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ISSUE 156
September XK Gazette
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Issue 156 of the XK Gazette is filled with a riveting mix of specialist advice, reader articles, racing reports, restoration tips, glittering social events and a very amusing collection of XK miscellany.
Look at the introductory section to Philip Porter's Buying Guide, available online to members of the XK Club. Read more
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Invitation from a far island
Fearon and Kayoko have very generously offered accomodation in their lodge, which is on the Shokothu River in Takinoue, to any Club member and to be a guide, whenever he is available, to this beautiful island of mountains, gorges and glorious, quiet driving roads.
This is a sincere offer from a far outpost of our coterie of enthusiasts and it would be wonderful to think that someone will accept their hospitality. Fearon says that their lodge is not 'fancy' - most of the rooms being traditional Tatami rooms but all look down to the river. The food is great, though!
If you would like to visit, please make your booking through the Club, so Fearon can be assured you are a bona fide member.
Sep 3-5 New Forest Weekend, UK
Sep 26-30 Plains & Peaks Tour
Oct 17 David Gandhi Memorial Run & Lunch, Cumbria
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NEW Voucher Scheme!
NEW Every member of the XK Club now receives a £25 (approx $40) voucher to spend on parts with leading XK specialist, Guy Broad. This effectively halves the cost of your first year's subscription.
NEW Every member renewing their membership, now receives a £15 voucher which can be used on any purchase of £50 or more from Guy Broad, one of the World's leading International XK parts specialists.
If you are a member of the XK Club you should have by now recieved an email link to view the NEW digital version of this months XK Gazette. If so far you have not been sent the link and password to access the magazine, please click on this link http://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/digitaleditions.aspx?tab=0&pid=54c18b90-e4e5-4c7e-8bee-f1a6f2f4520a, then click the launch edition link and enter the email address that we have on our records with the password PORTER (case sensitive). If you are still unable to enter in to the magazine then please email Abigail abigail@xkclub.com with your question and we will try to get you online with the magazine as soon as possible.
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To post your free classified advertisement in the XK Gazette & online contact: Mary Fulford-Talbot, mary@xkclub.com, tel: +44 (0)1584 781588.
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E-type Jaguar DIY Restoration & Maintenance
A Kind of Loving Chris Rooke
- Complete DIY restoration of an E-type Jaguar.
- Perfect for those who carry out home servicing and repairs.
- Details the trials and tribulations of an inexperienced enthusiast.
- Simplifies and reaches the parts that the manuals don't.
- Gain the specific knowledge necessary to work on an E-type.
- Anecdotes and mishaps, both amusing and encouraging.
- Brutally honest, very detailed, 360 pages, over 550 photos.
An expert could not have written this book. Experts start with knowledge and experience, and so inevitably make assumptions and gloss over important details. Chris Rooke had played with classic cars before but had never fully restored one, and knew nothing about E-types. He learnt by trial and error, making mistakes and correcting them. With admirable courage, he does not hide his mistakes but details them for the benefit of other. This unique approach has created a brilliantly useful and very readable book that really will help you if you want to work on your E-type or know more about the workings.
To order your copy please visit the Porter Press website http://shop.porterpress.co.uk/
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XK Club Day & Weekend, 2010
On Sunday morning, people headed off for a scenic run through Berkshire and Surrey.
XK Club members were welcomed at the Guards Polo Club, in Windsor Great Park, for a day watching the 'sport of kings'. Members watched them playing for the Duke of Wellington Trophy, from our own dedicated XK Club parking area, next to the polo field.
In the evening, there was a wonderful dinner cruise on the Thames from Runnymede to Windsor and back.
Please click on this link to view images from the XK Club Weekend and to find out who the winners of the XK Club day competitions were.
The already impressive Classic Motor Cars set-up is now even more so. By taking on two more adjacent units, CMC have doubled their floor space, which has allowed considerable reorganisation. The new area is being used for building up cars after paint. So, when a restoration commences, the bodywork (the 'dirty' work) continues to be done in one dedicated shop, while all the other parts are now stored in racking on a mezzanine floor above the new shop. After painting, the shell is taken into the new area, the parts are moved to racking alongside the shell and the fitting up takes
place in a clean, spacious, ideal environment. Partitioned off from this area is a new, larger trim shop (see details below).
Additional to this new unit is the existing shop for all servicing and mechanical work (where fitting-up used to take place), the machine shop, engine shop and another new unit for car storage.
Click on this link to view a video of the new additional Classic Motor Cars facilties
CMC Expanding!
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Annual Dinner Celebrating Norman Dewis's 90th Birthday - November 6
The cost for the evening will be £98, this includes a twelve and a half percent service charge.
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We have booked the Member's Dining Room at the House of Commons for our Annual Dinner and to celebrate the great Norman Dewis's 90th birthday in style. Philip has arranged for Sir Stirling and Lady Susie Moss to join us for the evening which should be very special indeed. No doubt there will be some splendid banter between Norman, Sir Stirling and Philip.
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