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Xclusively Jaguar News November 2009

Volume 2 - Issue 4

Jaguar XK120 (courtesy of Jaguar Heritage)
Cover picture: 1952 Jaguar XK120 (picture courtesy of Jaguar Heritage)

Latest news from Xclusively Jaguar

Coventry Festival of Motoring
Keith Baker is a regular participant in the Coventry Festival of Motoring with his XJS Celebration (when it isnt rained off!) so this year he had to make up for all the photo opportunities he missed out on last year. If you were there, you may find you were caught by Keith's camera!

Coventry Transport Museum

The Jaguar Public House Jaguar XJS convertible

James Bond Jaguar XK8 Jaguar Main Dealer Statue

Jaguar Daimler Fire Brigade Jaguar XJS twin headlamp conversion

Austin Powers Shaguar Jaguar XJ6 wind tunnel model

Jaguar XJ8 cut-away launch model Jaguar XJS Coupe

Barbie Jaguar XJS MHP 691

New Jaguar XJ

XK8 Convertible Hood and Rupturing Hydraulic Hoses
Over the past year Gus Glikas has worked endlessly to provide a solution related to the problem of the rupturing hydraulic hoses for the xk8 convertible top. Several months later after receiving many hoses he worked to develop a hose that would accept the pressure and temperature. Soon after he received a latch that had evidence of the seal being dislodged causing a leak. Shortly after that the lifts were failing at what he thought was an alarming rate. He began to think that several other latches were failing, but did not know how many, or why. At the same time Tom (TestPoint) had a pump that he was willing to give away to a good home. Gus did all that he could to get his hands on it and in a few days it arrived in the mail. During that time he had several conversations with Walt Nuschke (2000 XKR Conv) about the pump and the new findings related to the seals in the latch and lifts. Seeing that Walt was better qualified in the evaluation, Gus sent the pump to him. You can see Walts findings by following the link below. Walt has since developed a device to be installed at the pump that will reduce the operating pressure to the entire roof operating system. Gus is convinced that this reduction in operation pressure will dramatically reduce, and in most cases eliminate the frequency of hose, latch and lift failures, but because he is unable to predict the life of the existing system in your car he is reluctant to say you will never have another leak! Gus is so confident about this device that he has installed it in his own car! He is also going to end his quest for finding a solution to the hydraulic hose problem, because this is it!

Gus would like to thank everyone for their input and patience when dealing with him, particularrly, Chick and Ron for the hose, Tom for the old pump, and Walt for the hydraulic pressure relief valve, and the many people that provided parts for evaluation!
Jaguar XK8 pressure valve, how to get it, plus links to hose evaluation, replacement and new hose.
Gus is not making any money from this product, he is merely making it available to fellow Jaguar owners, in order that they too may benefit from it. A great deal of unselfish time and effort went into the research and development of the roof operation information that was used in the design and development of the new hose and new pressure relief valve. When Gus took this project on, he told those involved that he would stay on it until the end and he has done just that! For more information, please contact Xclusively Jaguar, or go direct to Gus Glikas, by following the link above.

Jaguar Drivers Club Devon Region (Area 5)

We’re starting again with a new location easily accessible from most areas of the County.

The Gissons Arms, Kenniford, Exeter

The Gissons Arms, Kennford, EXETER, EX6 7UD.

On the A38 South of Exeter. Road links via the A30, A380, M5 and of course the A38.

Please come to an inaugural meeting and Sunday Lunch on December 6th – 12:30p.m.

Everyone welcome (partners too!) – future plans for the Region to be discussed.

Jaguar cars optional given its December but bring them if you can.

Carvery with sweet £13.95 per person (paid to Gissons on the day)

Please reply (for lunch numbers) to Peter Attenburrow

01363 83396

peterattenburrow@btinternet.com

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If you have a motoring website with a Google page ranking of 1 or above, you may be able to earn upto £80 per annum from advertising. If you are interested in this offer, please contact Letitia@xclusively-jaguar.co.uk

Obituary: Ron Beaty
It is with great regret that I have to announce the passing away of my father Ronald, as many of you will know his life was Jaguar from his very early days right to the end . He trained at Jaguar at the original "Hollies" as an apprentice and made his way up to being one of the all time greats at the works working in the former competition dept and was experimental engineer for the V12.

