We think the Jaguar XJS looks quite the opposite of plain in this fabulous YouTube video we found. It’s visual tributes like these that really help to validate it as a beautiful classic car. We hope you enjoy watching the video as much as we did.

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As you know, one of the biggest potential dangers to your classic car’s wellbeing is rust. Rust can quickly take hold of a vehicle, particularly in the winter months, making your prized possession unsafe to drive.

Hot on the heels of our blog post all about rust last month, this video shows you how we were able to transform and restore this XJS Convertible back to its former glory. After rebuilding the rust decayed doors, repairing all the holes and straightening the panels, we applied our specialist rust treatment procedure to all the hidden structural box sections. We hope you enjoy the results!

Let KWE cars ensure your classic Jaguar doesn’t rust away this winter. For more information visit our website or call us on +44 (0) 1635 30030.

The temperature conundrum

Engine oil viscosity is a measure of how runny it is, thus indicating its ability to coat and protect metal bearing surfaces from rubbing together metal-to-metal. Oil viscosity is quantified by a number, usually from 0 (very thin) to 90 (very thick). But this viscosity is inversely proportional to temperature, so hot oil is runnier and less able to protect big gaps as found in older engine designs, and cold oil is heavy and sluggish, draining some engine power and again reducing protection. So a fixed-grade oil has to be thick enough to protect the engine at maximum temperature but this means it will be very thick at cold temperatures, making the engine very hard to start. Cold climate drivers sometimes have to resort to heating the engine with a paraffin heater before they can be started!

 

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Low mileage XJS V12 coupé initially in poor body condition, enjoyed a comprehensive series of repairs and upgrading over several years – engine, suspension and paintwork.Tired 4 litre convertible in Signal Red restored and upgraded with reconditioned engine, renewed & upgraded suspension/brakes/steering, new leather interior.Thought I would drop you an e-mail to thank you for servicing the XJS so well recently. We drove her down to Cornwall the day after I picked her up, and we covered about 1000 miles. She performed marvellously, without a spot of bother, and was much admired as we drove along the lovely lanes with the roof down. I could see that you had spent some time sorting out one or two features inside the car… eg. the window switch bezel, the left air vent, and also the small plastic blanking pad on the steering column assembly. Thank you very much for all this.Well I’ve had a chance to throw it about a little and what a difference. The roll bars have to be the most obvious initial improvement, the fact that the car stays level round a corner adds enormously to a sense of confidence. The revamp of the steering & suspension seems to have ironed out all the little oddities that I was experiencing and makes the whole [...]

KWE Jaguar offers specialist leather treatment and valeting for your classic car. This video provides an example of how we can restore your classic motor back to its former glory.

We helped spruce up this late, four litre Jaguar XJS, completely revamping its worn-out interior whilst carefully valeting its exterior and engine bay. The results, we think you’ll agree, are impressive.

 

1. Deep clean and feed – grime removed, leather more supple, but wear marks will still be evident (approx £80 per seat)
2. Clean and spray re-dye, and feed – leather is supple and looks like new (approx £350 per seat)
3. Repair of nicks and worn areas (as addition to 2 above) – special treatment to build up worn-away dye. Small nicks can be masked.

We can’t repair stitching or broken piping except by renewing leather (approx £600 per seat including removal and replacement). Some leather is too worn to be successfully

Earlier this year we asked you to take part in a customer opinion survey to find out how we could improve the services we offer here at KWE Cars. 157 of you took the time to tell us how we are doing and what we could improve. It was an amazing response and we are genuinely very grateful for all the feedback.

We’ve used the information from the survey to develop a strategy to help grow the business and improve our marketing. Those of you who are regular visitors to our website will see that we’ve already made a start. Our new website went live a few weeks ago and, as a direct result of the feedback, we’ve started to offer a few Jaguar XJS cars for sale. As well as selling classic cars we’ve worked on, we’ll also be highlighting good examples that catch our eye from other online sources – all good excuses