The Jaguar C-X75 concept - star of the show in Paris
Time will tell how history remembers
the fabulous (we think) Jaguar C-X75 concept
that wowed the Paris motor show earlier this month. My own intention was to remember it with an equally fabulous copy of the lavishly produced official 'press pack'.
Callum: "Er, busy now. Can I do it later?"
They were handed out willy-nilly to media at the launch party, but this example is unique. Jaguar's advanced design director Julian Thomson, and design guru-in-chief Ian Callum, both agreed to sign their names on the front cover for PistonHeads. (In a shade of marker pen that could only be described as British Racing Green.)
Guess at the depth of my despair then, on returning to Blighty to hear the latest decree from Mrs-R. Never mind the British Film Council falling prey to the fiscal axe, or young Elgin pinching Oxbloods in the playground, because when it comes to cultural atrocities this one cuts deep.
Yes, a line is to be drawn under the burgeoing collection of paper-based automobilia with which Goose (The Dog) gamely fights her daily battle for space on our gradually disappearing Wilton.
There's a new domestic requirement to be able to steer a Hoover around the furniture in the living room (some sort of EU regulation, I expect), but while I can grudgingly respect her decision not to welcome a Mansell-ised M6 tyre into the bosom of the family, letting go of this launch trophy is going to be more of a wrench.
Designers always have a felt tip handy...
Still one PHer's loss is another lucky b******'s gain, so if you've got space on the coffee table (or under the sofa) for a luxuriously produced, full colour publication offering all the information on the C-X75, and even including a CD with the official images you've seen here on PH and elsewhere, now's your chance to pounce.
Email competitions@pistonheads.com to apply for custody, with your name, address, phone number, and the words Signed Jaguar Press Pack in the subject line. Said 'lucky B' will have their email plucked from our perky (virtual) Parisian (effect) beret and earn this fabulous prize. If they're even luckier, we'll remember to post it...
Deadline for 'applications' will be Monday AM (Nov 1st) when the coffee's kicked in.