In the '60's he formed the company Forward Engineering which made him a house hold name in the Jaguar world, creating the greatest power units to power the British and world water speed record, Lister Jaguars (of which he was the creator of the original Lister XJS alongside Brian Lister), many track records both here and abroad, the original TWR XJS's were also "Forward " powered, as were many small volume constructors like Panther.

Dad will be greatly missed by many "Jaguarists" but the legend will live on for many years to come .

Richard Beaty

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Latest News from

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The Lynx Eventer
Lynx created a total of 67 Eventer’s from variously specified XJ-S’s.One of them is a "Hyper Lynx Eventer" which is currently in Europe, and the very last was a 6 litre XJR-S Eventer – which is maintained by Hyper Transformations. Pascal Matthieu, in Belgium, has created the Lynx Eventer Register at www.lynxeventer.com for anyone interested in these Jaguar’s. A brief resume of production figures, according to Matthieu’s current research, is shown below.

Jaguar XJ-S Lynx Eventer

Total produced: 67 – or possibly 68 – plus or including 1 or 2 prototypes.

52 pre facelift
15 facelift

18 LHD
49 RHD

3 with 3.6 litre AJ6 (2 manual and 1 automatic)
2 or 3 XJR-S
1 with 4.0 litre AJ6 (number 64)
The remaining 60/61 Eventers are V12 HE (5.3 and 6.0)

The prototype was presented to the press in August 1982 (its interior was not even finished!). The last Eventer was produced in 2002. Production spanned 20 years, and all Eventers were built by the same man!

Pascal says: “Lynxeventer.com is not a club, it’s only a weblog. I own an Eventer (n° 41) for 3 years and thought it should be interesting to share information with other Eventer owners and a website was a good way to create contacts. I’m now in touch with about 20 Eventer owners around the world (9 in France, only 3 in UK, 1 in The Netherlands, 2 in Germany, 2 in Belgium, 1 in Japan, 1 in Australia) We have shared production costs for some new parts specific to Eventers (such as side windows, which were unavailable since Lynx was closed) and we meet sometimes. We are looking to organize a “Lynx Eventer Weekend Meeting” in Spring 2010 for 2 or 3 days, somewhere in France between Brittany and Normandy. (6 to 10 Eventers are expected but I hope others, still unknown, will join us). But we are not a Club and will not be!

Lynx Eventer Number 67
Jaguar XJ-S Lynx Eventer Number 67
Don Baldry owns Lynx Eventer Number 67 – it was the last one produced before Lynx closed down, and was converted from a 6 litre Jaguar XJR-S, which is now maintained by Hyper Transformations. Don gives us an insight into the trials and pleasures of ownership.

It would be a sad state of affairs if dog owners were dissuaded from XJ-S ownership, (or vice-versa). In fact, and from experience, an XJ-S is an excellent car for dog owners. Our first XJ-S came along in 1989 and our golden retriever Charlie recognized at once that this was transport that had been designed specially for him. And when we decided that a second retriever; Mike; should join the family, Charlie moved up a bit, and the back seat of our XJ- S accommodated the pair of them. Furthermore, the XJ-S has an outstanding advantage when it comes to mudlarks like retrievers – the interior is washable. On many an occasion the car park at Kenwood has witnessed a universal gasp of horror and disbelief as people watched us usher into the back of a gleaming Jaguar two unbelievably disgusting dogs. However, the XJ-Ss came to an end, and the XK8 really is too small, so for us there was only one solution, and that was an Eventer. On most mornings our Eventer is luxury, stretch-out transport for our two retrievers and their mate Alfie the Afgan.

I sold my previous Eventer, No 44, to a guy who was shipping it to Japan for a motor museum. It was badly rusted and as I had already spent a fortune on it I decided that enough was enough! I then commissioned Lynx to build me a new one, No. 67.

The base car is a Tom Walkinshaw 6 litre, XJR-S (these days I wish it wasn't!) and if I ask it to it will go very very fast. With its Walkinshaw specification my Eventer is not only the last, it's the only one of its kind in the U.K. However, I don't do very much driving, I use it mainly for my dogs - three Golden Retrievers. As I live in London, I use public transport which for me, aged 76, is free. Fortunately I'm able to keep the car in top notch condition, just now it is in the body shop as some careless lady dented the front wing. My experience is that the car is admired by everyone who is at all interested in cars. There is hardly a day goes by without some complete stranger wants to talk to me about it, and from time to time, I get offers to buy it. I tell them it isn't for sale at any price, and I do mean any price!

