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 …
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I thought it was time I posted an update on some of the projects we have in the workshop. Progress has been a little slow up until recently with other work taking priority over our own projects. A couple of new long term projects have also joined the queue in the past few weeks and …
Anyone who follows our social media feeds, especially Twitter, will know that I have a soft spot for the Jaguar XJ-S. So when the chance to purchase this particular car came up I simply couldn't resist. This is no ordinary XJ-S, but instead it has been fettled by a few well known names. The engine …
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Its been something of a hectic week here, with new cars arriving, others being painted and our lovely MK1 Escort Mexico replica being sold. First up is our Sunbeam Alpine, which is now being built back up after being repainted, and I was a little wowed when I saw it come out after being painted, …
Sometimes you have weeks where you feel like you've accomplished a lot, and other times you have weeks like this one, where you've basically moved a lot of cars around and not really solved any problems. Both the Capri-12 and the Alfa 6C Sprint replica are now both inside and dry, though the Alfa has …
We've now listed two of our XJS projects for sale, as it would be better for someone else to get them back on the road and enjoy them rather than us keep them sat at the back of our workshop constantly being pushed to the back of the projects list. The two cars are both …
I thought I would continue writing some blog posts about my own XJS and all about owning one (both the good and the bad). At the moment the car is sat up in our workshop with a mystery fuel leak that will require the fuel tank to come out and the oil leak is also …
I thought I'd write a post about my new runaround - this Jaguar XJ-S 4.0 Auto - and keep it updated with the ups and downs of living with an old car as a daily driver. Most people who buy classic cars don't intend to use them daily (though there are still a few and …
