Club News

Hard to believe this is the November issue, heralding the fast approach of cars being wrapped up warm for the winter. It has certainly been an unusual year, in many ways. But (and with apologies to Alfred, Lord Tennyson), in spring an XK owner’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of historic motoring events.

We are hoping to increase club presence at some of the classic calendar events in 2023. Following in the footsteps of Steve Beeson and Don Grant, we will be working with a few of our Club Reps to organise discounts and display parking at Donington and Brooklands.

We are also working on our XK75 celebration weekend taking place 23-24 September 2023, preceded by a 10-day tour managed by Classic Grand Touring. More details to follow...

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November 2022.

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Jaguar Heritage Certificates

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Since 1931, details of every SS and Jaguar vehicle that has been produced have been recorded. Initially in a bound ledger which was completed as a vehicle made its way down the production line; from the 1980s a computerised system to recording the same details.

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Learn more here

Featured Article

‘The time in between is waiting’ Wolfgang Kurth looks back on his memorable outings at the Le Mans Classic

Cher Monsieur Patrick Peter, you can’t top this year’s Le Mans Classic!’, I complimented the organiser of this legendary classic car event right after I returned from Le Mans back in 2002 – 20 years ago. I keep repeating this compliment every two years – the event’s interval.

The organisation has never rested on its laurels. Every Le Mans Classic is superior to the previous one. This year, the Le Mans Classic attracted 200,000 visitors. More than 500 owners of prestigious cars were left disappointed – the starting grids were oversubscribed. Seven hundred cars, including Jaguar and Porsche support races, were enlisted for the 10th revival of this legendary ‘Must See Spectacle’. What a success story.

In 2002, drivers and collectors were almost invited to fill the six grids. Seven hundred drivers with 300 cars were convinced by the format of this race weekend, which has not changed since. Then there were the 80,000 visitors who appreciated the set-up of classic race cars from all over the world, an atmosphere of...

XKs in the News

Original D-type wooden body buck at Historics auction

Historics Auctioneers is offering a D-type wooden body panel buck at its next sale, which will be taking place on 26 November at Mercedes-Benz World, Brooklands. It is one of the original bucks that were used when Jaguar was building D-types during the 1950s.

It is not documented which cars’ bodies were shaped using it, but the auction house states that it is ‘more than likely’ that most would have been hand-rolled over this historic wooden...

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The website, which is actively managed and often updated daily, has a 'Members’ Only' section with a library of technical articles and is ever-expanding.

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The Club’s emphasis is very much on using our cars – the XK was designed to be driven!

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Thus we have a wide range of events from runs to international tours,  from lunches to weekends, from track days to technical seminars. Many are free of charge or the cost is modest. Above all, we aim to give value for money. Some are organised by HQ, and some by our splendid volunteer Representatives around the UK, Europe, the USA, Australia and many other countries.

Editorial

Philip Porter

I am sure I speak for all members when I say we were greatly saddened to learn of the passing of the Queen. As one of our overseas publishing clients eloquently put it, ‘She was not just your Queen, but Queen for all the world’.

Alas I never met Her Majesty, but those of you who recall our House of Commons dinners will remember they were hosted by my dear friend Sir Sydney Chapman, MP. For four years, he held the position of Vice-Chamberlain to Her Majesty’s Household. In this role, he had to write to the Queen daily when the Commons was sitting, giving her an account of the day’s business.

He would often speak of her great sense of humour. Sydney’s letters were very amusing and often spiced with dry, humorous comments. On one occasion he wrote, during the time her children were going through their marital difficulties and in the news, that he had been much troubled of late by nightmares, the basis of which was that the media might become aware that...