Back in September of 2002 the transformation of our Jaguar XJR-S (K60 XJS) into Lynx Eventer Number 67 was coming to an end and it was time to think about getting her on the road. I had a list of work that I wanted Lynx Motors to undertake, work that many would think was superfluous given that, according to the sheaf of receipts given to me with the log book etc., the car’s previous owner had spent about a £1 per mile on maintenance and titivation. However, my working life was spent with contractors plant and if you’re sending kit out on a long contract then: “get it right”. I anticipated that my Eventer was about to start a long contract, so we got it right. Lynx replaced all the fluids, brought the air-con up to spec, checked the electrics, changed the plugs, examined hoses and belts and everything else that came to mind and finally we were set to go. “In the spare wheel compartment” they said, “is a spare coil and a spare amplifier, you might need them.” Strange, I thought, I’ve had four XJSs and never needed one yet. But I had a look at the parts, and it did strike me that it was a pretty small coil for a damn great engine. Nonetheless it performed satisfactorily for about two years, and then, just coming on to the sea front at Torquay I felt the engine lose power. Using a very light foot I covered the last half mile to the hotel, pulled into the car park and switched off. And that was it; a dead engine. However, we had another car. My wife, in her S type (people in our little street called us ‘two Jags’ for a while) had brought along my last remaining uncle for a family gathering and so I didn’t worry too much about my Eventer until it was time to go. It wouldn’t, so a call to the rescue service was made. Here came the young man with a tow truck and a starter pack. We checked the fuel: that was O.K. We checked the spark: he said “there’s a spark there”, and so there was, but it looked ‘splashy’ to me. I told him I had a spare coil, but with a broken down Astra already hooked up he wasn’t interested. “Let us know where you want it hauled to” he said and off he went to Totnes. So my uncle with his dodgy hips (a crash landing in a Lancaster had finally caught up with him) eased into the front of wife’s S type, the cases were jammed into the boot, me and two Golden Retrievers, plus a variety of hand baggage, filled the back and home we went.

Now the electrics on my Walkinshaw engine worry me, not because of the coil, but because Dave Marks once wrote, ‘Nobody knows anything about the Zytec ignition system’. That was a frightening thing to read and after some thought I came to the conclusion that Tom Walkinshaw, being a racing man, would replace the whole box of mystifying tricks after every event and so no one would ever need to know anything about Zytec except where another new system was stored. But I’d heard rumours about Hyper XJS. There in Banbury someone had mastered Zytec’s dark mysteries. So that’s where I had the car shipped. In fact there was no mystery, it was the coil. Paul changed it, did a service and a few other bits of work, and a few days later picked me up at the station and took me to his rural retreat. “I’ve left you a spare coil” he said, “you may need it”. I did. About six months later!

I’d had the Eventer ‘Before ‘n Aftered’, which process gave the aerial relay severe colic. The young chap in my local car radio shop said, “I’ve cut the relay out and wired the aerial to ignition”. Which was fine, except that the engine wouldn’t start. “Put everything back as it was” said I and caught the bus to the butcher shop. When I got back with the Sirloin there was the young chap with his boss. They’d drawn a plug lead diagram. They were about to enter Zytec territory! Aaargh! “Before you go any further,” I said, “let’s have a look at the spark”. Oh, but they’d checked the spark, they said. I insisted. Same splashy mess as in Torquay. I got out the spare coil. They were impressed. “Fit this I said”. They did. I said “Now let’s have a look.” In fact a visual inspection wasn’t necessary. Boss man had hold of the lead as I cranked the engine. He shot to the other side of the shop. He wasn’t at all amused when I told him it was over 40 years since I last saw that particular ‘apprentice test’.

So the car was running but I’d used my spare coil. I ordered two more! Strangely, they had two labels, a Jaguar label and a Renault “Migraine” label. I found it difficult to believe that someone in Browns Lane could conceive that the coil for a 1500 cc Euro Box would serve a six litre V12 Jaguar, but they did, and, of course, it doesn’t. Or not for long!
However, Paul Hands at Hyper Transformations solved the coil problem. His solution was to do away with the Migrane object and fit two coupled damned great racing coils. Furthermore, he said, the radiator was too small for the heat generated by the Walkinshaw V12 so we had a new one purpose made. Now the the temperature gauge always looks healthy and the spark would boil a kettle.

