Friday was the day that I took J258 for its MOT re-test, after it failed the day before for a minor handbrake imbalance and a loose seat belt anchor, which had been loosened slightly to make it easier to adjust the handbrake, somewhat ironically. Anyone who has used or worked on an XJS hand brake …
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As I've mentioned previously, I've owned my little red MG for just over four and a half years, after being gifted it by a member of my family to complete a banger rally with friends. As it turned out, I ended up being the only person who wanted to complete said rally, so in the …
Nearly two months to the day after the Mercedes' MOT expired, I've finally managed to get the required work completed and had it taken to be tested. Part of the delay was down to the amount of other more important jobs running through the workshop, and partly it was due to some supplier's inability to …
If you'd like to read previous updates for the Curfew Jag, then you can find them here It has been a while since I've taken the Curfew Jag out for a drive, though in the meantime we've completed a few more small jobs to sort a couple of faults and make the car more useable. …
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 …
Well, this one is a bit different. Although, aren't they all? I'm a bit fan of Jaguar's XJ in its earlier iterations, and though I've owned series 2 and 3 cars (and their Daimler variants), I hadn't yet manage to purchase my favourite of all, the series 1. The car I've bought hasn't seen a …
If you'd like to read the rest of the Curfew XJ-S updates, you can do so HERE After a little bit of a wait earlier in the week, yesterday became a chance to get Curfew up on a ramp for its service and a general inspection, as I was hoping to take it to Tamp …
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I wasn't expecting to be able to post an update on the Alfa so soon, but the original creator of my little 6C Sprint, Philip Herrick, has very kindly provided me with some more information about how this bonkers little car came into existence, and also how he constructed it. You can read his 'Engineering Principles' below, and …
You can view Soapy's own page here. We've owned Soapy for just over three years now, after purchasing him at the London Classic Car Show in 2017. Out of all of the cars this is one that is rarely seen on our social media channels, despite being the header image for the website. The reason …
I bought this on a bit of a whim on eBay in August 2017, and its in the list of cars to be saved. I’ve always got time to appreciate an interesting Alfa, and this one is certainly something a little bit different, as it’s a mid engine Busso V6 conversion 'designed' to emulate the …
