A few links to general websites you may find useful or interesting.
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See a list of my restoration contacts & recommended products below.

Car Clubs: The Traditional Car Club A friendly, successful regional club in South Yorkshire holding & attending major events in the area.
The Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs
A major source of classic car information relating to the classic car scene & the central body that represents the affiliated clubs in Britain.
The Yorkshire Thoroughbred Car Club Representing, mainly, the regions of West & South Yorkshire, this club also has a successful & friendly following & has close contacts with other local clubs.
The Jaguar Enthusiasts' Club
The largest club for the Jaguar & Daimler marques with an excellent magazine.
Formerly The North East Club for Pre-War Austins, The North of England Classic & Pre-War Automobiles Club caters for all makes of vintage & classic cars covering, mostly, North Yorkshire and holds the highly successful event at Newby Hall near Ripon (it is still known by the acronym NECPWA).

Others;
Family/Local history:
Ancestry.co.uk (14 day free trial).
Australian Digitised Newspapers
Australian Genealogical site
Blacksheep Ancestors
British History online
The site of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (including the International Genealogical Index).
The Ellis Island Foundation, ancestors entry to the US.
Familysearch.org including the IGI from the church of the Latter Day Saints.
Find My Past (14 day trial)
Free Births Marriages & Deaths from 1837
Free Census currently 1841-1891 are being transcribed.
Free Registers, parish records of baptisms, marriages & burials from 1538-1837.
Genuki.org.uk a large genealogical database - search by counties for directories, wills, gazeteers, etc.
Historical Directories, search a limited list of directories from the project of the University of Leicester by location or decade.
The London Gazette search pages.
Memorials from the Boer War to WWII.
The National Archives of the UK (formerly the Public Record Office).
The History Press, publishers of local and family history.
A database of surnames.
The Workhouse the story of an institution.
Censuses;
1901 Census online.
1911 Census online.
Census dates - the actual date on which each census was taken, from 1801-2011.
WWI & WWII links include;
First World War.com;
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
The Long, Long Trail; (WWI)
WWI Document Archive.
The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF).

Computer software:
Download.com - 1000s of programs to download, many free.
Ad-Aware SE personal, a free program from Lavasoft which offers spyware protection, probably the most popular on the web.
Microsoft.com, go to 'Downloads' for some free stuff!
Free Anti-virus from Avast. Whilst this is one of the best there are annoying popups.
Free firewall from Comodo.
Clean up your computer using CCleaner from Piriform.

Restoration contacts
in & around South & West Yorkshire (or vehicle specific)

Austin 1100/1300 Spares
Trevor Jones,
New Old Stock, Applewood, Lesterhill, Dalrymple, Ayr, Scotland KA6 6EE. Tel: 01292 560190

Chrome;
Prestige Electro Plating, Unit 6, Cliff Street Industrial Estate, Mexborough, South Yorkshire S64 9HU. Tel: 01709 577004.

Electrical;
Marsden Auto Electrical, Unit 23, Grange Lane Industrial Estate, Grange Lane, Stairfoot, Barnsley S71 5AS. Tel: 01226 771772

Motor Factors
Normans Motor Shop, 59a Blacker Road, Mapplewell, Barnsley S75 6BS. Tel: 01226 382677. Good prices & advice.

Jaguar Spares/Repairs/Breakers specialising in XJ40/X300;
Jagcats, Bell Lane, Ackworth, West Yorkshire WF4 7JJ. Tel: 07710 612800. Contact (best after 11am)-Les Thompson.

Jaguar Service & Repair
Bell Lane Garage, 53E Lidgate Crescent, Langthwaite Business Park, South Kirkby near Pontefract WF9 3NS 01977 651100. http://jagrepairs.co.uk

MOT (Class 4);
Wilson Motors, 161 Barnsley Road, Cudworth, Barnsley S72 8UL. Tel: 01226 710521 (Closed for lunch). On FBHVC's list of Classic friendly garages.

Paint/Body;
D&S Motors, 29 Spark Lane, Mapplewell, Barnsley S75 6AA. Tel: 01226 387774. Contact-Dave or Steve.

Tyres;
Malcolms Tyres & Exhausts, Cemetery Road, Barnsley S70 1XR. Tel: 01226 295171.

Radiator
Wakefield Radiator Services, Unit 13, Waldorf Way, Wakefield WF2 8DH (off Denby Dale Road). Tel: 01924 383155. Not much parking!

Welding
SJ Auto Welding, West Road, Pogmoor, Barnsley S75 2DH. Tel: 01226 282324

Others to confirm, Clive Pearson, pistons, water pumps, gaskets 01262 488468 (Driffield).

Products I have used and would recommend
NB. Always check that the products are suitable for your vehicle

Polish
Autoglym Super Resin Polish, widely available. The 'new' formula is even better.
Fast Glass from Autoglym, smear free windows.
Showroom Shine from 'Greased Lightning', a waterless cleaner and polish in one.

Valve stem seal conditioner
Forte Seal Conditioner, not generally available to the public. However, it is available from Camskill Performance in Cumbria, Autokits of Glasgow and others. This product will not be effective if the seals are damaged. Use about a tubeful in the oil. The exhaust of my 'daily drive' was smoking excessively. After 2 weeks of driving with Forte in the oil this has now been reduced considerably and is negligible.
Forte also produce an Advanced Formula Gas Treatment which is added to the fuel tank and is said to clean the injectors of modern cars and removes deposits from the whole fuel system.