K J CLASSICS

The 1950 jaguar xk120 with its sweeping lines, split screen, rear wheel covers and two seats is about as classic as a classic car can be. Although now a 75 year old car these jaguars were built to last. So much so that the engine from this car remained in production from the 1940s right into the 1990s. Being a 3.4 inline 6 cylinder producing around 160 bhp it was also more than capable of keeping up with most of what was on the road until the end of production. Fair to say th

Some say the convertible e type is the most beautiful car ever made and that in its day it would go 150mph. That remains to be seen by me and I won’t be testing the theory but one thing is for certain and that is that we finally have an e type in the kjclassics workshop. First job is the oil and oil filter change. The filter on this v12 is located in a nice easy to reach place at the front of the engine. Happy days! Next is the fuel filter change. Another easy to reach servic

This Humber is set to be something of a hot rod / dragster when it is finished. Before it gets to that stage however it first needs to be...

Now finished at the kjclassics work shop is this Mazda mx5. This one came to me having sat for a little while. Although it was mot’d and...

Brought as a rolling project in 2019 this car proved to be an extremely fun and fast hot hatch for the few months I used it while making some much needed repairs to my ford capri. Finally the time came to take the Peugeot off the road and begin the repair work. This is the work I carried out. The Peugeot as it was the day I drove into the workshop. Still going strong but definitely seen better days. First job is a compression test to make sure the engine is as strong as I th