Filed under: Etc., Jaguar, UK
Jaguar's headquarters and production were located at Browns Lane in Conventry for more than fifty years. Part of the complex included the
Jaguar Heritage Museum and its collection of 150 cars, so when the Browns Lane site was sold in 2007
to an Australian developer, the countdown began on the museum's remaining time.
Now comes the formal announcement that the collection will vacate its current spot in September, the tragedy being that it might not relocate to a publicly accessible location. Museum reps say that the collection will continue to be in circulation, either on the historical circuit like Goodwood or on loan to other museums. Even now the Jaguar Heritage Museum only
has about 30 cars on-site.
Nevertheless, unless another location is secured you won't be able to just show up, buy a ticket and stroll among cars like the 1935 SS Airline AWR564, 1950 Jaguar XK 120 NUB120 or 1956 Jaguar D-type 'Long Nose' 393RW. You'll also miss Austin Powers' "Shaguar," if that's more your style.
Jaguar to close museum, looking for new location originally appeared on Autoblog on Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:34:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Filed under: Motorsports, Racing
Force India has come a long way. What started out as Jordan Grand Prix and changed hands (and names) several times before landing in the stewardship of Indian bazillionaire Vijay Mallya has become a solid mid-field contender on race days. In 2011, the team finished sixth in the constructors' standings, behind front-runners
Red Bull,
McLaren,
Ferrari,
Mercedes and
Lotus Renault GP. In 2012, however, Force India aims to challenge Mercedes and Lotus for fifth place using the car shown above.
The VJM05 bears the same unfortunate stepped nose of the just-unveiled
Ferrari F2012 and
Caterham CT01, a trend we expect to see across much of the field as teams deal with F1's technical regulations. Engine, transmission and KERS are again provided by Mercedes-Benz through a partnership with McLaren, and while former DTM champion
Paul di Resta returns for another season in the cockpit. Adrian Sutil departs the team in the wake of his
assault conviction, his seat now occupied by
Nico Hulkenberg.
We'll be watching to see if the young duo can continue to move Force India up the F1 hierarchy. For now, you can check out the press release after the jump and photos from the car's unveiling - which included the first on-track session of any 2012 F1 cars revealed thus far - in the image gallery above.
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Force India F1 team reveals 2012 VJM05 originally appeared on Autoblog on Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Kimi Raikkonen, making his F1 comeback after two years with Lotus, has criticised those who question his motivation.
Kyle Bronson led all 50 laps to secure his second victory in three nights of UMP modified racing at Bubba Raceway Park Saturday night.
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