January 2011 Mean & Roofless is Supported By Click Any Logo, Hi Gang. Welcome to a new look “Mean & Roofless” 1 st of 2011. You will note we have a new Sponsor Sturgess Jaguar Leicester Thank’s Chris & Nikki. I trust you all enjoyed the Festive Season. Here’s wishing you all the best for 2011 Many thanks for all the electronic Xmas cards, much appreciated. I hope to see lots of Cabriolets out and about this year, especially August 7th @ Rockingham Castle. & August 21 st @ Gaydon. Watch this space for further details. With so many new Members on www.jagicr.org and many more on the mailing list, I thought in view of what is being put out and about on the Internet I would just like to put the record straight once & for all as to who really created the “International Cabriolet Register”. You will then, I hope realise why am somewhat miffed that members of a certain Jaguar Club are claiming that they created it & that the said Club is backing their claim. My thanks to those of you who have perhaps, unknowingly sent me snippets that I have been able to use to fill this month’s pa ges. You will also notice yet another change this month, I have introduced Hyper Links into the News Letter, which take you directly to where you want to be, no more copying & pasting into your browser. I hope its self explanatory if you have any problems or suggestions as to how to improve the News Letter please let me know.
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January 2011 Mean & Roofless is Supported By
Click Any Logo,
Hi Gang.
Welcome to a new look “Mean & Roofless” 1st of 2011.
You will note we have a new Sponsor Sturgess Jaguar Leicester Thank’s Chris & Nikki. I trust you all enjoyed the Festive Season.
Here’s wishing you all the best for 2011 Many thanks for all the electronic Xmas cards, much appreciated.
I hope to see lots of Cabriolets out and about this year, especially August 7th @ Rockingham Castle. & August 21st @ Gaydon. Watch
this space for further details. With so many new Members on www.jagicr.org and many more on the mailing list, I thought in view of
what is being put out and about on the Internet I would just like to put the record straight once & for all as to who really created the
“International Cabriolet Register”. You will then, I hope realise why am somewhat miffed that members of a certain Jaguar Club are
claiming that they created it & that the said Club is backing their claim.
My thanks to those of you who have perhaps, unknowingly sent me snippets that I have been able to use to fill this month’s pages.
You will also notice yet another change this month, I have introduced Hyper Links into the News Letter, which take you directly to
where you want to be, no more copying & pasting into your browser. I hope its self explanatory if you have any problems or suggestions
as to how to improve the News Letter please let me know.
The car was then sold on the 11th February 1987 through the Approved Jaguar Cars Scheme by Appleyards of Harrogate to Mr Laurie
Curtis of Bingley. Mr Lynch then acquired it on the 14th September 1991 and kept her for 15 years, selling her to me in April
2006.During my ownership the Cabriolet has proved quite reliable, although I regret to say that I drove less than 700 miles last year.
My only major expense to date (touch wood) has been the replacement of the air conditioning compressor. I have had all the original
Starfish alloys refurbished, but she is currently fitted with Lattice, which I think enhances her looks. I am tempted to fit the twin
headlamps, but cannot justify the expense given the low mileage I cover.
Regards
Nigel Mason
(Thanks Nigel sorry it has been so long getting to print) having now had a good look through my IN tray I find it is definitely
EMPTY so please let me have YOUR Story & share it with us all.
How often do you see adverts for Cabriolets for sale & in fact owners claiming such things as one of only 2,800, built by Tickford. When
its Vin categorically puts it at number 3,897 of 5,013 built on Monday 9th
Jan 1987. So for those of you who think you have or were told
you have a Tickford read on
Tickford & the XJ-SC.
Stage 1. The standard body was partly assembled at Castle Bromwich, though some panels were omitted.
Stage 2. The incomplete shells were transported to Park Sheet Metal Co. who removed the sail panels, reinforced the underside and fitted
new-style upper side panels
Stage 3. The completed shell went back to Castle Bromwich for painting
Stage 4. The shell was then trucked to Brown's Lane for assembly of all the mechanical components and trim
Stage 5. The near completed car was then taken to Aston Martin Tickford Ltd in Bedford where the Targa panels and hood were
fitted (See photos located by Bryan who had no idea I was writing this article) Stage 6. Saw the car back at Browns Lane, for road-testing, sign off and delivery to the customer.
A complicated process if ever there was one, it was therefore no surprise that Jaguar decided to take the whole assembly process back
"In House" during the winter of 1984-85. (Not very specific, when does winter start & finish?)
But before all that AMT joined forces with Jaguar in the styling design, development and manufacture of the convertible aspect of the
XJ-S cabriolet.
Unfortunately there are no records that tell us which was the last Tickford “involved” Cabriolet & the first “In House” Cabriolet.
What I do know is that Vin 114090 number 102 onto the line 22nd
Nov 1983 off trim 19th June 1984 has a plaque that says #147
completed by Tickford. Could that then be the last one? If you have a similar plaque please let me know.
To my knowledge Brass Plaques were only fitted to the Following Cabriolets
114090 #147 Built Tickford-----144505 Last 3.6 to leave Factory-----144591 Last 3.6 Built-----148594 Last Cabriolet built.