There is interesting news for the readers of classic car magazines among you. In the next issue of the magazine British Classics, which is published by the renowned VF publishing company, the paper "Oldtimer Markt" comes from the pen and is published 6 times a year, this time the editorial is once again about the coveted Cats from Great Britain.

Under the heading "A Treasure with X" everything revolves around the Jaguar XK120 to XK150 legends from 1948 to 1961. So immediately enter the publication date in the calendar and storm the newspaper kiosk in August. Have fun reading.

In the tranquil city of Echternach in beautiful Luxembourg, one of the biggest meetings of these great cars took place from 7 to 9 June, on the occasion of the 65th anniversary of the Jaguar XK series.

We remember - 1948 the presentation of the XK120 at the Motor Show in London. The crowd of vehicles was enormous, in some cases the queue of the Jaguars jammed out onto the road. The team of instructors, including Philip Porter, had their hands full instructing the drivers to avoid traffic chaos on the main road through Echternach. More than 200 cats were also found in the large courtyard of Echternach Abbey. They came from Germany, Switzerland, France, Great Britain, Ireland and other countries accompanied by the predatory cats of the E-Type, who held their meeting at the same time. Two Jaguar C-Types were also in attendance and were warmly welcomed with the words "C-Types not allowed here". British humour is simply not to be missed. The weather this weekend was unfortunately a bit mixed. Rain and a grey sky alternated on this third day of the festivities, but this did not detract from the good mood. It was simplistic, joking and marvelled at. A successful day.

From 6 to 7 March, one of the biggest classic car fairs in Germany took place, the Retro Classics on the Fildern in Stuttgart, Baden Württemberg. The weather was springlike and so came many. I, too, set out to attach myself to the heels of the Jaguar XK offered there. I was not disappointed.
In addition to three Jaguar XK120 OTS in different restoration states from both early and late production years, there were surprisingly many Drop Heat Coupes to be seen. One of them was one of the few right-wingers. Unfortunately, I could not find an XK120 Fixed Head Coupe among the rarities of the fair. Two Roadster XK140 in very good condition as well as a closed coupe (FHC) were on offer and where there were so many XKs there was of course also a XK150 FHC not missing.

Here is a small gallery of the highlights.