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With the weather being a little kinder today, I've managed to get a few more photos of the old girl - took her out for a drive today - the first time in 28 years - boy did that bring back some memories and she's still as impressive as the day I bought her 35 years ago. We managed to keep the tax disc from the last time she was on the road - nice little souvenir

Looks good, Scott. Peter.

Hi John We concur with all the other comments, and good to know that this particular XJS is going to be cossetted. We'll also concur with regard to the Carcoon....an excellent purchase and you will be well rewarded. Our 6600 mile '07 XK lives in one. We have, like you, a dry and secure (large sized) garage at the end of our rear garden, but when we first purchased the XK (in April '16) we found that although the XK remained dry (apart from an occasional condensation drip from the roof), it did get dusty. A (not cheap) car cover was purchased but this produced more condensation than enough and was rapidly returned. Enter the Carcoon (in our case, a drive-in version i.e. a strong free-standing metal frame with the cocoon attached over it) and the XK now comes out of the Carcoon in exactly the same condition as it went in. You will, of course, find that even if the car is put in slightly damp, the fans and vents will dry the car off. Of course, the Carcoon is not particularly cheap, but then how many hours of professional paintwork etc would you get for the cost of the Carcoon?! Not many! Have a great time with the XJS, and good to see it with an original Glamorgan issued number plate (last two digits 'TG'). As always, happy growling

Glad to hear she will be out and about again, I nearly bought one the other year to restore! Sorry John, what's a Cartoon? (other than the obvious!) Regards Steve

You certainly have a beautiful and rare XJS there John....I had a 1980 pre-HE XJS myself and was told that during that year, Jaguar were on strike for 8 months, hence some cars were left outside, no paint, hanging around, etc and this led to extensive corrosion problems. Had to chase mine around with a MIG welder for weeks, even when it was still only 5 years old. Still have fond memories of it though, such a sweet car to drive and would love one in my garage nowadays