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A growing part of Swallows business in recent years has been our commission car sales where we represent client’s cars and sell them on their behalf taking away the hassle and obtaining the best price. Increasingly we have been asked to sell some beautiful premium cars including several Aston Martin DB7’s, a DB9 plus top of the range Jaguar’s F-Type’s, and XKR’s. Most recently we have been asked to represent two outstanding E-Type Jaguar’s. Both truly stunning cars the first is a 1965 Semi-Lightweight by Zealia Engineering. As Jaguar only ever…

Swallows Racing has always been at the forefront of reinventing the wheel so to speak developing the power hungry AJ16 engine, developing the manual conversion to the S-Type R and now making the drivers Jaguar even better with manual conversions for the X150 body shell. The X150 has been the greatest of a generation and what’s not to love, from stunning looks to powerful engines and handling its the ultimate mix of all 3 however as driving purists would agree it is missing the all important ingredient.. a manual gearbox. We…

With Spring fully here and the weather on the turn there couldn’t be a better time to get your Jaguar in fighting fit condition on the underside with a clean, paint and Wax oyl to protect for the next few years ahead. With common corrosion areas on most Jaguars from subframe mounting points to brake/ fuel lines and even the subframes themselves on later cars, a spring clean is a great way to keep the corrosion away and prevent the need to replace various components prematurely. With heavy cold and moisture…

With a diverse range of models and specifications in the Jaguar line up the one set up suits all approach does not have to apply any more, if you feel that your Jag could have sharper handling or could look better with less arch gap then Eibach have the answer to this with the pro kit for most popular road cars. Eibach exclusively uses high-strength or hardened materials, and manufactures according to the highest standards in the automotive industry. Eibach springs are designed to provide benefits in terms of quality, durability,…

You may have read or heard that there are some new temporary measures in place with regards to MOT’s (see extracts from the government website below). As from 30th March 2020 an automatic 6-month extension to MOT’s is coming into force. At Swallows this gives us some cause for concern. If your car passed its MOT 12 months ago but with advisories, it may now go up to 18 months without being addressed or checked. This is far from an ideal situation! Even if you are not travelling much because of…

Swallows Jaguar are proud to be supporters of our new partner Tarox brakes, with a great range to suit all driving requirements and direct replacements from the OEM parts its a great time to upgrade All TAROX discs and calipers are designed and manufactured in their factory in Northern Italy. This in-house approach ensures the very maximum in performance and quality. Every TAROX rotor is constructed using the highest quality casts and steel billets before being heat treated and balanced by hand for the smoothest possible surface. For a brake manufacturer…

Swallows is proud to supply and fit Powerflex Bushes to our Jaguar and LandRovers and there is good reason for this, with not only the headline lifetime guarantee and the improved handling the bushes also bring a variety of other benefits. Learn more about these award winning products below. Why Poly Bushes? Polyurethane has been with us as a specialised plastic for some thirty years. However recent advances have now made it possible to engineer very special properties into this exciting material. Suspension bushes are some of the most highly stressed…

Do you know that Swallows stock a full range of summer and winter tyres for all models and brands, coupled with high level fitting and balancing machines you are sure to get an exceptional service every time. If you are unsure of the correct tyre for you then give us a call and our team can advise on the best option for your budget and driving requirements, We are also a Pirelli agent being able to offer the latest in date tyres which are critical to Pirelli standards unlike discount tyre…

We live in difficult times and we need to support each other through the current situation as no one knows how long this will last. If you are having to stay at home and remove yourself from contact, if you are at risk because of age or health but your car is due servicing and MOT or you have an issue with the car we can arrange to collect it from you, if you are worried about direct contact we have the means to overcome that too with distance key collection…