A Mate for Your F-Type
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A Mate for Your F-Type
A fully restored 1964 E-Type Series 1. I would love to own this!
1964 Jaguar E-Type Series 1 3.8-Litre Roadster | Villa Erba 2015 | RM Sotheby's
1964 Jaguar E-Type Series 1 3.8-Litre Roadster | Villa Erba 2015 | RM Sotheby's
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A fully restored 1964 E-Type Series 1. I would love to own this!
1964 Jaguar E-Type Series 1 3.8-Litre Roadster | Villa Erba 2015 | RM Sotheby's
1964 Jaguar E-Type Series 1 3.8-Litre Roadster | Villa Erba 2015 | RM Sotheby's
#3
Pretty '64
The only issue with the Series One cars that is really annoying is they put the convertible top cross piece right over the driver's head so if you hit a bump you violently discover it. That and not having to deal with 3 SU carbs is why I like the Series II cars better. I'm still tempted to run down a flood car and pop a current generation motor and trans in it along with updated electronics. It is amazing how many fuses that entire generation could eat. But man is that car ever pretty.
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It would depend on whose money I'm spending.
EDIT: Here's a Series 1.5 that's listed as restored to driving conditions:
http://www.fantasyjunction.com/cars/...Inline-6%20Cyl
Last edited by lizzardo; 05-17-2015 at 10:15 AM.
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Speedster
I have but that puppy is half a million dollars. That's crazy money. I'm pretty sure I could build a better (faster, more comfortable etc.) one for around 1/4th that. It doesn't even have a top. It sure is pretty though.
Oh and wow, I'd thought my '68 was a series II hadn't seen the Series 1.5 thing before. Damn now I really wish I'd kept it (though by now I'd of likely put a V8 in the thing and reworked the dash).
Last edited by enderle; 05-17-2015 at 03:04 PM.
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I've loved the look of the E-Type... my entire life??
Friend has Series 2 in factory red, beautiful car, I've occasionally helped him wrench on it as I maintained my TR6 for years. He pointed out I could have a "very nice E-Type driver, even a show car" for F-Type money.
I pointed out I wanted to drive my car and not work on it, hence the sale of the Triumph and the purchase of the F-Type.
I've seen "re-manufactured" E-Types in the UK; nice but silly money for well-sorted ones and people cry that they are "no longer original."
I'd rather have the private jet than the E-Type, but I admit it's close. I hope people feel this way about our cars in 40 years.
Friend has Series 2 in factory red, beautiful car, I've occasionally helped him wrench on it as I maintained my TR6 for years. He pointed out I could have a "very nice E-Type driver, even a show car" for F-Type money.
I pointed out I wanted to drive my car and not work on it, hence the sale of the Triumph and the purchase of the F-Type.
I've seen "re-manufactured" E-Types in the UK; nice but silly money for well-sorted ones and people cry that they are "no longer original."
I'd rather have the private jet than the E-Type, but I admit it's close. I hope people feel this way about our cars in 40 years.
#12
Most dealers can no longer work on E-types or other older carbureted cars because the trained mechanics have retired, the new age techs cannot tune or balance the carbs etc., or diagnose w/o OBDII. I work on mine myself. Unless Jaguar releases manuals and code info to hobbyists , our F-types will be off the road when the dealers deem them too old/uncommon to fix.
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Most dealers can no longer work on E-types or other older carbureted cars because the trained mechanics have retired, the new age techs cannot tune or balance the carbs etc., or diagnose w/o OBDII. I work on mine myself. Unless Jaguar releases manuals and code info to hobbyists , our F-types will be off the road when the dealers deem them too old/uncommon to fix.
However, British Motor Heratage is a fine organization that continues to supply OEM quality parts like body panels for older collectable cars (like E-types and my old TR6). I recall when BMW bought them their was a fear that BMW would close BMH, but they said "no! we need BMH to show us how we can (profitably) supply all the enthusiasts who run old BMWs like 2002s."
Our cars have electronic modules that are unlikely to be available in 30 or 40 years, hopefully they'll still be cherished and not recycled like used aluminum cans. Hopefully the next generation will figure out electronic work-rounds to run our 2015 cars with 2060 electronics.
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Try finding parts for a 40 year old Land Cruiser or Moto Guzzi. The internet actually makes it quite easy. I found the best source of NOS Cruiser parts in Iran, and the best source of Guzzi parts in Germany. I'm certain the Jag community has its legendary suppliers as well. Just like you need a multi-manometer balancing tool for the multi-carbed Jags from 50 years ago, you'll need a scan tool for the current models. When ECUs were first introduced into cars, I thought that would be the end of hot-rodding. Not so. Tuning is far easier than it used to be with the right software and a laptop.
Not to worry. There will always be gearheadz out there able to tune and maintain your 50 year old F-Type with the parts (NOS, aftermarket or fabricated) to keep it running.
Not to worry. There will always be gearheadz out there able to tune and maintain your 50 year old F-Type with the parts (NOS, aftermarket or fabricated) to keep it running.
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