Cape Jaguar Club - CJC

When the Jaguar Company was founded by Sir William Lyons on 4 September 1922, it was known as Swallows Sidecars, and produced motorcycle sidecars. It was much later that the abbreviated ‘SS’ name became famous as a guarantee of well-engineered, high performance motorcars. The Jaguar name was first introduced in 1935 but it was not until the late forties that they produced the incredible XK twin ov

erhead cam engine. From 1950 to the mid-60s Jaguars were competing and dominating most major events worldwide. Production of Jaguars in South Africa ceased in 1979. The importation of cars from the UK also became prohibitive. South African Jaguar Clubs took it upon themselves to preserve the heritage of this world famous marque and so the Cape Jaguar Drivers Club (fore-runner of today’s Cape Jaguar Club) was formed in the same year. For over 90 years Jaguar have continued to design and build these quintessentially British cars recalling founder Sir William Lyons words “The car is the closest thing we will ever create to something that is alive”. They have continued in this famous tradition with the recent launch of the Jaguar F-TYPE. Club members regularly meet in the convivial surroundings of their Clubhouse situated on the Kilarney Race track and are encouraged to participate in both local and national events . The Club promotes and organises, launches, tests, competitions, displays, member’s fun runs and interesting excursions, reliability trials, economy runs and other activities.