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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!








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.
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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

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".
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
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!

Visit Esta-janes website for more news on the above events
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.

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)
How to stop an XJS rotting quite so fast
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

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 | |

Visit Steve's website for more information on the Jaguarsport XJR's
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.

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.

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.

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.

Visit Nevada Music for full sales detais



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