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[macabethiel]

Originally Posted by jims-terrano

Oh dear I’m distracted from my course work, Car SOS E Type Jag on the telly

This is my mates E type recently full restored.

20170730_123642 by Ted Bagshaw, on Flickr

20170730_123605 by Ted Bagshaw, on Flickr

I have some of the bare chassis on my phone.

[jims-terrano]

That is beautiful and that reg plate is ace

[macabethiel]

IMG-20170610-WA0003 by Ted Bagshaw, on Flickr

This is the Chassis & Engine. Job was done by a professional restorer.

[macabethiel]

Originally Posted by jims-terrano

That is beautiful and that reg plate is ace

He was my best mate at College his nickname is Jet - Jerome is his first name.

[jims-terrano]

It’s pure car pornography those photos

[macabethiel]

Originally Posted by jims-terrano

It’s pure car pornography those photos

You are right the E-Type is a brilliant design. He went for the slightly earlier model as he preferred the looks of the more inboard looking wheels. The colour is in fact a non Jaguar metallic dark blue. He has red leather seats but as they are a little short in the back with no head rests he is going to fit a pair of MX5 seats and have them trimmed in red leather to match.

It has upgraded disc brakes & suspension all round. The steel looking wheels are in fact alloy lightweights a copy of the original Jaguar Dunlop Racing wheels they have an adaptor hub that fits the splined hubs to enable the wheels to be bolted onto. They cost him a fortune, personally I prefer the look of Chrome Wire Wheels that he has retained for Car Shows.

He has dodged the question about how much he has paid for it, he sold his Facel Vega HK500 (Looked brilliant being sort of Art Deco in appearance -it drove like a Camel though) to help pay for it so I guess it was quite a bit. He reckons that the Jaguar is an investment that will perform better than the Stock Market. Nice work if you have the funds.

[macabethiel]

pictur 2 by Ted Bagshaw, on Flickr

[johnb5177]

Truly beautiful.....wow.....