I have just asked Jack and 2 year old Kosby what they think about their XJ-S Sport based estate car/dogmobile.
Their reply: Grace, Space, Pace. And do you know? I agree with them!

Need help with a Jaguar problem? Then phone Paul outside normal working hours on 01494-439628, referring to Xclusively Jaguar, as he has very kindly offered his advice to anyone who reads the Xclusively Jaguar newsletter.

scrapping a Jaguar XJ-S

Hyper Register – do you own one or know someone who does?
Send a picture and lets see how many we can find!

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The International Jaguar Supercar Register

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XJ220 Body Colour Chart

The XJ220 was produced in 5 standard colours, each named after a prominent race track. They were unique to the XJ220, and had paint codes disimmilar to those normally used by Jaguar. Most of the 283 XJ220's produced were in the standard colours, however, a few "special orders" did emerge from the factory at Bloxham. Since then, a number of others have changed colour, but their paint code will betray their original identity!

Paint code Colour name Description Number
produced
JS1 Spa Silver silver metallic 126
JS2 Le Mans Blue dark blue metallic 62
JS3 Silverstone Green dark green metallic 43
JS4 Monza Red dark red metallic 22
JS5 Daytona Black almost black metallic 18
Special Order Black Gloss black 4
Special Order Race Livery various 3
Special Order Diamond White Ford - white 1
Special Order Emerald Green Aston Martin - green 1
Special Order Jaguar Racing Green dark green 1
Special Order Radiant Red Ford - red 1
Prototype Red red - solid 1
      283

Standard trim colours, also unique to the XJ220, were Smoke Grey (code GRY) and Sand Beige (code BAR) both were hide. Most were trimmed as such, with the exception of a few "special orders".

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Registre International des XKR Silverstone

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XKR Silverstone Distribution

Compiled with the help of Anders Ditlev Clausager and Otto Van Voorst

This information has now been moved to Le Registre International des XKR Silverstone

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October on Track!

Jaguar XJ40 on Jaguar test track at Gaydon

by Esta-jane Mace

October really is the last month for automotive events. The grand finale being, of course, the International Jaguar Spares Day, which I am sure many of you managed to get to. But before this I managed to squeeze in a couple more exciting “events” for KUH.

Right at the beginning of the month was the “Jaguar Employee Wheels Event”. An annual event where employees can bring their unique and rare cars to show in the main car park, and being an apprentice, I qualified for this. A lucky few can also take their prized possessions for a couple of laps on the work track - and I was one of those lucky few! It was great fun, it was lovely to see KUH parked up amongst the other employees prized possessions which varied greatly from kit cars to hot rods, special editions, and even a couple of Jaguars! After a morning of showing our cars, those of us who were lucky enough, went up in convoy to the track where we had our safety brief and waited for our turn. There were only 3 E-Types and XJS’s and of course the one XJ40 on show. Only 1 E-Type dared to go out onto the track and in my lap there was also a lovely XJS Convertible. It was a great fun day and a fantastic day to put an XJ40 through its paces. It must be noted that the track at work is not a racing track, it’s a vehicle testing track, and as such it was not to be used as a race track. However, it did not stop me seeing what sort of speed I could get out of the old girl on a straight...and I am pleased to report she did a very respectable 120mph! In my opinion, not bad considering her age and also when I found out some of the top speeds that so called “performance” cars had got!

Later on in the month, to my absolute horror, when returning from a walk I noticed two horrible young lads leaning on the wing of my newly painted KUH chatting up some girl! I was furious! Not only because I couldn’t believe people would have the audacity to lean on someone’s car, but also because the lads were wearing jeans and we all know how many studs are found on the back of jeans! "Well," I thought, "you wouldnt lean on a Jaguar in the wild, would you?" From that moment I swore I was going to make sure no one would go near KUH again (no one bad anyway!). Brian, KUHs previous owner, had already mentioned that it would be a good idea to fit an alarm, especially considering where I live, so I was on a mission...and within a few days I had found someone who would fit a Thatcham 1 Approved alarm AND immobiliser. Jez was this person, and he came out to my car whilst I was at work, and the after sales service was excellent. If you ever need an alarm fitting do check out the useful links on my website because I definitely recommend him. After spending a good 6 hours on KUH, my alarm and immobiliser was fitted, and came with a certificate for my insurance too! Best of all, the alarm comes with a PIN system, so in short, if you don’t enter the PIN within 40 seconds after starting the engine or opening a door, the car basically shuts down and locks the criminals inside the car! And the icing on the cake? That would be the interior AND exterior proximity alarm! There will be no more nasty kids leaning on MY Jaguar!

