Jaguar Land Rover has spent ￡ 7 million to set up "Classic Works" in Coventry, UK, to sell classic classic cars and to provide classic car repair and spare parts supply.
The new Classic Car is headquartered in Coventry and is adjacent to the Jaguar Land Rover Special Vehicle Operations (SVO), which is the largest footprint in the same type of plant, reaching 150,000 square feet (about 14,000 square meters). It provides customers with improved, complete repair services, as well as offering a range of components (up to now more than 3,000) to meet different needs. In addition, the headquarters for the shutdown of more than 10 years of models to provide maintenance services.
"New classic car" headquarters set up, but also to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the birth of the Jaguar D-Type car (1954-2014), the car in the Le Mans 24 hours endurance race to occupy an absolute dominance. In the 1957 Le Mans race, five individuals in the name of the participating D-Type points were the first, second, third, fourth and sixth good results. Jaguar in Le Mans 24 hours of endurance race in 1951 gains first win, history, a total of seven wins, creating a British manufacturer's record.
The "classic car rebirth" program was launched a year ago, initially at the Browns Lane facility. The plant has successfully launched the "new" lightweight E-Type, is now based on the 1957 model specifications, to create nine "rebirth" Jaguar XKSS.
Jaguar Land Rover classic car department director Tim Hannig said "classic car rebirth plan" is the core of the improvement, repair a number of classic models, foreign sales. "Last year, Tim Hannig announced the creation of the" rebirth "" Series 1 "and" Rover "and external sales. This year, the program expanded to 10 Jaguar E-Type Series 1.
At the same time, this summer Jaguar Land Rover will also be in the northwest of Germany, Eisen City, another set up another factory to support the "classic car rebirth" program.
Jaguar Land Rover SVO department director John EdwarDS said, "classic car rebirth" program is very important for Jaguar Land Rover, the headquarters of the significance of the building itself is far more than the building itself, our company and customers "heart and soul."
In addition, the "classic car rebirth" program will include: Land Rover Series II and IIA (1958-1971), Land Rover Discovery 1 (1989-1998), Land Rover Range Rover P38a (1995-2002), Jaguar XJ-S (1976-1996) and Jaguar XK8 and XK-R (1996-2006). Has been driving the XJR-9 LM Le Mans champion racing player Andy Wallace will serve as the chief test driver, in the new car delivered to the customer before the test of the new car, but also to provide professional driving guidance.
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