1956 Tojeiro Jaguar

This is a photograph that I took in the paddock at the British Empire Trophy race meeting at Oulton Park in April 1959.

It’s the Ecurie Ecosse 1956 Tojeiro Jaguar that was driven in the race by Jock Lawrence, finishing in 13^th place.

1957 Tojeiro Jaguar

This is a photograph I took at Brittens chicane during the AMOC '50s Sports Cars race at the Aston Martin Owners Club’s meeting at Oulton Park in May 2015.

It's The 1957 Tojeiro Jaguar of Tom McWhirter and has the 6-cylinder inline 3,781cc version of the Jaguar XK6 engine. Behind it is the 1952 Aston Martin of David Reed and the rest of the field consisting mostly of Jaguars and Austin Healeys. John Tojeiro started building cars in the early 1950s, the first car being based on an MG TA. Other cars followed and when Cliff Davis decided he wanted a car with more power to replace his Cooper MG John Tojeiro was commissioned to build a car with a Bristol engine with similar bodywork to the Cooper. This car was very successful and attracted the attention of Ernie Bailey who had connections with AC Cars and knew they were looking for a replacement for the AC 2 litre so suggested that they should use the Tojeiro Bristol as a basis for the new car. That car became the AC Ace which in turn attracted the attention of Carroll Shelby who transformed it into the AC Cobra. John Tojeiro in the meantime built four Jaguar engined cars, the first in 1956 for John Ogier and has the registration 7 GNO. The car pictured above is a rebuild of the second car which was also owned by John Ogier who wrecked the car at a hill climb at Stapleford at the end of 1957, the rebuild being completed in 1990. The third car was built in 1958 and was loaned to Ecurie Ecosse but did not have any notable success - as far as I know it is now in New Zealand. The fourth car was built for Ecurie Ecosse in 1959 and competed in the Le Mans 24 Hour race that year but failed to finish, then was wrecked in a crash during the 1959 Tourist Trophy race at Goodwood. It has since been completely restored.

1957 Tojeiro Jaguar

This car competed in the Jack Fairman Cup Race at the Aston Martin Owners Club’s meeting at Oulton Park in May 2018.

It's The 1957 Tojeiro Jaguar of Tom McWhirter and has the 6-cylinder inline 3,781cc version of the Jaguar XK6 engine. John Tojeiro started building cars in the early 1950s, the first car being based on an MG TA. Other cars followed and when Cliff Davis decided he wanted a car with more power to replace his Cooper MG John Tojeiro was commissioned to build a car with a Bristol engine with similar bodywork to the Cooper. This car was very successful and attracted the attention of Ernie Bailey who had connections with AC Cars and knew they were looking for a replacement for the AC 2 litre so suggested that they should use the Tojeiro Bristol as a basis for the new car. That car became the AC Ace which in turn attracted the attention of Carroll Shelby who transformed it into the AC Cobra. John Tojeiro in the meantime built four Jaguar engined cars, the first in 1956 for John Ogier and has the registration 7 GNO. The car pictured above is a rebuild of the second car which was also owned by John Ogier who wrecked the car at a hill climb at Stapleford at the end of 1957, the rebuild being completed in 1990. The third car was built in 1958 and was loaned to Ecurie Ecosse but did not have any notable success - as far as I know it is now in New Zealand. The fourth car was built for Ecurie Ecosse in 1959 and competed in the Le Mans 24 Hour race that year but failed to finish, then was wrecked in a crash during the 1959 Tourist Trophy race at Goodwood. It has since been completely restored.

Here’s the car during the race having just rounded Lodge Corner.

1959 Tojeiro Jaguar

This car competed in the 1950s Sports Car Race at the Coys International Historic Festival meeting at Silverstone in July 1999.

It's Dick Skipworth’s ex-Ecurie Ecosse 1959 Tojeiro Jaguar, driven in the race by Barrie 'Whizzo' Williams. The car  was built for Ecurie Ecosse in 1959 and its first race was the Le Mans 24 Hour race that year, driven by Ron Flockhart and Jock Lawrence, but it retired after 11 hours of racing with a wrecked engine. It was rebuilt and competed in the 1959 Tourist Trophy race at Goodwood, driven by Masten Gregory and Jim Clark, but was completely wrecked when Masten Gregory left the circuit at Woodcote Corner. The car was rebuilt many years later in its current form and has the 6-cylinder inline 3,781cc Jaguar XK engine.

1957 Tojeiro Jaguar

This car competed in the 1950s Sports Car Race at the Coys Internationsl Historic Festival meeting at Silverstone in July 2000.

