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After 28 years asleep ........................
Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2017 6:20 pm
by Jhdee
...............sleeping beauty has awoken. Back on the road and running rather sweetly - couldn't be happier. She'll be home by the end of this week after over a year tinkering
XJS 1 by
John Davies, on Flickr
XJS 2 by
John Davies, on Flickr
Re: After 28 years asleep ........................
Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2017 6:35 pm
by Brakebuster
well done,
you may want to submit an article to David Randal , the forum co-ordinator for inclusion in the magazine detailing her resurrection
any more pictures, as she looks fantastic
BB
Re: After 28 years asleep ........................
Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2017 8:40 pm
by davidr
well done,
you may want to submit an article to David Randal , the forum co-ordinator for inclusion in the magazine detailing her resurrection
any more pictures, as she looks fantastic
BB
Yes please! Looks fabulous! Let's introduce her to the wider membership via the magazine!
Regards
David
Re: After 28 years asleep ........................
Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2017 9:46 pm
by franrca
The word stunning is often overused today, but it's warranted here - what a stunning, gorgeous car...well done, really great work...
Re: After 28 years asleep ........................
Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2017 5:57 pm
by Jhdee
Many thanks for your very kind comments gents but please be aware that my "hands on" involvement in recommissioning sleeping beauty was minimal. Unfortunately, at present, I do not have a workshop/garage space to carry out such work. All the dirty bits were sorted by my local tame Jag Indie - Mistermatic. Its quite interesting that John (Mistermatic proprietor) was a young mechanic at the Jaguar dealership where this car was worked on back in the mid 1980s. Being one of only three mechanics working on the XJS model, its quite likely he actually worked on her back then.
Both of us have been amazed with the condition of the old girl - no weld repairs have been required to return her to the road. So - whilst I'm always ready to receive a justified compliment - in this case the compliments must go to the old girl herself - she just didn't want to die quite yet
I'll get some more photos together shortly and hope to turn up at one of the forthcoming AV8 breakfast meetings.
Re: After 28 years asleep ........................
Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2017 8:13 pm
by davidr
It's a rare thing to see a pre-HE these days so I'd love to run a magazine article. It would also be great to see you and the car at Kemble and we can have a chat there.
Re: After 28 years asleep ........................
Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2017 3:25 pm
by Andy P
Beautiful looking car Jhdee,
Very envious

.
Looking forward to magazine article.
All the best,
Andy

Re: After 28 years asleep ........................
Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2017 4:44 pm
by Jhdee
As the weather has been a bit kinder today I've been able to get a few more photos ..............
XJS 3 by
John Davies, on Flickr
XJS 6 by
John Davies, on Flickr
XJS 7 by
John Davies, on Flickr
XJS 8 by
John Davies, on Flickr
XJS 9 by
John Davies, on Flickr
XJS 11 by
John Davies, on Flickr
Even managed to keep her road tax disc from the last time she was on the road !!! - £100 - a bargain by today's standards
XJS 12 by
John Davies, on Flickr
Re: After 28 years asleep ........................
Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2017 5:59 am
by Minge1968
That car is a legend for me!! i have heart issues and i have a feeling that if i would own it i wouldn't need
pharmacyreviews.md anymore because my heart would get all healed up LOL.