A few links to general websites you may find useful or interesting.
For an extensive list of transport related
sites click here.
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of the organisations listed, see their websites below
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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.