Finally, before I start my account on the spares day I must also let you know that my month wasn’t all fun and games! Without any warning at all one day my battery died! I am not surprised, it was a good 8 years old, so I bought a new battery...and that wasn’t exactly easy! I went and bought KUH a nice new 4.0 litre-suited battery only to find to my horror that the battery was actually too big for the battery tray - I couldn’t even SQUEEZE the battery in, there was just NO room! Back the battery went, and fortunately the guy in the local shop was very patient and between us we managed to find a battery the same size as the previous one but with MORE power...and guess what? It turned out to be a 3.6 litre-suited battery! Upon discussing this issue with Letitia, we have decided that because KUH is such an early 4.0 litre, she must still have been given certain 3.6 litre parts! I would like to hear from you if you have also had this problem?

Some of you may also remember the article from last month about Andy the XJ Executioner? Well, as a follow up to this, I ordered some parts off of him. One of those parts was a Speedo sensor as mine had not been working for the last couple of months. He also offered great after sales service and told me that there was another way I could get to the sensor without trying to perform some contortionist act under my car! Stripping out the rear panel carpet in the boot reveals a couple of large removable “plugs”, one of these actually opens to reveal the Speedo sensor! That’s right, after all those awkward manoeuvres under my car, there appeared to be a direct route through my boot! Thank goodness for Andy! And yes, the Speedo now works Wahoo!

So, the Spares Day... How many of you went along? There was a fantastic array of Jaguars there, and these ranged from XK120s (who were actually able to have their hoods down for the event) all the way to XFs. I was sceptical about the spares day, as there was almost nothing for XJ40s in the Spring, but that’s not just the reason I go to this show. It’s just nice to turn up and have a nose and meet other like minded people! This year’s visit started off with a meet up of 4 other mad XJ40 owners from the XJ40 forum (Ant, Rob, Iain and Graham) just a couple of miles from the event. We had a nose at each other’s 40s and then headed to the show. From there I headed the convoy to Stoneleigh (what a beautiful sight in my rear view mirror!) During the show I was able to get my hands on some lovely veneer (not new, but as good as!) and not quite a whole set, but a few more pieces and I will be sorted! I also treated KUH to some leather conditioner and dye. It was a lovely day with a tempting Chasseur Stealth that tickled pretty much every XJ40 owners fancy and a much better show of XJ40 parts. After the nose, I went back to KUH and met up again with Rob and Ant and I also met Peter there too. Many of you may remember Peter from the Midlands day, the mad Swede who did a £1000 or less Jaguar only race from UK back to his homeland.......and made it! We enjoyed discussing our purchases and Peter was also able to sort me out with some coach lines for KUH, and then we headed home, much more satisfied than after the Spring event! What a great month!

Visit my gallery for pictures of the Jaguar Wheels Event and Spares Day - you might see YOUR Jaguar!

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Due to unforeseen circumstances, Ian has had to postpone the intended article on the Jaguar Mascot until next month. Our apologies for this, and in the meantime, Ian's current auction (which features some very interesting pieces) can still be viewed by following the link below.

Ian Cooling has produced a unique and informative book entitled "Jaguar Collectibles"
which can be ordered direct from his website.
You can also view sales lots for his next auction, or order a catalogue.

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The XJ Executioner!

scrapping a Jaguar XJ-S

Andy Harvey Goes Soft and Shows You How to Save Your Loved One!

Part One: Where The XJS Rusts and Why

The majority of XJS body parts are made from mild steel. Mild steel is basically pure iron with around 2% carbon content to give it additional strength.

Now nature generally hates pure iron, it will not rest until it has changed this anomaly to its preferred state of iron oxide or rust as it is more commonly known. Nature is tireless and omnipresent, and is probably sniffing around your car right now.

For iron/steel to become iron oxide, three things are required: iron, water and oxygen. The following is what occurs when the three get to party.