It's The 1957 Tojeiro Jaguar of Tom McWhirter and has the 6-cylinder inline 3,781cc version of the Jaguar XK6 engine. John Tojeiro started building cars in the early 1950s, the first car being based on an MG TA. Other cars followed and when Cliff Davis decided he wanted a car with more power to replace his Cooper MG John Tojeiro was commissioned to build a car with a Bristol engine with similar bodywork to the Cooper. This car was very successful and attracted the attention of Ernie Bailey who had connections with AC Cars and knew they were looking for a replacement for the AC 2 litre so suggested that they should use the Tojeiro Bristol as a basis for the new car. That car became the AC Ace which in turn attracted the attention of Carroll Shelby who transformed it into the AC Cobra. John Tojeiro in the meantime built four Jaguar engined cars, the first in 1956 for John Ogier and has the registration 7 GNO. The car pictured above is a rebuild of the second car which was also owned by John Ogier who wrecked the car at a hill climb at Stapleford at the end of 1957, the rebuild being completed in 1990. The third car was built in 1958 and was loaned to Ecurie Ecosse but did not have any notable success - as far as I know it is now in New Zealand. The fourth car was built for Ecurie Ecosse in 1959 and competed in the Le Mans 24 Hour race that year but failed to finish, then was wrecked in a crash during the 1959 Tourist Trophy race at Goodwood. It has since been completely restored.

Ecurie Ecosse Commer TS3 Transporter

These vehicles were in the paddock at the Coys International Historic Festival meeting at Silverstone in July 1994.

This is the 1960 Ecurie Ecosse Commer TS3 Transporter, on top of which are the 1959 Tojeiro Jaguar and behind it Lynx replica Jaguar D-Type. The car at the side of the Transporter is a Jaguar Lynx Eventer, an early 1990s Jaguar XJS, one of about 67 that were converted to 3-door shooting brakes by coachbuilders Lynx Engineering.

I've shown photographs of the Ecurie Ecosse Transporter twice before, on 16 October 2013 and 16 April 2015.

Tojeiro Jaguar

This car was entered in the Louis Vuitton 1950s Sports Car Race at the Coys International Historic Festival meeting at Silverstone in July 1997.

It's the ex-Ecurie Ecosse 1959 Tojeiro Jaguar, then owned by the Altera Corporation and driven in the race by Barrie 'Whizzo' Williams. The car was built for Ecurie Ecosse in 1959 and its first race was the Le Mans 24 Hour race that year, driven by Ron Flockhart and Jock Lawrence, but it retired after 11 hours of racing with a wrecked engine. It was rebuilt and competed in the 1959 Tourist Trophy race at Goodwood, driven by Masten Gregory and Jim Clark, but was completely wrecked when Masten Gregory left the circuit at Woodcote Corner. The car was rebuilt many years later in its current form.

On 16 October 2013 I showed a photograph of the car (and other ex-Ecurie Ecosse cars) at the 1995 Coys meeting at Silverstone.

Tojeiro Jaguar

This car took part in the Hawthorn International Trophy race at the VSCC's meeting at Oulton Park in June 2008.

It's Tim Llewellyn's 1956 Tojeiro Jaguar, the first Jaguar-engined car to be built by John Tojeiro,  at the instigation of John Ogier. Ogier himself drove the car on its first appearance, but although the car proved that it looked the part and was quick he realised that it needed a competitive driver and it was subsequently mainly driven by Dick Protheroe.

Ecurie Ecosse

Ecurie Ecosse was a Scottish motor racing team founded in 1952 and best known for its exploits at the Le Mans 24 Hour race, winning the event in both 1956 and 1957 with their Jaguar D-types. Former Ecurie Ecosse cars were well represented at the Coys International Historic Festival meeting at Silverstone in July 1995:

This is one of the Jaguar D-types,a 1955 car, owned and driven in the 1995 race by John Harper

A 1956 D-type, driven in 1995 by Frank Sytner and owned by J C Bamford

The 1959 Tojeiro Jaguar, owned in 1995 by the Altera Corporation and driven by Barrie Williams

The Tojeiro again, and behind it is the 1960 Ecurie Ecosse Commer transporter

In 1957 a Race of Two Worlds was organised at Monza for teams from the Formula One World Championship based in Europe to compete against American Indianapolis cars on the banked oval part of the Monza Autodrome. Apart from an entry from Maserati and a privateer Ferrari the only European cars entered were three Ecurie Ecosse Jaguar D-types. The race was run again in 1958 and this time Ecurie Ecosse entered two D-types and a specially built Lister-Jaguar with a single-seater body, which is the car shown above, although the aluminium body remained unpainted for the 1958 race. After that race the event was discontinued due to both the costs involved and safety concerns. The Lister was owned and driven in 1995 by Ric Weiland.