winning Jaguar XJR-9LM opening the show at MotoFest 2015.
The exciting procession of Jaguar cars driven on the Coventry Ring Road were joined by a unique new Jaguar sports car, as the Jaguar F-TYPE R Bloodhound SSC RRV made its world dynamic debut in Jaguar’s home city.
