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Hello,
First of all, apologies that April’s newsletter never appeared. One thing led to another, time disappeared rather faster than expected, and suddenly we found ourselves well into May.
This month I thought I’d make the newsletter a little more conversational. Our Club’s website developement work continues, but what really brings a Club to life is members using it — posting in the forum, adding photos, sharing car updates, or simply replying to say hello.
Forum activity has started to increase recently, which is great to see. What we still haven’t had, though, is any new Car Albums or Gallery photos added for a while. So if you’ve been meaning to share your car, a repair, a trip, or even just a quick photo, this is your gentle nudge.
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Club 10th Anniversary — Registration Closing Soon
Registrations for our Club attendance at the Avro Heritage Museum / Woodford event on 23rd August 2026 will be closing soon.
We have a very limited allocation of spaces reserved specifically for the XJS Soft Tops Club, so if you intend to come along, please don’t leave it too late.
Register here:
http://www.tinyurl.com/avro2026
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My XJS Is Finally Back…
After what felt like a very long wait, I finally got my XJS Convertible back from the paint shop. The car has also now had a brand new roof fitted, and I’m genuinely delighted with how it has turned out.
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Naturally, because my Jaguars like to maintain a sense of humour, shortly afterwards the fuel pump failed and the car ended up on the back of a recovery transporter 🙁
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Classic Jaguar ownership in two photos 🙂
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Welcome To Our New Members
We’ve also had a number of new members join the Club recently, so a warm welcome to Budi, Paul, Amar, Eivind, Aleksandrs, Dalen, Rick, Keith, Joel, Gary, Simon and Roberto.
Please do introduce yourselves on the forum when you get chance — and if you own an XJS Convertible or XJ-SC, we’d genuinely love to see photos of your cars.
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Targa Roof Seals — Nearly Gone
I now only have five Targa Roof Seal sets remaining.
If you want one, simply reply directly to this newsletter and I’ll come back to you.
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We have some interesting items currently For Sale in our discussion forum,
Black XJ-SC Cabriolet Hood / Tonneau Cover
I’m currently selling an original black XJ-SC Cabriolet hood tonneau cover. Offers around £450 plus postage.
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Forum listing:
XJ-SC Cabriolet Hood Tonneau Cover — Black
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Rare XJ-SC Hard Top
Brian Buxton, from Gateshead, UK, is selling a rare black XJ-SC Hard Top. Offers around £750, collection from Gateshead.
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Forum listing:
XJ-SC Cabriolet Hard Top — Black
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Final Thought
The Club website is now at a stage where it has become much more than a static information site. What will make the biggest difference from this point onwards is member participation.
A photo, a short story, a question, a technical tip, a memory, a trip out, a repair disaster or a success story — all of it matters.
So if you’ve been quietly reading along thinking “I should probably post something one day”… this is your encouragement to do exactly that.
Cheers,
Laurence
To get in touch, just reply to this Newsletter.
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XJS Soft Tops Club —
http://www.xjs-soft-tops.com
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