According to the DVLA, the number of XJSs in the UK on SORN or taxed is about 3500. E Types number just under 8000. If you are driving an XJS you are in very select company!

Jaguar has revealed the final version of its F-Type sports car. Called the ZP Edition and inspired by a pair of racing E-Types from the 1960s, 150 examples will not only mark the end of the F-Type, but also the end of petrol-powered Jaguar sports cars.

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Government funding of £9m (US$11.1m) will support Aston Martin’s R&D for its modular battery electric vehicle platform. Awarded through the Advanced Propulsion Centre UK (APC), this cash injection is an important milestone on Aston Martin’s electrification journey. The process was said to have been competitive.

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After a week week of ever-changing weather forecasts, Uckfield Lions arrived at the Halfway House Isfield early on Sunday morning to prepare for Lions 20th Classic car run. Skies where cloudy but sun was forecast for later in the day.

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ECD Auto Design is making more restomod dreams come true with V8 and EV-powered Jaguar E-Types.

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One of the fears classic car owners have is that there may not be many specialists left who can properly look after their car. Well, for classic Jaguars, rest assured – KWE is here to stay! We have restored around 400 XJSs and XJ saloons, E Types, Aston Martin DB7s – even a Daimler Dart. You can rely on us. www.kwecars.com

While we admit to being biased, there are many sound reasons for investing in a classic – even for daily driving – as opposed to a new or modern car. Here goes!

Reliability: Modern cars (by which I mean anything after 2000) are very complicated, which results in less reliability – and more expensive repairs. While modern cars are usually built to higher quality standards, the sheer complexity means there are many thousands more things to go wrong – and they do! An E Type has essentially no electronics apart from the radio. An XJS has some electronics – most of it quite simple and easy to fix. The XK8 onwards has a plethora of electronics modules, and if any of them fail the engine is likely to go into limp home mode, or stop, or fail to start. New cars have a smorgasbord of electronics – much of it pretty pointless – all of which will go

Now is a good time to have your classic Jaguar rust-protected since there are at least some periods in the UK when it’s not raining, and the car is nice and dry underneath. KWE has been rust treating Jaguars for 20 years and we really know the weak and vulnerable points. We offer two aspects. One is underbody protection renewal where we remove any loose old underseal, rust-convert any rusted areas, then apply a modern underbody coating (aka underseal).

The second aspect is protection of the internal cavities which can get water inside them and cause the metal rot from the inside to the outside. These include the doors, sills, rear valances, chassis sections and bonnet & boot channels. We drill holes where necessary (and plug afterwards) and inject a high quality rust protection fluid.

While no one can guarantee that rust will never appear again, we know from long term trials (23 years in