You may have read an article (“When is a Jaguar not a Jaguar?”) in October’s edition of the national Jaguar Enthusiast magazine about the demise of Suffolk Sportscars after twenty-five years. The Suffolk SS100 is a visually and dimensionally accurate replica of the original SS100 Jaguar sports car that William […]
Car Shows
My grandfather Frederick Cooper told me the following story about his time working for our local family firm of builders and decorators, W.J. Cooper & Son. In the late 1930s, Geoff and I had to take out an old kitchen range and replace the range with a fireplace in Rebels […]
An 8-day drive around Germany and Austria Thinking about it, I suppose I have always been a bit of a petrolhead. Ever since my Dad’s first 1956 Morris Oxford, when I was knee high to a grasshopper, I took an interest in cars and also in overseas travel. Long before […]
As many owners will know, the ‘A’ pillars on an XK8 are covered with a nylon-backed material, glued on at the factory. After time, this glue disintegrates and the nylon begins to lift off the plastic-fronted ‘A’ pillar posts, obviously looking unsightly. I decided to replace the nylon on my […]
Having bought an older XK8 convertible from 1998, there were a few jobs to do to it. The brakes have never been as good as they should be, so I decided to change the rear brakes as they looked to be in the worse condition. I sourced the parts from British […]
Did any member visit the London Classic Car Show this year? If not, read on. Your scribe and Steve Potter from the Club plus our friends and fellow petrol-heads, Dennis and John, took a tube to Olympia on Sunday, the last show day, to view the goodies on display in […]
One of the most important lessons I have learned is never, ever to presume. However, I was to fall foul of these wise words. My tale unfolds from around 1998 when I became the owner of my much-loved XJ6 Series 1. The car had sat in a garage for several […]
Following on from last month’s Parked in Palm Springs part 1... We were hoping to see the 26 foot tall Marilyn Monroe statue just off Tahquitz Way, but it was on loan somewhere in Connecticut. Still, not to be thwarted, we saw this excellent mural on Lulu’s California Bistro on […]
Just before boarding one of Ryanair’s finest Boeings, I received a text from our very own Warren – Doug, actually – requesting an article on the Warren Classic and Supercar Show that we attended in late September. Well, October sees my time taken with completing HM’s tax return, leaving little […]
A last look at the Louwman Museum Welcome to our final review of the Louwman Museum in The Hague. Along the way, we will take in some fine examples of luxury, racing, lavish and downright odd designs from our motoring heritage. So, fasten your seat belts and enjoy the ride. […]
Our club was invited to display cars at a new show in Stanford-le-Hope, Thurrock. The show was being held by Edwards Show Vehicles to raise funds for the Essex & Herts Air Ambulance. They raised £1,000 for this good cause. On arrival we noticed the show was next to a car […]
On Sunday 5 May, seven members’ cars met up at McDonalds near Colchester off the A12. We had breakfast and coffee prior to a leisurely drive in the morning sunshine to Rickinghall Classic Car Show near Diss, held on the village playing fields next to the village hall. Our neighbouring […]
The beautiful Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire was graced by the spectacle of hundreds of classic and modern Jaguars on Sunday 12th May for the 2019 Summer Jaguar Festival. Hosted by the Jaguar Enthusiasts’ Club and set in the stunning surroundings of Blenheim Palace courtyard, visitors were presented with the largest […]
Now recognised as the world’s biggest gathering of (around 300) classic motoring clubs, this year’s event witnessed over 71,000 visitors during the weekend 9 – 11 November 2018. One of the highlights of the show was the Meguiar’s Club Showcase, with 16 exceptional classics at the judges’ mercy with Lyndon […]
No, not the 90s Scottish band, but the state of the weather at The Warren Classic and Supercar Show on 23 September 2018. The omens were not good the day before, as we set out the pitch and erected the event shelter under a grey sky cloaked in ominous, brooding, […]
The Jaguar Drivers Club (Area 33) held their annual get together at Hyde Hall on Sunday 19th August. Other local clubs in attendance were Aston Martin, Bentley, Morgan, Austin 7, Essex TR Register, Triumph Eastern, Porsche, Singer, South Essex MG, JEC Essex & Suffolk Borders and of course, JEC Essex […]
On Sunday 29 July, eleven cars from our club went to the Ingatestone Hall Classic Car Show , eleven years after we last attended as a club in July 2007. Ingatestone Hall is a Grade 1 listed 16th century manor house, originally built by Sir William Petrie and still occupied […]
Seattle,with approximately three quarters of a million inhabitants, is not big by American standards but it is the largest city in Washington state and one of the fastest growing cities in America. Surrounded by vast forests it is easy to see why the early European settlers made logging its number […]
Our first main show of the year was of course, the Classic Car Show at Battlesbridge in May. The event was well supported by members, although on the day a few members were unable to attend due to various reasons. However, with the support of the organiser, Jim Gallie, these […]
Saturday 7th April was the start of the 2018 season at The Hare public house at Roxwell, a few miles west of Chelmsford in Essex. The Breakfast meetings have been arranged by Gary Downham, the owner of the pub, for the past years and is held on the first Saturday […]
Thursday couldn’t come around soon enough for this was the day my ‘out of office’ reply came on and stayed on for the following four days. This was the day that Steve, Brad and your scribe would head for the Midlands to enjoy the 2017 Classic Motor Show at the […]
On Sunday 20th August, JEC Essex Thameside Region joined the JDC Area 33 and other car clubs for a show at Hyde Hall. Over 200 cars attended from Mercedes, Morgan, TR, Jaguar, Singer, Austin 7 & Porsche car clubs. The weather was great for the whole day which brought out the […]
Members gathered at Birchanger Services at junction 8 off the M11 at 8am on Sunday 13th August before driving up to the common at Saffron Walden. The weather was really better than expected for a change. The sun shone all day. While awaiting arrival of club members at Birchanger Services, […]
This years event was one of the best. More than 100,000 spectators enjoyed the world’s biggest classic motor racing festival. On the whole, the weather wasn’t that bad as can be seen in the picture of Jackie Warren without her duvet coat, jumper or any other garment to keep her […]