Classic Cars in Rhodesia

Make	Jaguar	History
Year		Acquired in London around 1956, for £300, by Frank Riley of Bulawayo, in rather poor condition. Shipped to Rhodesia and restored in Bulawayo. Taken to Natal, South Africa when Frank moved there. Sold at some stage to the UK.
Model	SS100
Chassis No.
Engine No.
Coachbuilder
Body Style	tourer
Colours
Registration Numbers	B-27073/RHO, NPN-45000/SAF	References	Automobilist Vol. 5/1 p.10-11, last photo John Gasston

Make	Jaguar	History
Year		Seen in a scrapyard in Lusaka by Bill Wood c1964, possibly in Jack Rouses yard.
Model
Chassis No.
Engine No.
Coachbuilder
Body Style
Colours
Registration Numbers		References	Nick Wood

Make	Jaguar	History
Year	1939	Owned in Salisbury (Harare) between 1980 and 1987 by Joe Parker-Weekes.
Model	1.75-litre
Chassis No.
Engine No.
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Saloon
Colours	Black
Registration Numbers	124-413-F/RHO	References	Joe Parker-Weekes

Make	Jaguar	History
Year	c1948	Possibly ex Ian McMillan. Stripped by Classic Cars, half car now missing. Acquired by Arkie Kassim, possibly from Rory Young.
Model	3.5-litre
Chassis No.
Engine No.
Coachbuilder
Body Style
Colours
Registration Numbers		References

Make	Jaguar	History
Year	1949	RHD. Delivered new to Rhodesia in June 1949. First owner was a lady in Bulawayo who acquired the car in 1950, later acquired by a couple in Salisbury. In 1966 the car was acquired by Mr. A.A.C. Hill, with only 20 000miles on the clock. In 1979 Mr. Hill's son-in-law acquired the car for the cost of a 12" B&W television. Acquired in 1983 by a Mr. Johnson, Managing Director of Leyland Zimbabwe, who swapped two Jaguar Mk2 and some cash for the car. Owned at some stage by a Mr. Abdullah. Acquired in 1995 by Nigel Tucker at which stage the car was in poor condition. Taken to the UK in 1998, engine rebuilt in 2001, registered in 2004, 2005 stripped and resprayed, 2006 fitted with 5-speed Getrag gearbox and Zeus Engineering front disc brakes, 2009 re-registered with private plate 49 MKV.
Model	MKV 3.5-litre
Chassis No.	620263
Engine No.	T5403
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Saloon, body G1616
Colours	Grey
Registration Numbers	246-992-T/RHO, 714 UXC, 49 MKV	References	MKV Register, Photos Charles Galloway

Make	Jaguar	History
Year		Owned in Zambia by Stewart Charlton in 1971. Sold on around 1972 when he left Zambia
Model	MKV
Chassis No.
Engine No.
Coachbuilder
Body Style
Colours	Grey
Registration Numbers	BH-4599/NRH	References	Stewart Charlton

Make	Jaguar	History
Year		ex R Bar David
Model	MKV
Chassis No.
Engine No.
Coachbuilder
Body Style
Colours	White
Registration Numbers	388-230-N/RHO	References

Make	Jaguar	History
Year		Owned by Mrs. Atkinson in Karoi c1950s/60s
Model	MKV
Chassis No.
Engine No.
Coachbuilder
Body Style
Colours	White
Registration Numbers	S-22998/SRH	References	Jon Atkinson

Make	Jaguar	History
Year		Started life as a standard MKVII four door saloon, believed to have been delivered in Switzerland. Reputed to have later been in Rhodesia before being acquired by Ron Peffers of Cape Town around 1973. Body may be of Swiss origin, when stripped the body had thirteen coats of different colour paint. A plate on the body bears the number 007 so there may have been more examples built.
Model	MK VII
Chassis No.
Engine No.
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Saloon, then drophead coupe
Colours	White over Red in the 1980s
Registration Numbers	MRB-837-T/SAF	References	Photo - Cape Town Veteran & Vintage Car Show 1978

