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CGVA08614 Jaguar XJ12 Series 1 - Silverstone Fire Tender - No7 Corgi Classics / Drive Time / Vanguards Availability: Sold Out Size: 1:43 Scale Age: 14 years and up Release: May 2006 Type: Static Model Manufacturer's Code: VA08614 Product Code: CGVA08614

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The first of seven Jaguar based Silverstone Fire Tenders, RHP133H started life as an XJ6, and was fitted with a V12 engine during its first career as an engineering development car within Jaguar. A conversation between Jaguar’s then Managing Director, F.R.W ‘Lofty’ England, and Silverstone’s Manager Jimmy Brown, led to Jaguar providing a high speed fire tender for the track. Lofty was so enthusiastic about the plan that he actually donated the car he had been using as personal transport since its time in engineering. The fire fighting equipment was designed by Chubb, but fitted to the vehicle at Jaguar. It involved installing a 20-gallon tank in place of the back seat, and a coiled hose in the boot. With the tank pressurised, a 100 gallons of AFFF foam could be discharged in 34 seconds! The legendary ‘Silverstone Syd Herbert’ has driven all the Jaguar Fire Tenders, including the current S Type R, since their inception in 1974. RHP133H was finally retired from active duty in 1990.

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