Member Brian Windrove phoned me the other day to see if he could find anything out about the above car that he used to own a number of years ago. It was originally golden sand metallic with green upholstery but now has red coachwork. It is listed on the DVLA website so still exists! Do you happen to...

Many thanks for that! I've tried it and the code brings up several screens but I've resisted changing anything on the basis that I could get the thing to self destruct! The self check facility turned up with no faults so I think it's all down to the car being coded for Japan. There is a factory rese...

Hi Jim, Sorry for the delay in answering..... The stack in the boot consists of the navigation disc player, a CD six stack player and a separate DVD player to (hopefully) play DVDs. There's also a minidisc player in the dash but when did you last see a minidisc!? I haven't tried to solve the non-rec...

Hi P700DEE, Many thanks for your reply. Yes, the satnav works fine (apart from being 2012!) - it's the rear screens that won't show a dvd. I've heard the same sort of thing as you, that by various button pushing and key jiggling that it's possible to make the necessary changes but I can't find anyon...

I recently bought a 2006 Japanese import X350 SEL in immaculate condition with just 23000 miles recorded. It has all the bells and whistles including the full entertainment set up with tv screens in the head rests. Although the dvd player in the boot lists both PAL and SECAM formats, I can't play DV...

I've been contacted by member Charlie Buchan regarding the above car. He has various pieces of information and photos from its past life as a police car in Peterhead and would like to pass them on to the current owner. I've checked on the DVLA website where the car is still listed although the last ...

Hi Rick,
I've fitted new quarterlight seals on my Daimler 420 Sovereign and as far as I remember, the seals slid into the frame without any adhesive. They are an absolute pig to fit - I think I lubricated them with WD40 to make the job easier but it's still a struggle!
Good Luck!

Matthew Brennand has contacted me with regard to his father's 1967 3.8 litre Mk2 which was sold a number of years ago. It's opalescent silver grey with body coloured wire wheels and Coombs style spats. It was apparently not in the greatest condition when it was sold but it looked good in the photos ...

If you have a nice Mk1, then Malcolm McKay is waiting to hear from you! He is writing an article for Classic Car magazine and needs any interested Mk 1 owner to contact him as soon as possible. Cars should preferably be in a bright colour and in decent condition, and he needs to talk to three owners...

Briefly, Saturday 8th October, the day before Jaguar Spares Day at Stoneleigh. For full details please email me at patrick.moynihan@jec.org.uk Hotel places are available on Friday and Saturday for those who want to make an easy weekend of it. Evening Celebration Dinner at the hotel on Saturday eveni...

The information for the 50th Anniversary Celebration for the 420 is now available! It's Saturday 8th October to fit in with Jaguar Spares Day at Stoneleigh on the Sunday. If you'd like full details of the weekend please email me asap at patrick.moynihan@jec.org.uk but don't delay as hotel rooms are ...

Hi Peter, Apologies for the lateness of reply - I picked the message up on my phone and then forgot to reply from my computer when I got home - I blame it on old age....... It's a good idea and thank you very much for the offer! Things are going rather slowly regards numbers; we're up to eight now a...

Since the initial post regarding the possibility of a Fifty Years Celebration of the 420, eight owners have contacted me to express an interest in attending. One excellent suggestion was to arrange it for the same weekend as the Jaguar Spares Day at Stoneleigh which makes very good sense as both eve...

Replying to XJ Driver, it's almost impossible to make sense of the DVLA figures on 420 cars surviving. They seem to lump them in with Daimler Sovereigns and maybe even XJ Series One cars. Going by the cars listed on the JEC site, there seem to be maybe 30 to 35 Jaguar and Daimler 420s still around. ...

Mike, what a super guy you are! Instead of going with all this modern stuff, you would have made a brilliant 420 owner! Looking at the Club lists, it looks like we've got maybe 30 to 35 owners of 420s on the books. Not really enough to have a blitz weekend but, if we can get the owners interested, i...