Make	Jaguar	History
Year	1956	ex Rhodesian/Zimbabwean Jaguar
Model
Chassis No.
Engine No.
Coachbuilder
Body Style
Colours	White
Registration Numbers	S-514/SRH	References

Make	Jaguar	History
Year	1958	Fitted with laycock de normanville overdrive. Shipped to Uganda in 1958 probably from new. The car later found its way to Kenya where it was acquired by David MacKenzie in 1969.  Driven to Mombasa, shipped to Beira on SS Kampala and driven to Salisbury when David moved there. Sold on in 1974 to someone in Salisbury.
Model	2.4-litre Mk1 Special equipment saloon
Chassis No.
Engine No.
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Saloon
Colours
Registration Numbers	KGA-797-KEN, RSJ-6475/RHO	References	David MacKenzie

Make	Jaguar	History
Year	1959	Acquired by Mike Hopkins from a small dealer in Newlands, Salisbury in early 1967. Sold on in 1968 Identical in looks to the MKIX but fitted with a 3.4-litre 6 cylinder engine, whilst the MKIX had a 3.8-litre engine.
Model	MK VIII, 3.4-litre 6-cyl
Chassis No.
Engine No.
Coachbuilder
Body Style
Colours	Light grey & green
Registration Numbers	S-21663/SRH	References	Photo Mike Hopkins (Salisbury)

Make	Jaguar	History
Year		Noted in Bulawayo in 2016, Body No. A003850
Model	MK VIII or MKIX
Chassis No.	761770DN
Engine No.	N8812-8
Coachbuilder
Body Style
Colours	Green
Registration Numbers	111-054-K/RHO	References

Make	Jaguar	History
Year	1959	ex Zimbabwean Jaguar
Model	MKIX, 3.8-litre
Chassis No.
Engine No.
Coachbuilder
Body Style
Colours	Two tone blue
Registration Numbers	RAS 234	References	Internet - Classic Cars for Sale 1999

Make	Jaguar	History
Year		Owned by John Levenderis of Harare, photo on left taken in 1998. Noted in 2017 with Mark Warhurst.
Model	MKIX, 3.8-litre
Chassis No.
Engine No.
Coachbuilder
Body Style
Colours	Grey
Registration Numbers	204-163-Q/RHO	References	Photo: Charles Galloway

Make	Jaguar	History
Year	1959	Manual without overdrive - Acquired by Fergus Chance from George Moorcraft. Spent time in Bindura then Umvukwes (now Mvurwi) with the Moorcrafts. The car has not run since the 1970s and is now to be restored.
Model	MKIX
Chassis No.	771480
Engine No.	NC5059-8, was NC3374-8
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Sedan
Colours	Grey
Registration Numbers	RS-6271? /SRH, 41-126-B/RHO, ABC-5489/ZIM	References	Fergus Chance

Make	Jaguar	History
Year	1963	Acquired by Ian McDonald of Umtali in 1973 from Peter Brewer of Meryck Park Motors near Mabelreign, Salisbury. Sold to Clive Gazet du Chattelier of Umtali, who took the car to South Africa in the late 1970s. 3.8 Triple SU, E-Type motor, electric overdrive and crash gearbox.
Model	MKX 3.8
Chassis No.
Engine No.
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Sedan
Colours
Registration Numbers	113-212-F/RHO	References	Brandon McDonald

Make	Jaguar	History
Year		Came from a farmer in Inyazura, whose farm was seized by the Government and who then moved to Australia. Acquired unseen by Tony Golding of Harare for spares, who then discovered that it was in mint condition.
Model	420G
Chassis No.
Engine No.
Coachbuilder
Body Style
Colours	Light grey
Registration Numbers	64-742-W/SAF	References	Photo Tony Golding

Make	Jaguar	History
Year		Noted in Harare in 2011
Model	420G
Chassis No.
Engine No.
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Sedan
Colours	Blue
Registration Numbers	243-571-A/RHO	References

Make	Jaguar	History
Year	1968	Owned by Marc Sweeck 1980-82, believed to have been owned by a Doctor before him.
Model	420G
Chassis No.
Engine No.
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Sedan
Colours	Blue, then metallic gold
Registration Numbers	49-346-L/RHO ?	References	Marc Sweeck

