heh guys

Picked this up at the airport on the way to work:



Pretty good read on the XJS including a time line. Plus the bloke drives his Cotswold Yellow beast around Monaco was a nice read when im out here at sea missing the Blue Goose

 

Then you'll love this if you haven't seen it already:


Harry's garage - great series.

 

Thanks for the great video...

 

oh bummer! Bloody work blocks You Tube. I cant see it.

Ill have to check it out when i return home

Thanks for posting though.

Not sure if its the same in the video but he drives to Monaco then hands the keys over to another bloke to drive back. The writer tells how he blew a radiator hose and tried to duct tape it up but she keep blowing because of the pressure. He then took the pressure cap off and stuff a rag in the header cap.

Has anybody ever tried this to keep them out of a bind?

 

Posted this last month but I forgive you.

 

lol. The magazine had a sticker on it saying "Express delivery"

we are so behind here down under!

 

Yeah, it was probably the Hogwarts Express!
Collect from platform 9 3/4.

 

 

Nice find, is there a way to order a copy. I am in the States but would love to get ahold of one

 

try the website bud.

You should be able to get an electronic copy pretty easy too.

Octane Magazine ? Classic and Performance Cars

 

Big thanks to Flint Ironstag for popping that clip in drop box. (Work wont allow You Tube) I managed to download it (only took all night!) but never the less I can watch it over and over at sea!

Cheer mate

 

Work won't allow you You tube?
Damn, change jobs.
I know the feeling.
Anyway, don't forget to take this with you.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_W53uWwS_yc


I can't believe the appalling quality!
I can't believe the appalling hair!
I can't believe how cheap petrol was!
I can't believe that I can't believe that the inevitable end of civilisation has forced me to go watch old Jag crap on Youreallyshouldbedoingsomethingmuchbetterwiththela sthoursthatyouhaveleft.

 

ha ha ha ha ha.....wait.....what?

 

I just picked this up today. Nice write up. The best qualities of the car hold up even though it isn't the fastest car around it still is damn fast. The styling which was panned at first is appreciated more when compared to contemporary cars. I have mine parked next to my 07 Mustang and the XJS is so much lower substantial and wider looking. Jaguar World magazine also had a special issue a couple of months ago, I've got to order a copy through the mail. Is the XJS poised to 'take off?" I think that momentum is building but it will be awhile before they are hot commodities.

 

Octane magazine is at it again! The November issue has a great interview with Sir John Egan about saving Jaguar which the XJS played an important part. A great picture of Sir John sitting on the front of an XJS. When he was asked what he really thought of the styling of the XJS he replied"I began to like it a lot more when we began selling 10,000 a year." There was also a story of a Polish vacation business that keeps a stable of high end 1980's Euro cars for their guests use on their driving tours. Great shot of an XJS coupe with a MB 450 SL parked in front of the castle they use for the headquarters. All good stuff for the XJS image.