XJS Soft Tops Club

Owners Club for XJS Cabriolets and Convertibles

Michael Hampton

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  • 21st September 2017 at 11:23 in reply to: Cabby hoods #8106
    Michael Hampton
      @mandshampton2000

      Thank you Laurence. I have just sent an Email with photos to see if they can assist. Also I got the impression you might have parts from a vehicle you are dis-assembling that might solve my horn problem – is that so?

      I will come back about Auto-Trim if they can help with the hood.
      Kind Regards Mike Hampton

      4th September 2017 at 19:18 in reply to: Cabby hoods #7734
      Michael Hampton
        @mandshampton2000

        Responding to Mark Thorley and thanks to him for his guidance and the picture of the assembly for the horn. I should point out I used to have a working horn and it has recently failed and the steering wheel is I believe original ( leather bound).
        We have no good Jaguar garage near for these old cars so I use a local man who likes working on Classic cars he has found the rod but thinks a bit is missing from further down the column. I have an XJS Service Manual but so far have not located the diagram that Mark kindly shows – if he sees this and can give me a source for the diagram ( perhaps a page number) I will resume my investigation for it possibly in my inch thick manual!

        3rd September 2017 at 17:42 in reply to: Welcome new Cabriolet Member – Michael Hampton #7708
        Michael Hampton
          @mandshampton2000

          Hi Laurence
          Thanks for adding me to the Soft-top site.

          We wil lnot be attending the revival. We went back in the noughties and enjoyed the 3 days but spent a fortune. Goodwood does know howto relieve people of their hard earned cash – although we did enjoy ourselves to be fair! I went to one day of FofS this year and the weekend of Revival we have friends – not Jaguar or even great old car enthusiasts down to visit us.

          We do use our Cabby on long trips abroad twice so far through France to Algarve and once to the Italian Lakes and back. This September- October a shorter trip as we go to northern Spain by ferry then down into Portugal’s mountain area and eventually to the Algarve before returning rather quicker to the ferry from Bilbao to home. Being in Bognor is ideal for the ferry from Portsmouth to Spain!

          Now at 104000 miles on the car but as noted in an earlier input to this site we have a problem with the horn and will be looking for spare parts from a car being broken I suppose. also really need a new hood after 30 years as first tears have appeared where it has been under some strain particularly when folded down, which is most of the time when on the continent. We leave the targa panels in to keep the sun off our heads but the back hood down to get plenty of fresh air – great motoring!

          3rd September 2017 at 16:37 in reply to: That Elusive Number #7706
          Michael Hampton
            @mandshampton2000

            Hi Gang
            Responding to the Elusive number game
            my XJS Cabby in metallic red with reg number E739NVT and vin as per photo has the number 4151 on the nearside of the boot gutter
            Regards Mike Hampton (of Aldwick Bognor Regis – not many Cabby owners south of us in UK!)

            PS I tried copying in from WORD two photos of the 4151 and the VIN but it did not want to accept the photos from a WORD document. I have no idea howto include those so take my word the VIN is SAJJNACC7CA142922

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