Terry Larson knows how to take care of historic Jaguars. For moving on five decades, he has restored, raced and stewarded examples of the great marque with finesse and passion, in recent years from his hand-crafted garage in the foothills of Mesa, Arizona. He and his wife Darlene have a 1938 Jaguar SS 100 3 ½ litre; an XK120 roadster; a 1952 Hangsen Jaguar; a 1952 C-type; a 1958 ‘Knobbly’ Lister that was a factory team car; two XKE roadsters and a coupe; a few Italian cars; and a 1967 Corvette. The couple are also proud of their motorcycle collection, highlighted by a 1924 Brough Superior SS80 purchased new by the founder of Jaguar, William Lyons, which he raced on English beaches. “These cars are an important part of automotive history, and, as owners, we are their caretakers,” Larson says.
