https://www.youtube.com/embed/iicRoqfv5Ek It took slightly longer than I expected for something to go (reasonably) seriously wrong with the Curfew Jag, although to be fair, it was brought on by my mildly excessive use of the throttle off road. Having access to a field always made it inevitable that I was going to end up driving one …
I just thought I'd share an update on all the work the Jag has had in recent months. I'd booked for it to come off the road at the start of April to have all of its bushes replaced as there was some creaking and groaning over bumps and the car wasn't driving quite as …
Today's update is only a brief one, with a couple of photographs down below. The pre facelift 6.0 Jaguar XJR-S which spent so much time down at the paint shop has been undergoing more work. The underside was disassembled, with both the front and rear subframes removed to be restored and repainted. Every last bush …
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https://youtu.be/UM0liwyiQP4 A walk around of the XJR-S after collecting it from the body shop. As you can see it still needs final polishing, but that will happen when the bumpers and skirts are refitted. On 23rd December 2020, after no less than 956 days since this XJR-S was delivered to the bodyshop, I was finally …
It is time for the last few auctions of the year, and it seems that every auction house has decided that 12th December is the ideal time to hold their auctions, with Historics, CCA and Mathewsons all vying for the same customers on the same day (and with Bonhams MPH held just the day before). …
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It is time for the last few auctions of the year, and it seems that every auction house has decided that 12th December is the ideal time to hold their auctions, with Historics, CCA and Mathewsons all vying for the same customers on the same day (and with Bonhams MPH held just the day before). …
Continue reading "Bonhams MPH at Bicester Heritage – classic car auction preview – December 2020"
It is time for the last few auctions of the year, and it seems that every auction house has decided that 12th December is the ideal time to hold their auctions, with Historics, CCA and Mathewsons all vying for the same customers on the same day (and with Bonhams MPH held just the day before). …
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I've recently sold my Quattroporte after it failed to replace my XJS as a daily, and in the few months that I owned it I only covered just over 1,000 miles in it. I'd really hoped that Maserati ownership would miraculously be problem free and reasonably on the wallet, although in this case I can't …
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Although it took a huge amount of time to get the bodyshop to make a proper start on the XJR-S (pre-facelift), fortunately it seems they've gotten in a rhythm and painted the car a week or so later. I was sent the photos below on Friday, and by now the bodykit will have been painted …
No less than 921 days after delivering the Jaguar XJR-S 6.0 to the paint shop, it has finally been primered. My patience, at times, has been tested with the inefficiency, but considering it is a small business and a reasonable rate I've tried not to complain too much. The bodywork to correct rust to the …
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Silverstone Auctions - classic car auction preview - November 2020
Since I tweet about most of the auctions I attend, I thought maybe it would be a good idea for me to post a few of the cars I found interesting ahead of the auction itself. I went and viewed the auction at King's Lynn earlier this week, just before lockdown. Given that they'd crammed …
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