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BEST IN SHOW AT 2026 ROYAL AUTOMOBILE CLUB CONCOURS
JAGUAR C-TYPE CLAIMS BEST IN SHOW AT 2026 ROYAL AUTOMOBILE CLUB CONCOURS
TROPHÉES D’AUVERGNE
CKL had 4 cars at Motor Racing Legends first standalone European event this weekend - the Trophées d’Auvergne at Charade
VICTORY IN ANGLESEY WITH GTSCC
A fabulous win in the GTSCC 90min enduro at Anglesey for Nigel Greensall and Read Gomm in his stunning E-Type
LONDON HISTORIC TROPHY
Looking back at what was a magnificent weekend of racing at the newly launched @motorracinglegends London Historic Trophy
RACING A 1957 FERRARI THROUGH ITALY
Racing a 1957 Ferrari through the heart of Italy was a joy.
GRAND PRIX DE L’AGE D’OR
CKL were at Dijon-Prenois last weekend for the Le Mans Classic Series by Peter Auto.
CHRIS HARRIS’ GREAT BRITISH JAGUAR DAY
The Great British Jaguar Day celebration at Bicester Motion brought the community of car people who love Jaguar together and it was a wonderful thing to be part of.
MOTOR RACING LEGENDS CHAMPIONS
WHAT A NIGHT! On Thursday night at the Royal Automobile Club, CKL were awarded 3 trophies - becoming the ‘winningest team’ in Motor Racing Legends.
D-TYPE SURVIVOR TOPS ZÜRICH AUCTION
A Jaguar D-type achieved the headline result at Broad Arrow’s inaugural Zürich Auction helped by a comprehensive report by CKL, selling for CHF 5,181,250 [£4,894,344]
RESTORATION OF THE YEAR
CKL are proud to announce that our latest Jaguar C-type restoration is a finalist for Restoration of the Year in both the International Historic Motoring Awards and the Royal Automobile Club Historic Awards 2025.
COLORADO GRAND
Four recent CKL restorations have just participated in the Colorado Grand, successfully completing the 1,000 mile course through the Rocky Mountains.
GOODWOOD REVIVAL
Part of what makes Goodwood so magical is that the stormy weekend weather only heightened the fun. The CKL team fielded two cars in the Freddie March Memorial Trophy - the mighty XK140 Gomm Special, driven by Rick Wilmott and Tarek Mahmoud - and the ex-Masten Gregory C-type driven by Hans-Martin Schneeberger and Marcel Fässler (3x Le Mans winner). In the Fordwater Trophy we ran the Lotus Elan 26R which was raced by Le Mans winner Jackie Oliver early in his career, and in the Sussex Trophy we had several Listers including the Lister-Jaguar Costin of John Spiers which finished P8. We also supplied two of the safety cars -
HAMPTON COURT 2025
2025 Hampton Court Concours of Elegance feature ex-Masten Gregory C-type restored by CKL as star car.
SILVERSTONE FESTIVAL
August Bank Holiday weekend (22-24) saw the 35th and final running of the Silverstone Festival, one of the most celebrated events of its type in the world. The CKL team were there to support our racing customers, who enjoyed fantastic racing all round with some excellent results: Woodcote Trophy - 1st in class, Stirling Moss Trophy - 1st in class, Stirling Moss Trophy - 2nd in class
CKL HAT-TRICK AT PEBBLE BEACH
Coming Second in Class in Post War Sports Racing was a fabulous result for our 1953 C-type restoration, and a testament to the car, its history, the research we have done and the quality of the restoration. We’re very proud.
GRAND PRIX DE L'AGE D'OR
Peter Auto’s Gentlemen Challenge race series continued at Dijon-Prenois. John Spiers and Nigel Greensall took the overall win in the Lister-Costin. Marc Gordon took a class win in his XK150S.
EQUIPE CLASSIC SILVERSTONE GP
P1 for Joe Willmott in The Equipe Classic Silverstone GP - Syd Segal Trophy - in his CKL prepared Austin Healey 3000
SPA CLASSIC
John Spiers and Nigel Greensall stormed the Gentlemen Challenge races at the Spa Classic in John’s 1959 Lister Costin - taking the overall win as well as pole position and fastest lap.