When water comes into contact with mild steel, two things begin to happen. Water, an electrolyte, combines with carbon dioxide in the air to form a weak carbonic acid, an even better electrolyte. As the acid is formed and the steel dissolved, some of the water will begin to break down into its component pieces -- hydrogen and oxygen. The free oxygen and dissolved steel bond into iron oxide, in the process freeing electrons. The electrons liberated from the anode portion of the steel flow to the cathode, which may be a piece of a metal less electrically reactive than steel, or another point on the piece of steel itself. This is why rust grows in piles.

The chemical compounds found in liquids like the salted spray from winter roads make them much better electrolytes than pure water, allowing their presence to speed the process of rusting. It’s like the "Fire triangle" in the health and safety classes; fuel, oxygen, heat - take away one and the fire goes out. Substitute that with steel, oxygen, and water and you have the "Rust triangle" - unfortunately in the case of old Jaguars, it’s normally the exhaustion of the steel that stops the rusting!

So there we have it, every Jaguar that comes into my little hovel is at least 20 years old and has met with lots of salty water and oxygen, there’s no point me commenting on low quality steel and poor build quality, that horse bolted years ago. Mother Nature gave the majority of these cars just five years start, and she’s been breathing down their necks ever since.

How to make a Jaguar rot even faster

(Requires minimum effort)

  1. Leave it exposed to the elements for long periods. Doesn’t matter if the doors are closed and windows up, water will find a path down to those lovely thick moisture retaining carpets and box sections where it will do its worst. A musty smelling car is obviously a bad sign, I’ve pulled carpets out of Jags which have flowed like a river, and the smell reminded me of horrible things I did from childhood.
  2. Keep the drain holes blocked up, Windscreen surround, scuttle, boot aperture, sills, doors and chassis rails, they’ve all got drain holes and most are generally blocked within 5 years of leaving the factory (most commonly with rust flakes) Blocked holes mean trapped water and lack of a drying air flow.
  3. Cover the rust with paint, filler or underseal, Brilliant, the process has already started now you’re giving it a cosy little bush to hide under. Water will permeate through and be retained by whatever’s been plastered on. It will then fester away unnoticed until it bursts out like the alien from John Hurts stomach. How many cars do you see running around with rust coming through recently applied grey primer? I rest my case M’Lud.
  4. Keep the car off the road, This is the last nail in the coffin, the first three examples have done their bit and now some random electrical malfunction (probably a corroded earth) has deemed the car a non runner. Its sat outside full of water, no speed assisted ventilation, drain holes bubbling over like manhole covers in a downpour and plastered in a mixture of dulux and porous filler. The car is approaching a hypothetical crossroads, hopefully me and/or the reaper have already passed by!

