July’s Breakfast Meet at Gaydon was designated as a summer ‘Show & Shine’ event with prizes for the best presented Jaguars on display, kindly donated by Sturgess Jaguar, Leicester, the British Motor Museum and Jaguar World magazine. The event attracted one hundred cars and Jaguar Heritage supported the occasion with a ‘Swallow’ theme, bringing two of their early cars out into the sunshine where Tony Merrygold, Vehicle Collection Manager, gave an informative talk about the early Swallow years.
Prize winners on the day were Graham York (Distinguished Classic Award) with a stunning 1965 E-type; Dave Watson (Modern Classics) displaying a glorious 1989 XJ-S V12; John Powell (Post Millennium) won with his cherished 2004 X-type; John Bowen deservedly received the ‘Spirit of Jaguar’ award with his immaculate 2004 XJ8 Sovereign; and Neil MacDonald scooped the prize for furthest travelled on the day, driving his 2003 S-type from Penzance, a round trip of almost 600 miles just for breakfast!