Make	Jaguar	History
Year	1966	Owned by Peter Burgess
Model	MK2 2.4
Chassis No.
Engine No.
Coachbuilder
Body Style
Colours
Registration Numbers	110-731-J/RHO	References	Peter Burgess

Make	Jaguar	History
Year	1963	Noted in Msasa in 2013. Owned by Will Clarke, being restored.
Model	S-Type
Chassis No.
Engine No.
Coachbuilder
Body Style
Colours
Registration Numbers		References

Make	Jaguar	History
Year		Ex Rory Young, now owned by Arkie Kassim.
Model	S-Type
Chassis No.
Engine No.
Coachbuilder
Body Style
Colours
Registration Numbers		References	http://www.jdcetype.demon.co.uk

Make	Jaguar	History
Year		Noted in Zimbabwe in 2014
Model	S-Type
Chassis No.
Engine No.
Coachbuilder
Body Style
Colours
Registration Numbers	47-037-B/RHO	References	Safwaan Zoolay

Make	Jaguar	History
Year	1963	Owned by John McFadyean, Zimbabwe. Acquired as a 3.8 but the car was fitted with a 3.4 engine. Restored over 13 years with a 3.8 engine
Model	MK2 3.8-litre
Chassis No.
Engine No.
Coachbuilder
Body Style
Colours
Registration Numbers	44-668-B/RHO	References	http://www.jdcetype.demon.co.uk

Make	Jaguar	History
Year	1963	Owned till 1971 by Julian Watt-Pringle. Acquired by Rob Ecob of Bulawayo in 1971. Rob fitted the car with Chrome wheeels. Sold around 1976 to Colin Phillips of Bulawayo. Colin later took the car to Pietermaritzburg, South Africa where Rob Ecob re purchased it. Rob then fitted the original wheels back onto it and sold it around 1980. Possibly the car owned in later years by Fred Rascher, painted white.
Model	MK2 3.8-litre
Chassis No.
Engine No.
Coachbuilder
Body Style
Colours	Grey
Registration Numbers	107-654-P/RHO	References	Rob Ecob (photo left), Julian Watt-Pringle (photo right)

Make	Jaguar	History
Year		Acquired by Julian Watt-Pringle around 1982. Rebuilt 1982/83. Taken to South Africa in 1984. Sold it in 1988 for R9500, the new owner kept it until 2014 and then like a fool sold it to someone in Hermanus for R100,000.
Model	3.8
Chassis No.
Engine No.
Coachbuilder
Body Style
Colours	Red
Registration Numbers		References	Julian Watt-Pringle

Make	Jaguar	History
Year	1962	Wire wheels? Rebuilt by Lat Fuller around 1992. Taken to Australia.
Model	MK2 3.4-litre
Chassis No.	160774DN
Engine No.	KH 6231-8
Coachbuilder
Body Style
Colours	Red
Registration Numbers	45-778-H/ZIM	References

Make	Jaguar	History
Year		Owned by Maurice Beckley of Bulawayo
Model	MK2
Chassis No.
Engine No.
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Sedan
Colours	White
Registration Numbers		References	Bruce Beckley

Make	Jaguar	History
Year	1963	Acquired by Peter Grove in 1966 from Logan Motors, Salisbury. Sold in 1967.
Model	MK2 3.4
Chassis No.
Engine No.
Coachbuilder
Body Style
Colours	Dark grey with grey leather interior
Registration Numbers	RSD-6321/SRH	References	Peter Grove

Make	Jaguar	History
Year	1963	Manual with overdrive. Delivered to R.A. Longstaff of Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia via Sagers Motors of Bulawayo. Noted in the 1980s in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa with Bobrand Construction. Acquired in May 1984 through Burchmores by Klaus Karius of Germany who has had the car re-sprayed and some areas rebuilt with original parts. If you have any information regarding this car during its time in Africa please contact the webmaster via the email address at the end of this page
Model	MK2 3.8
Chassis No.	231498DN
Engine No.	LC7761-8
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Saloon, body no. S025338
Colours	Pearl grey with grey leather interior, now midnight blue
Registration Numbers	NP-4651/SAF	References	Klaus Karius

