- 8th July 2016
- Commissions, Jaguar XJS, News
- Posted by kwecars
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Get involved in this XJS Convertible restoration project – what will you choose?
We’ve been busy beginning restoration on this XJS V12 Convertible, offered for sale. Hailing from Liverpool, it has very low mileage, and will be an affordable and cost-efficient classic car once our work is finished.
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- 4th July 2016
- Commissions, Showcase
- Posted by kwecars
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It can be difficult to distinguish between some of our favourite XJS restoration and upgrade projects. Each one gives the KWE team immense satisfaction. However, one recent project does stand out.
At the request of a famous TV and music industry celebrity, this 6-litre, V12 convertible has been fully restored and upgraded with some unique styling features.
We’ve stripped the [...]
- 30th June 2016
- Uncategorized
- Posted by kwecars
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The world of classic car ownership is often presumed to be a bit of a boys’ club. One woman who owns several classic cars, Carolyn Aylmer, has said that her Ferrari 348 ‘attracts a lot of attention from men, who of course assume it isn’t mine.’ There is an increasing number of women in the industry, however, who prove that women enjoy owning and driving classic cars just as much as men do. Nadine Katz, who specialises in insuring classic cars, is one of them, saying that ‘a lot of women own their own cars… some even build cars; they know so much about the mechanics.’. A recent survey has revealed that a quarter of the UK’s classics are owned by women.
Car dealer Joe Macari has said that, in his experience, ‘women buyers’ tastes are very different to men’s… pretty cars will always sell.’ Are they so very different, though? We wanted to learn more
- 17th June 2016
- Jaguar XJS, News
- Posted by kwecars
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The roof is down, the wind is in your hair and all that lies in front of you is the open road and the perfectly tuned V12 engine of our latest Jaguar XJS offered for sale.
- 15th April 2016
- Jaguar XJS
- Posted by kwecars
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Continuing our series of guest blog posts, we asked loyal customer Tony Bray to tell us why he chose his XJS, and how KWE helped to make it ‘the best car it could be.’
- 4th April 2016
- Commissions, Jaguar XJS
- Posted by kwecars
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Our Jaguar XJS restoration skills were fully utilised during one of our latest projects, which features as our ‘Car of the month’ for March 2016.
The new owner of this stunning example of a fully restored XJS V12 coupé requested that we first find and purchase the donor car.
- 1st April 2016
- Jaguar XJS
- Posted by kwecars
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The Jaguar XJ and XJS are widely acknowledged as one of the most beautiful luxury saloon and all-round accomplished sports cars ever made. So, it’s no surprise that the team at KWE is always on the look out for challenging new projects to work on.
With our engineering expertise and passion for Jaguar cars, we’re able to offer a high-quality restoration service. Our aim is to restore all of our Jaguar XJS and early XJ saloons cars to a ‘better than new’ standard.
- 24th March 2016
- Jaguar XJS
- Posted by kwecars
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Around the same time as the first Jaguar XJ6 (series 1) rolled off the production line, another Great British classic was born. In 1970, the Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) entered the music scene with its ambition to create modern rock songs with classical overtones.
In some ways, perhaps this is similar to the Jaguar XK8 – a contemporary twist given to a classic vehicle. Underneath the XK8’s modern curves lies a classic not too dissimilar to its XJS predecessor.
- 10th March 2016
- News
- Posted by kwecars
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The Jaguar XK8 – an eventual successor to the XJS – is set to become a future modern classic, as its investment challenge starts to build momentum in a similar vein to its predecessor.
The XK8, although considerably different in terms of looks, actually shares a great deal in common with the basic XJS body and suspension. With this similarity comes comparable restoration needs, and KWE’s XJS expertise puts it in pole position for helping XK8 owners get the most out of their car.
- 8th March 2016
- News, Technical
- Posted by kwecars
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A Jaguar V12 cooling system in good condition is capable of dealing with all conditions, contrary to popular belief, and does not need upgrading or fancy coolants and additives. However, it is relatively complex and more difficult to keep in good condition compared to the I6 engines.
A common problem is that the heater will not blow hot even with the engine up to full temperature. As far as the source of heat is concerned, there are two main likely problems: