July 4th anyone going ....

 

Too right! Not missing this one. Have you booked a space in the XK enclosure for your car?

 

Just waiting till monday in case the covid situation changes .

 

Would love to but chances of my XKR being usable by then are very slim.

Turning up in a diesel XE isn't quite the same!

 

Sure, but all Jags are welcome in JEC!

 

Yes we're looking to go, and now I know I can book my new to me XK8 1997 coupe into a bay with all the other XKs, I think I will. Might meet some of you similarly obsessed people out there!

 

I will probably go. I think the tickets stop after tomorrow so will have to get my skates on. How do you get in the XK enclosure?
Hope to catch up with a few fellow enthusiasts

 

The form asks you what vehicle you are bringing so they can allocate space

 

JEC members wishing to exhibit their cars in the appropriate enclosure (zone F) should email Jim Mann, the modern XK section coordinator at modernxk@jecmodels.org.uk to register their interest.

He will respond with full details of whats required in respect if arrival times, etc. This communication comes in addition to the email with the ticket download, etc.

See you there hopefully. I’ll be with my Carnival Red coupe, P799 EAU, which is easily identified (apart from the plate, obvs) as the ‘ginger-cators’ and their apertures have been completely eradicated!

 

Is it normal at jag shows to have a board with details of the car displayed?
Dont know why you took the side markers off ..mine all flash....

 

I tried to buy a ticket last night and got the 'sold out' sign, is it full now?

 

Just looked and its showing tickits available to 25th and it will still sell me a ticket....

 

I bought my ticket very late last night and it went through ok

 

I seem to have just bought a ticket through the Jaguar Enthusiasts Club, thanks everyone for your replies and messages

 

Personal preference on the part of the person displaying as to whether they share their car’s history in that way or not. Some do, some don’t.

Personal preference is also the reason for the deletion of the reflectors. Personally, I feel that they disrupt the sleek lines of the car. They were only fitted in deference to US legislation where they have to be illuminated as running lights. There is no legal requirement for them in the UK. Yours is very unusual amongst British registered cars to have illumination as they all left the factory as simple reflectors with no facility for illumination. The wiring is all in place for the US market on all cars, but to fit illumination a previous owner must have purchased US spec ‘lozenges’ with bulb holders. Are the rear ones orange like the front or red like American cars?

Anyway, ‘vive la difference’!

 

Pistnbroke wired them up himself, there was a thread about it.

I too am removing mine, as I prefer a smoother look too. Will be removing the side bump strips as well. The doors look so much better without them IMO

 

The original indicators are so pathetic and difficult to view from the side I am quite happy to have 5 flashers on the side of the car

 

I definitely missed a trick there and wish I'd taken the rubbing strips off my car when it was restored and resprayed 6 months ago. Maybe in another 25 years!

 

I totally get why you did it, for functional purposes. I just feel they are too big and devoid of any design thought.

I'm not keen on any of the side markers/indicators on the car. Seem like an afterthought rather than being incorporated into the design of the car. Pretty sure the side indicators are straight off the mk1 Mondeo.

Just my personal preference of course.

 

I also keep looking at my Rubbing strips and think of removing them. They were deleted the year after my car and it certainly creates cleaner lines. My only consideration is they are functional against inconsiderate people in car-parks....