A national Jaguar event to celebrate the 1950s flagship saloons - the Mark VII, VIIM, VIII & IX cars. The Mark VII was launched at the London Motor Show in October 1950 and was a pivotal model for Jaguar's early postwar success. Special 75^th anniversary celebrations are planned for 1-2 November, in Christchurch, for the Mark VII-IX cars, including a new book on the car's significance with a New Zealand focus.

Risingholme Park in Opawa is booked for a Saturday public display of cars. Sir John McKenzie gave the historic home and grounds to the citizens of Christchurch; he was also the owner of one of the first Mark VIIs to come to Canterbury in late 1951. The nearby Cashmere Club is booked for an evening celebration dinner and book launch, and on Sunday there are plans for a run out onto the Canterbury Plains.

After the success of the 2021 'Classic Jaguars in New Zealand' book, I am now advancing with research and writing work for a new Jaguar book on the Mark VII to IX cars.

-Rev Dr Richard Waugh QSM

For further enquiries contact Richard at 022 5339400 or email richard.waugh.rev@gmail.com