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CJM08-SM :
Equipe Endeavour MKII - Silverstone 1960
Classic
Jaguar Miniatures have made this Jaguar MKII model of Tommy
Sopwith's Equipe Endeavour Team, driven by Stirling Moss at
Silverstone in 1960. The Sopwith MKII's were always ordered
from Jaguar Cars in Indigo Blue with a Red interior, and
Silver painted wire wheels. All Tommy's cars had the number
400 in the registration plate which was his lucky number,
this model is JAG 400 which was the sister car to VCD 400.
The cars could be told apart during the race by the plain
White stripe around the radiator grille of JAG 400, whilst
VCD 400 had a checked stripe design. Stirling Moss only
drove one MKII Jaguar in his racing career and this was it,
dicing with Roy Salvadori in the rival Pearl Grey Coombs
MKII, 6 PPF. Moss and Salvadori swapped the lead throughout
the race with Salvadori retaking the lead with a lap to go,
just holding Moss off to the line.
The model has been researched to be accurate against the car
that raced that day in 1960 at Silverstone, it has the
correct re-rooted racing exhaust, BRDC badge in front of the
radiator grille, correct bungee strap to secure the bonnet,
left and right handed wire wheel spinners, front bucket
seats and internal starter solenoid.
If you have any further questions
about this model, I will gladly answer you cut7jag@talktalk.net
Thank you.
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