On Saturday 1st October, a monthly Breakfast meeting was organised by Peter Simpson from the JEC at the National British Motor Museum at Gaydon, Warks. On this occasion Peter wanted to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the XK8 (X100)starting production and, to this end, invited all XK8/R owners from various Jaguar […]
Yearly archives: 2016
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In August I went with two Suffolk Jaguar friends from Thames Valley and Kent to a special show in Surrey, organised by a local property developer in aid of Help the Heroes. Held in the grounds of his farmhouse, about 800-1,000 cars turned up including some very rare machines. Robert […]
Since the publication of the first part of my article on this inspiring venue in April, I have received a deluge of requests from two members asking when the next instalment of the museum trip would be published. Wait no longer, because here it comes. But, before we begin, let […]
Having been let down at the last minute, the chaps at Jaguar World found themselves without a Jaguar 420 to be a photographic model in their spread on the 50th anniversary of the car. Doug was contacted to source a replacement, so “who’s he gonna call…?” A few phone calls […]
On Thursday 9 June 2016 a number of members started their trip to Reims a day early by staying at the Holiday Inn in Folkestone, in order to be closer to the Eurotunnel on Friday morning. I worked in the morning but finished at midday. My wife, Jackie, had also […]
Faversham (in Kent) has attracted its fair share of visitors over the centuries. Crucially, it was situated at the head of a navigable creek, offering quick and easy access to Europe, pure spring water and a dry temperate climate well suited for growing crops and grazing cattle. All this lead […]
Some of you may know that Sue and I visit Seattle regularly to catch up with our eldest daughter, who lives out there on the West coast. It’s a great place to be, with an abundance of sights to see and places to go – from the futuristic Space Needle, […]
My tale begins in September 2015 when the Essex Thameside group visited Brands Hatch to watch the JEC racing group compete in a day’s racing. We had a great day, finding ourselves quite literally a fingertip away from the cars, the pits and the drivers. Ideas started to bounce around […]
Aaron is a bright 14 year-old from a school near Albany in upstate New York, USA. He has a passion for Jaguar and contacted us about his after-school project. Here is what he has written about the history of the marque and its cars, from the earliest days to the present. Thank you to […]
On 28 February some of our members and partners treated ourselves to a Sunday lunch at the Fox and Goose on the A414 near Chelmsford. The pub has recently been refurbished including an expansion of the existing space and the addition of The Bake House which serves breakfast, light lunch and […]
Like many an old car, when you are thinking of buying an XJS, you need to consider its inherent faults….and there are a few. If you ignore the misguided comparisons that were made at the time with the much-loved, though long in the tooth, E Type that it superseded – but which, […]
Best wishes to all our members for 2016, which looks to be an excellent year with some new shows, our club stand at the Silverstone Classic weekend and 19 cars travelling to Reims this summer. To start off the year, Doug Warren and I decided to attend the New Year’s […]