Make	Jaguar	History
Year	1967	One of the last variants of the Mk2. Fitted with leather as an extra (standard cars fitted with ambla upholstery, as well as overdrive, chromium plated wire wheels, reclining front seats, seatbelts and picnic tables. Acquired by Tony Golding of Harare in 1988. Used in numerous VCCZ events over the years.
Model	MK2 340
Chassis No.
Engine No.
Coachbuilder
Body Style
Colours	Maroon
Registration Numbers	123-625-Z/SAF	References	Photo Tony Golding

Make	Jaguar	History
Year		L-R Jaguar MK VII, Reg. S-43, light grey owned bby Ron Hendry, believed to have been an ex Mayoral car 1960 Jaguar 2.4, Reg. S-11513, white owned by Hary Hendry 1960 Jaguar 3.4, Reg. RL-161, red owned by Geoff Mason
Model
Chassis No.
Engine No.
Coachbuilder
Body Style
Colours
Registration Numbers		References	Harry Hendry

Make	Jaguar	History
Year	1963	Acquired by Neil Galloway in 1965. Owned by the Galloway family till around 2003. By that stage the car had been off the road for 10 years and was undergoing restoration. Donated to the Classic Car Club of Zimbabwe when Charles Galloway moved to Australia. It is believed the car was parted out to owners restoring similar models.  Neil Galloway also owned a Jaguar MK VIIM from around 1961 to 1965
Model	MK X
Chassis No.
Engine No.
Coachbuilder
Body Style
Colours
Registration Numbers	RSD-1689/SRH, 243-761-G/RHO	References	Charles Galloway

Make	Jaguar	History
Year	1971	Owned by Ken Ross, later sold.
Model	XJ6
Chassis No.
Engine No.
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Sedan
Colours
Registration Numbers	313-715-T/RHO	References

Make	Jaguar	History
Year	1978	LWB, South African built model. Owned By Charles Galloway in Zimbabwe, acquired from Alan Dunlop of Pretoria. Sold around 2003 to Gary Pattenden, believed to still be in Zimbabwe.
Model	XJ6 Series 2 Executive
Chassis No.
Engine No.
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Sedan
Colours
Registration Numbers	495-255-J/ZIM	References	Charles Galloway

Make	Jaguar	History
Year	1978
Model	XJ6 series 1 4.2-litre
Chassis No.
Engine No.
Coachbuilder
Body Style
Colours
Registration Numbers	AAH-0100/ZIM	References

Make	Jaguar	History
Year		Manual gearbox, acquired by Ed Lanca around 2013. Only 55000km from new - Being resprayed in 2014
Model	XJ6 series 1 4.2-litre
Chassis No.
Engine No.
Coachbuilder
Body Style
Colours
Registration Numbers	ABW-2390/ZIM	References	Viv Westbury

Make	Jaguar	History
Year	1982	Owned by John Evans, fitted with a Chevrolet 350 V8 engine. Photo shows the car on the 2010 Mutare Run.
Model	XJS
Chassis No.
Engine No.
Coachbuilder
Body Style
Colours
Registration Numbers	ABI-8146/ZIM	References

Make	Jaguar	History
Year	1990	Imported into Zimbabwe in 1994, when acquired by Tony Organ of Harare, who owned the car till around 2012.
Model	XJS V12
Chassis No.
Engine No.
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Convertible
Colours	Blue
Registration Numbers	AAB-8495/ZIM	References

Make	Jaguar	History
Year	1988	Taken to Zimbabwe in September 1993 by Shaw Dyson, subsequently owned by Dave Ballantyne. Currently owned by David Curas-Thompson
Model	XJS 3.6
Chassis No.	SAJJNAEC3CA149017
Engine No.	9PAMA142005
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Sport coupe
Colours	Red
Registration Numbers	E 427 NCR, 575-559-G/ZIM, ABE-7483/ZIM	References	David Curas-Thompson

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