110 At Oxford
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Date19th January 2006
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PlaceGuy Salmon Jaguar Oxford
110 At Oxford
Around 110 people attended a Jaguar - Daimler event in Oxford on 19th January 2006
to which members of six different Jaguar & Daimler clubs had been invited.
The attractions included historic cars and motoring organisations,
but also the opportunity for a great deal of discussion with like-minded colleagues.
The question was whether there would be sufficient interest in the Oxford area
and this level of attendance left the answer in no doubt!
The event was held close to the 110th birthday of Daimler (14th January 1896) and so had a Daimler theme, with beautiful cars from 1935 onwards including a 1937 E20 Sport and a 1950 Empress. Centre stage was the magnificent new Daimler Super Eight (only £83k). However a good collection of Jaguars was also on show including interesting E-Types, XKs, Mark 2s, XJs and XJSs. As well as car clubs there were displays from the Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust, Institute of Advanced Motorists, Thames Valley Police Traffic and the Association of British Drivers. Brian Pearce also came along from Jaguar to demonstrate the various types of veneering now used by the Company.
The evening was kindly hosted by Guy Salmon Jaguar Oxford who provided splendid refreshments. Around 20 people also had free visual health checks (for their cars!) Alex Matschy, the Dealer Principal at Guy Salmon, described the collection of cars as incredible and pronounced the evening a great success. Many thanks to Alex and his colleague Julie Maw for their hospitality.
The event was held close to the 110th birthday of Daimler (14th January 1896) and so had a Daimler theme, with beautiful cars from 1935 onwards including a 1937 E20 Sport and a 1950 Empress. Centre stage was the magnificent new Daimler Super Eight (only £83k). However a good collection of Jaguars was also on show including interesting E-Types, XKs, Mark 2s, XJs and XJSs. As well as car clubs there were displays from the Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust, Institute of Advanced Motorists, Thames Valley Police Traffic and the Association of British Drivers. Brian Pearce also came along from Jaguar to demonstrate the various types of veneering now used by the Company.
The evening was kindly hosted by Guy Salmon Jaguar Oxford who provided splendid refreshments. Around 20 people also had free visual health checks (for their cars!) Alex Matschy, the Dealer Principal at Guy Salmon, described the collection of cars as incredible and pronounced the evening a great success. Many thanks to Alex and his colleague Julie Maw for their hospitality.
And After
Many people who came to the event were interested in building on this success.
The result was a meeting in a pub in February 2006, which resolved to establish an Oxford Region
for the Jaguar Enthusiasts' Club;
an Oxford Branch for the Daimler & Lanchester Owners' Club;
and the Oxford Classic Motor Club,
which besides cars welcomes those interested in all forms of motorised transport, be it bike, plane, train or boat!
