Tag: XJS
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Celebrating 50 Years of the Jaguar XJ-S
A personal view of the Jaguar XJ-S which was developed to rival luxury cars like Aston Martin and Mercedes, with a production span of over 21 years, totaling 115,413 units. It featured various engines, notably the V12 and later straight sixes, and faced challenges such as design criticism and market…
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Happy New Year
Well that’s it. All over for another year, so time to get thinking about the next 12 months. 2025 Anniversaries: A lot of car related milestones coming up, giving me a good excuse to post some car pictures. Jaguar is 75 years old, having changed its name in 1950. The…
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Upcoming Classic Car Events – November 2024
First weekend of November sees the two day Walter Hayes Trophy meeting at Silverstone. A celebration of the original 1600cc Formula Ford series which first appeared in 1967 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formula_Ford). For me, there’s the monthly Cars and Coffee meet at the Jackson and Phillips garage in Leighton Buzzard on Sunday 2nd…
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Donington Historic Festival 04/05 May 2024 (with thanks to the XJS Club)
Thursday 2nd May dawned with an e mail from Motor Racing Legends (MRL) informing us that it had been acquired by Aythorpe Promotions Limited (APL). APL is led by prominent historic racer Shaun Lynn. I have had the pleasure of racing with the MRL organisation between 2014 and 2021 in…
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