How to stop an XJS rotting quite so fast

  1. Keep it covered. Your not quite sucking those eggs properly granny! No real need to elaborate here, if you haven’t got a garage or a ‘lean to’ then a cover is the last resort. Covers are ok but they have to be tailored to the car, the car has to be clean and dry otherwise the cover will just scratch the paint and seal the moisture in. They also have to be well secured during high winds; otherwise the neighbour’s fence will end up looking like the Cutty Sark in full sail. The cover manufacturers also advise to take it off every week or so to let the car breathe, enough said.
  2. Clear those drains There are drain paths all over an XJS. Water from the roof leads a torturous path via near and off side windscreen pillars, (beneath the stainless trim) then along a gutter atop the inner wing before trickling down over the headlight housing, through the engine bay and onto the floor. It then does the easy bit and finds its way back to the sea. Any kind of blockage along this path (normally black sealant) and the water stops right where it is until rotting its own way out.
    The wiper plenum is drained by two rubber and metal pipes which run down the ‘V’ of the engine bay and deposit their water onto the top suspension ball joints. Getting these blocked saves the ball joint but turns the plenum into a fish pond. Sills and doors don’t have drain holes as such but slits placed periodically along their length. A hacksaw blade can be used to clear these out and let the air circulate.
    Lower rear quarters, absolute classic. The boot aperture has drain holes at the top left and right hand corners. The filler cap plenum also drains into these. The water then flows through rubber hoses which are pushed onto a drain stub fixed to the lower leading edge of the rear quarter. These drains block at source, block half way down or block at exit. If they block at exit or the hose becomes detached from the stub then the lower quarter fills with water and rots itself out. On a 20 year old car pulling sharply on the bottom part of the hose normally detaches the drain stub from its already rotten surround. If you kneel down and find the drain hole is non existent fear the worst, the previously rotten panel has had a skim of filler which has also covered the drain!
    This mini eco system is hidden away behind the boot trim carpet which is glued on to the panels and goes right to the bottom of the rear quarters, thus helping any water that gets there to hang around even longer. With a strong hand and grim determination you can tease the trim clear of the quarters and dry everything out. (There is enough stickiness left on the stuff to keep it in place when put back on the panel.) It’s not easy to see to the bottom so I’m afraid it’s a matter of putting your hand in and dragging out whatever has accumulated down there. The best way to clear the drains is to go from bottom to top. Most foot pumps are sold with an array of attachments, one being a red plastic tapered item which fits neatly into the hole at the lower quarter. Plug it in and pump gently, you’ll either hear a satisfying ‘pop and hiss’ as the blockage is cleared or the air line will jettison itself with gusto, if this is the case you’ll just have to keep plugging away so to speak. On the left hand side there are two upper drain holes, one from the boot and one from the filler aperture. These join via a plastic ‘Y piece’ before entering the single drain hose. Just stick your thumb over each hole in turn to ensure the other one is clear.
    A day spent hanging out the carpets and clearing all the drains on an XJS will slow the rust process dramatically, and if you can keep the car in a dry environment then it probably won’t get any worse at all. Things like rusty doors, wings and rear quarters are not structural and won’t fail an MOT unless they have jagged edges that can impale pedestrians or decapitate the odd cat. They may not look nice but the name of the game is to keep the car dry and running and therefore stop it getting any worse.

To receive this article as a pdf document with pictures, please email Letitia@xclusively-jaguar.co.uk

Andy offers a used parts service for older Jaguars, as well as light restoration work and welding.
I can personally recommend his used parts service.

Andy’s contact number is: 07940 998199

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The Jaguarsport XJR Register

Compiled by Steve John

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XJ40 XJR Body and Trim Colours

All marketing literature states that only 4 colours were available for the XJ40 XJR – all metallic.
In practice though, other colours did emerge from the factory (as validated by the paint code stamped on the cars VIN plate!) - 23 body colours and 9 trim colours, in total.
A combination of these spanned the 3.6 and 4.0 versions, and only one of the total production was trimmed in Autolux hide.

Available body colours are listed below, with paint code.
Alpine Green (HES)
Arctic Blue (JFE)
Black (PDH)
Black Cherry (PDP)
Brooklands Green (HFB)
Diamond Blue (JFN)
Flamenco Red (CFH)
Glacier White (NDP)
Gunmetal (LEH)
Jade Green (HEV)
Jaguar Racing Green (HEN)
Kingfisher Blue (HFE)
Lavender (JGR)
Light Oyster (SDE)
Morocco Red (CFG)
Platinum (LEP)
Regency Red (CFA)
Sapphire Blue (JGE)
Savoy Grey (LEK)
Signal Red (CFC)
Silver Frost (MDK)
Solent Blue (JFJ)
Tungsten (JEX)
Westminster Blue (JFG)

Available trim colours are listed below, with trim code.
Black (PDA)
Cream
Doeskin (AEE)
Isis (JEF)
Magnolia (AEM)
Parchment (HEZ)
Red
Saville Grey(LDY)
Warm Charcoal (LEG)

The table below shows total build numbers, colour range and allocation.
(Due to space considerations, this is shown by colour code only - a more comprehensive table will appear at a later date, either on this website, or Steve's own website www.jaguarsport-xjr.com)

