Noted American surgeon Dr Jasbir Dhillon has bought and sold exotic cars for many years. In this episode of Jay Leno’s Garage, Dr Dhillon shows off his Jaguar XJR-15, one of only 53 such cars ever made. The XJR-15 was based on the legendary Jaguar XJR-9 race car and was the predecessor to the XJ220.
Alastair Sloane has been a newspaper journalist for almost 50 years.
Has had all sorts of roles along the way, including editing two daily newspapers. Joined the NZ Herald from the Sunday Star-Times in 1996 to help launch a sports weekly. Became motoring editor of the Herald soon after, a position he held until leaving in 2012. He owns a 1968 VW Beetle. Best days at the wheel include doing part of the Land Rover Camel Trophy route in Papua New Guinea, driving a Nissan Patrol over earthquake-hit roads in Guatemala, and a Ferrari Italia 458 on Enzo’s old hill-climb road in Italy.