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My grandad bought 1B55440BW new from Stratstone of Mayfair on 17 November 1965. It wasn't until I obtained the heritage certificate that I discovered it was built several months earlier on 23 August 1965, so it must have been a vehicle in stock at Stratstone or distributor Henlys. For some reason, h...

I believe I've solved the mystery of the missing front valance and how it's fixed. I've created a new post here: http://www.jagstyperegister.com/forum_n ... f=21&t=159.

I had wondered why my 1965 car had no front valance, whereas others did. A little research led me to part no. MRK4 on the Martin Robey website: https://www.martinrobey.com/jaguar/interactive-parts/mrk4/front-valance/ . Enlarge the image to see the underneath view when in position. There are six fixi...

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It's a bit of a long shot, but how is your boot seal? Driving along one day, I thought 'blimey, the fumes are strong in here today' and, looking in the rear view mirror, found the boot lid had popped open on a speed cushion. On the XJ6, the curved tail pipes on all but the first few were to move the...

Hi Stan Thanks for posting this detailed record of your front suspension rebuild - and especially for the excellent images. It will be so useful in the future for those undertaking this task. Slightly off topic (sorry) but I was admiring the pic that shows your front valance. My 1965 car doesn't hav...