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This is Roary, David’s 2003 S-Type R.
All kept at Oncat.

Roary, 2003 S-Type 280 photos

Roary

2003 S-Type R 4.2 V8 Supercharged Silver

David B.

With David
13 yrs
On the road
23 yrs
Miles with David
28,941
Still on the road
1 of 361

Its story

“A wolf in sheep’s clothing”

I'd owned an early 3-litre manual S-Type in British Racing Green years before, and I'd always regretted selling it. Holidaying in Newquay for Tracy's 30th birthday, I was looking to replace my Mercedes CLC with a three litre Jaguar S-Type again. I had my head and heart set on a facelift S-Type in black with the XS body kit and Mercury wheels. My boss, the MD of the car dealer I previously worked for in Lincolnshire, had this exact combination. I remember the first time I saw it roll onto the car park with a real grace and presence. That's when I caught the Jaguar bug. On the way home to Staffordshire we took a detour: 250 miles in the wrong direction, to a dealer in Surrey, to see a low mileage 3.0 XS S-Type in black I'd seen on Autotrader. But I couldn't help noticing the 4.2 Supercharged V8 'R' he had tucked away in another unit. As clear as day I remember the dealer saying, with a smile on his face: "Take the three litre for a spin, then take the 'R' for a drive, but wait until you've passed the first corner before you put your foot down." I knew I was in for a treat. I don't remember much about the drive in the three litre, other than eagerly waiting for the 'R' I'd just fallen in love with. Then I took the 'R' out and heeded his advice. Past the first corner, I planted my foot and had an instant smile on my face. The power was like nothing I'd experienced before, and I was really impressed with the way it handled. A deal was struck. I paid the money and drove him home, with Tracy following in the Merc.

Its life, mile by mile

The milestones, the big moments and time off the road, built from its history.

Its life

Before David With David

  1. First registered May 2003
  2. 50,000 miles 2013 · before David
  3. Became David’s July 2013 · 52,900 miles
  4. Photoshoot March 2017 · Jaguar World Magazine · 75,600 miles
  5. Off the road 2022 to 2024 · no MOT
  6. Restoration July to December 2023 · 14 entries · 80,800 miles
On the clock
81,941 miles
A year, on average
3,500 miles
Last year
50 miles
MOTs passed
21

How rare is yours?

How many are left on UK roads, and how fast they’re disappearing.

361 on the road

of 900 at their peak

On the road Off the road No longer registered

Each dot is 10 of the 956 registered in 2014, 900 of them on the road

On the road, year by year

On the road Declared off the road

45 fewer a year

From 900 in 2014 to 361 now: fewer than half are still on the road.

From DVLA licensing figures, 2026 Q2 · S-Type V8 R Auto (petrol)

Every moment
in its place

Its photos and entries, kept in order, year by year.

Timeline

In Roary’s story 26 entries
2013 April 2026 Now

  1. 2026

    26 April

    Throttle body elbow vacuum leak

    Modification · 20 photos

  2. 2024

    24 October Back on the road, enjoying the V8 soundtrack 1 photo

  3. 2023

    11 December Headlight restoration Restoration · 5 photos

  4. 2018

    15 July Valley pipe renewal Maintenance · 8 photos

Its paper history,
read for you

Photograph its invoices and Oncat does the rest.

Service history

Read from Roary’s invoices

Air mass meter 4 June 2026 · Berkshire Jag Components · Repair
Gaskets and supercharger seal 27 April 2026 · SNG Barratt · Repair
MOT test and track rod ends replacement 2 September 2025 · Haywood Garage · Maintenance
V-belt, tensioner, adjuster and antifreeze 23 April 2025 · Haywood Garage · Maintenance

What it’s cost

Documented, across 82 invoices
£15,077
In David’s time, since 2013
£13,928

Spend per year

£2.8k
’11
 
 
 
’15
 
 
 
’19
 
 
 
 
 
 
’26 so far

Where it’s gone

Maintenance£6,131
Repairs£5,793
Servicing£3,153

The date, the garage, the mileage, the work and what it cost. You just check it.

Nothing sensitive is ever kept.

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Made by David and Tracy, Jaguar owners themselves.

“I built Oncat because our Jaguars deserve a proper home for their stories.”

David Burgess A Jaguar owner, and founder

Anyone who’s owned a classic knows the drill: a folder of MOT certificates, a shoebox of invoices, photos scattered across three phones and a dead laptop. When the Jaguar changes hands, most of it is gone.

Oncat is where it lives instead, and keeps on living.

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