COLOUR
Trim (across)
Body (down)
PDA Cream AEE JEF AEM HEZ Red LDY LEG Autolux TOTAL
BUILT
HES (3.6)         36           36
JFE (3.6)         64           64
JFE (4.0)         1           1
PDH (4.0) 1   3   70   1 8 2   85
PDP (4.0) 1       1           2
HFB (4.0)     2   7 3       1 13
JFN (4.0)   2   12 49     4     67
CFH (4.0) 1 45 3   24     1     74
NDP (4.0)               1     1
LEH (4.0)     1         1     2
HEV (4.0)         1 1         2
HEN (4.0)   13 1   1 1         16
HFE (4.0)   1 1   9 1   1     13
JGR (4.0)   1                 1
SDE (4.0)     1               1
CFG (4.0)   19                 19
LEP (4.0)               1     1
CFA (4.0)     4   73     10     87
JGE (4.0)   1                 1
LEK (4.0)     9         1 5   15
CFC (3.6)         28           28
CFC (4.0)   1     46     6 1   54
MDK (4.0) 1       1 1   17 4   24
JFJ (3.6)         72           72
JFJ (4.0)   12 1 1 63     9     86
JEX (3.6)     52               52
JFG (4.0)               1     1
  4 95 78 13 546 7 1 61 12 1 818
                       

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Fender Custom Shop Jaguar Stratocaster Electric Guitar

by “Nevada Music Gig Stig”

In 1995 I had the good fortune to visit the Fender Custom Shop in California, and during the trip I was shown a conceptual artists drawing of a guitar that had been commissioned by The Jaguar Motor Company in collaboration with Fender Musical Instruments.

The guitar in question was a Fender Stratocaster, although it was unlike any Stratocaster that I had seen before. The concept was to utilise some of the raw materials that went into making an executive Jaguar car on a Fender Stratocaster. Therefore the body of the guitar was painted Jaguar Racing Green, the scratch plate was the same burled walnut that was used on the dashboard of the Jaguar XJS and the position markers on the fret board were inlaid gold leaping jaguars with the actual “Jaguar” logo on the 12th fret.

Fender Custom Shop Jaguar Stratocaster Electric Guitar Limited Edition Guitar featuring Jaguar Leaper on each fret

Aside from this, all metal parts were gold plated (pick-up covers, bridge, machine heads, volume and tone knobs, jack insert and selector switch) plus the headstock featured a gold Leaper and Growler. The fret-board was also in walnut with gold plated frets and the guitar came with both a gig bag and a flight case.

The gig-bag was in the same white Connolly leather that is used on the interior of the high end expensive Jaguar cars such as the XKR convertible, whilst the flight case was black with silver aluminium trim. The package was completed by a signed and embossed certificate of authenticity provided by Fender and signed by the president of the Jaguar Motor Car company in the USA.

Fender Custom Shop Jaguar Stratocaster Electric Guitar

In the year 2000 the conceptual drawings that I had seen 5 years before became a reality with just 25 examples made, most of which would be purchased by Jaguar to go on display in their prestigious showroom locations in London, Paris, Monaco and Los Angeles.

It has been rumoured that only 5 examples made it onto the reseller market although I think in reality that’s more like 7 or 8 – I personally know of the whereabouts of 4 of them including the one that Nevada has for sale.

Fender Custom Shop Jaguar Stratocaster Electric Guitar

It is obviously a unique instrument! The neck feels and plays very similar to those on the Strats from the early 1960’s and the body also feels lighter than a standard Strat. Obviously as this is a custom shop model the attention to detail during the manufacturing and finishing process is way above anything that occurs on the standard assembly line and is a true vintage style instrument.

The combination of the Burred Walnut, Jaguar Racing Green body and Gold plated metal parts makes for a truly visually stunning example of a Fender Stratocaster. However, although this guitar plays and sounds fabulous my hunch is that it’s not a guitar to purchase and use on stage, this is undoubtedly one for the collectors and with only 25 in existence it will at some point in the future become much sought after.

I asked a guitar collector colleague of mine why someone would pay such a significant amount of money to own an instrument like this? His response was that collectors seek out these examples because of 3 basic premise.

Firstly for the rarity of the instrument, when you consider that perhaps no more than 7 or 8 have made their way onto the reseller market the rarity of owning this instrument becomes very appealing.

Secondly as a long term investment, when guitars like this are first released onto the market, collectors hold back in the hope that due to a lack of interest music retailers will be forced to slash prices. However, those with an astute business sense know that within a 10 to 20 year cycle from their release the pendulum will swing completely the other way and that the market value will then accelerate dramatically.

And finally, just for the complete and utter joy of owning a thing of such beauty and expert craftsmanship that will bring a smile to your face every time you open the flight case.

This particular example is number 24 of a limited edition of 25 and is being offered at £14,995 complete with gig-bag, flight case and certificate of authenticity.

Fender Custom Shop Jaguar Stratocaster Electric Guitar

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