A costly confession?

Your News Briefs editor and the Committee are very keen that more members take up the challenge of submitting an entry for our member profile pieces – you’ll find the latest by Jeff Bloxham further on in this newsletter. So we offer the following tale as a very rare example of what might follow such an entry…   

In the Guild member profile, chair Simon Harris revealed in answer to the question ‘Do you have a dream car you’d like to own or drive?’ that he had a hankering for a Jaguar XJ12 – specifically the generation that was meant never to have a V12 engine.

Guild member Letitia Mace, editor of Xclusively Jaguar magazine, then contacted Simon to let him know that in the collection of cars she and her partner Rob Jenner had curated over the years, there was a 1993 XJ12 that could be for sale.

Simon went to look at the car in May. It was a 77,000-mile example that had always been MOT’d, had been owned by Rob for 26 years and had a file full of bills, history and memorabilia. They discussed business over a cordial dinner, agreed a price and Simon returned on Saturday (14th June) to collect the car and drive it home from the Scottish Borders.

Members are reminded that the Q&A for the profile can be obtained from Simon, or comms officer Andrew Charman, and we encourage all members to use it as a means of getting to know each other better. However, beware of including a ‘dream car’ that is dangerously obtainable and could be sourced through our community of Guild members!