The other Lodein's cars

[Fastback]

Yes, it is all in the bumpers, love em or hate 'em. I believe the 800 mk2 was the biggest Rover ever made (by a bumper), bigger than the P5 and the SD1. Of course, it is quite narrow thanks the Japanese restriction on width. But I don't find it claustrophobic unlike most modern cars. Mostly due to do lower waistline and bigger glass. Oh, and not having the typical, overbearing black, black, black interiors most have, including the roof liner!

If I could, I would also have a Jag or two; love the XJ-S coupe, always have even when you couldn't give them away. More realistically an X Type, 2·5 V6, estate AWD. Nearly bought one four/five years ago (£1800 for top spec) but since then prices seem to have shot up.

If you're after bumper brackets, the 'other Dave' (Dolly Sprint?) who runs the Rover 800 Club did have some for sale based on a similar design that I came up with a few years back.

[scoobyh123]

If I could, I would also have a Jag or two; love the XJ-S coupe, always have even when you couldn't give them away. More realistically an X Type, 2·5 V6, estate AWD. Nearly bought one four/five years ago (£1800 for top spec) but since then prices seem to have shot up.

If you're after bumper brackets, the 'other Dave' (Dolly Sprint?) who runs the Rover 800 Club did have some for sale based on a similar design that I came up with a few years back.

I'm half-way thinking of an X-Type estate to replace the Volvo when it eventually gives up the ghost Mark. As you say, prices have shot up but they've done that with almost all secondhand cars, higher still for cars over 40 years with tax (and MoT) exemption.

As for bumper slide brackets, i'm fairly sure i have at least 4 new ones, they (and any others) will go with the car when it sells.

[Lodein]

I took my Daimler for the service last Saturday, and when I came back by small roads, I took some pictures...











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[scoobyh123]

Got to love a Series III Jaguar/Daimler!

[Lodein]

I classified my vacation photos in the North of Britany, there is little. I reassure you, I only put those of the cars...




















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[Lodein]

When I came back from the work...


















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[scoobyh123]

Excellent pics Stephan!

[Lodein]

Thank you Dave

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[Lodein]

Some pictures of my 406 Coupé took last month














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[Lodein]

Last week, I organized a Jaguar meeting in the Charente countryside



We were 22 cars the first day and 21 cars the second day

Some pictures of this meeting :
We started at Jaguar Angoulême






We visited the "Grande Fosse"




We visited the "Chateau de la Mercerie"










The next day we left the comic strip museum in Angoulême




We visited the Gallo-Roman theater of the Bouchaud




We visited the Cognac Meukov








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[scoobyh123]

Awesome, thanks Stephan!

[Manalishi]

Wow! What a meeting and scenery! Thanks for sharing.

[Fastback]

Looked like a nice jolly out. Surprised there doesn't appear to be an XJ-S attending.

Was the Mini the 'Support Vehicle'?

[scoobyh123]

Looked like a nice jolly out. Surprised there doesn't appear to be an XJ-S attending.

Was the Mini the 'Support Vehicle'?

Thanks Mark, i've just spent 3/4 hour going over every pic to try and spot the missing XJ-S!!!

I suspect the Mini carried a few Jerry cans of petrol, just in case............

Maybe it was there to ferry the drivers from where the cars were parked to a venue for lunch or similar or perhaps a last minute substitution for the missing XJ-S?

[Lodein]

Sure enough, there was no XJ-S at the meeting. Jaguar Passion Club is for all Jaguars and in fact we have a lot of X Type, S Type, XJ X300, XK8, XK, XF I. We have some old Jaguars like the XK140, the E-Type you may have seen, and a Mark V, a Mark VIII, a Mk1, a Mk2 (Which are from the same member*, who came this time with the Daimler XJ40) and some new Jaguar (XJ X351, XE, XF II, F Pace, F Type)

Last year I took the XJ-S of my father (3.6l - 1987) to go at the meeting




* Some pictures of the other old Jaguar








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