IN BRIEF
- Living legend former Jaguar test driver and works racer Norman Dewis received an OBE in Her Majesty's New Year Honours List
- New short film captures thoughts of contemporaries including Sir Jackie Stewart and Sir Stirling Moss on his stellar career [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiH18Ko4F10]
- Norman Dewis OBE is widely regarded as Britain's greatest test driver having developed many of Jaguar's most famous models, including the Le Mans‑winning D‑type and influential E‑type
IN DETAIL
(Whitley, Coventry ‑ January 6th 2015). In a career spanning 33 years of testing and developing many seminal and celebrated Jaguar cars, the exceptional achievements of legendary 94‑year‑old former test driver Norman Dewis have been recognised and rewarded in Her Majesty's New Year Honours List, with Norman being awarded the Order of the British Empire (OBE). The award was received by Norman as the Jaguar marque celebrates its 80th anniversary.
Norman Dewis OBE developed 25 significant cars for Jaguar and is widely regarded as Britain's greatest test driver ‑ as a new short film, which features tributes from peers such as Sir Jackie Stewart and Sir Stirling Moss shows: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiH18Ko4F10. Dewis' automotive CV is remarkable: he developed the Le Mans‑winning C‑type and D‑type racing cars, the XK 140 and 150 sports cars, the 2.4/3.4 and Mk II saloons, plus the Mk VII and Mk VIIM models, the legendary E‑type (including the Lightweight E‑type), the XJ13 mid‑engined prototype, the XJ saloons, the XJ‑S and the 'XJ40' models.
Sir Jackie Stewart, three times Formula One World Champion, said: "Norman Dewis is one of the real characters, not just of the British motor industry but also British Motorsport. He's one of the backroom boys and sometimes they don't get the accolades they should. Her Majesty the Queen and the honours office have very much done the right thing in awarding Norman Dewis an OBE." ENDS.
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