Been A Long Time
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05-13-2021, 09:58 AM
Been A Long Time
Hello Fellow Jaguar Lovers.
I am Joe from Pittsburgh PA. I am new to this forum, but not to Jaguars. I am originally from Rhode Island and while still in college, I bought a 1966 XKE OTS. It was truly a barn find as I found it in a barn in Connecticut. I knew pretty much nothing about Jaguars at that time, but it was an XKE! It was black with a black interior and it was so beautiful. Unfortunately, it was not in very good condition with quite a bit of rust. We all know what rust does to an E-Type. To make a long story short, with help from my parents and a dear family friend, I scraped up enough money to have the body repaired and repainted. I re-did the interior, boot and the under-bonnet with NOS parts which were still available from BL at that time. I picked up a factory E-Type spare parts book during the process and as I joked to my Dad, "now I can see how many parts I don't have!" It finally got finished and after graduation, I took a job out west and my family went out there with me. I did not like the job nor the area, so we would up going back to Rhode Island. We drove our two Pontiacs back while I drove the E-Type. It was a 2000 mile trip and that Jaguar did not miss a beat the whole trip. What an amazing car it was. Eventually, I sold it to a collector to pay a long-standing debt we owed. It was quite the experience to own and restore that E-Type.
I have another Jaguar story to share to even more firmly cement my Jaguar heritage. One day in the early 80s, my Dad and I were going into a record store in Warwick Rhode Island. I had my EJAG t-shirt on with an E-Type on it (of course!). There was an XJ6 Series III parked in front of the store and a lady was trying to get it started. It just wouldn't start, so when she saw me with the Jaguar shirt on, she asked me if I could help her. I said sure. She said this was her son's car and she could not figure out why it would not start. It ran fine up until then. My Dad and I got in and I tried to start it. It turned over just fine and seemed to want to start, but would not. Then, I looked at the gas gauge and it showed empty. I looked at my Dad and he looked at me and I remembered that XJs had twin gas tanks!! I looked for the switch-over button, hit it, turned the key and she started right up! My goodness, what a great feeling that was. The lady was so thankful and happy. My Dad and I talked about that for a long time. What a great memory that was.
So, anyway, I love Jaguars. Maybe someday, I will have one of those XJ6 Series IIIs. They are so lovely and I have a real connection to them as my story shows. I will enjoy perusing the classic Jaguar forums since those are the Jaguars that I know best. My thanks to all of you that keep these great cars going.
Best regards,
Joe in Pittsburgh
5/13/2021
I am Joe from Pittsburgh PA. I am new to this forum, but not to Jaguars. I am originally from Rhode Island and while still in college, I bought a 1966 XKE OTS. It was truly a barn find as I found it in a barn in Connecticut. I knew pretty much nothing about Jaguars at that time, but it was an XKE! It was black with a black interior and it was so beautiful. Unfortunately, it was not in very good condition with quite a bit of rust. We all know what rust does to an E-Type. To make a long story short, with help from my parents and a dear family friend, I scraped up enough money to have the body repaired and repainted. I re-did the interior, boot and the under-bonnet with NOS parts which were still available from BL at that time. I picked up a factory E-Type spare parts book during the process and as I joked to my Dad, "now I can see how many parts I don't have!" It finally got finished and after graduation, I took a job out west and my family went out there with me. I did not like the job nor the area, so we would up going back to Rhode Island. We drove our two Pontiacs back while I drove the E-Type. It was a 2000 mile trip and that Jaguar did not miss a beat the whole trip. What an amazing car it was. Eventually, I sold it to a collector to pay a long-standing debt we owed. It was quite the experience to own and restore that E-Type.
I have another Jaguar story to share to even more firmly cement my Jaguar heritage. One day in the early 80s, my Dad and I were going into a record store in Warwick Rhode Island. I had my EJAG t-shirt on with an E-Type on it (of course!). There was an XJ6 Series III parked in front of the store and a lady was trying to get it started. It just wouldn't start, so when she saw me with the Jaguar shirt on, she asked me if I could help her. I said sure. She said this was her son's car and she could not figure out why it would not start. It ran fine up until then. My Dad and I got in and I tried to start it. It turned over just fine and seemed to want to start, but would not. Then, I looked at the gas gauge and it showed empty. I looked at my Dad and he looked at me and I remembered that XJs had twin gas tanks!! I looked for the switch-over button, hit it, turned the key and she started right up! My goodness, what a great feeling that was. The lady was so thankful and happy. My Dad and I talked about that for a long time. What a great memory that was.
So, anyway, I love Jaguars. Maybe someday, I will have one of those XJ6 Series IIIs. They are so lovely and I have a real connection to them as my story shows. I will enjoy perusing the classic Jaguar forums since those are the Jaguars that I know best. My thanks to all of you that keep these great cars going.
Best regards,
Joe in Pittsburgh
5/13/2021
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05-13-2021, 01:32 PM
Welcome to the forums Joe,
Good to have you with us. Thanks for a great Intro.
Follow this link https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/e-type-xk-e-59/ to the E-Type forum for advice, information and to rekindle the memories. The 'HOW TO' thread at the top is a good place to start for information on regular issues. Also take a look at the XJ6 & XJ12 Series I, II & III (https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...s-i-ii-iii-16/) forum. It could make "maybe someday" come round sooner.
You can also use the US Northeast Region forum by following this link https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/us-northeast-35/ to find other members in your region.
Please read the guidance for new members ( https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/n...ned-up-241802/ ) which answers many of the most frequent questions about getting started.
Enjoy the forums.
Graham
Good to have you with us. Thanks for a great Intro.
Follow this link https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/e-type-xk-e-59/ to the E-Type forum for advice, information and to rekindle the memories. The 'HOW TO' thread at the top is a good place to start for information on regular issues. Also take a look at the XJ6 & XJ12 Series I, II & III (https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...s-i-ii-iii-16/) forum. It could make "maybe someday" come round sooner.
You can also use the US Northeast Region forum by following this link https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/us-northeast-35/ to find other members in your region.
Please read the guidance for new members ( https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/n...ned-up-241802/ ) which answers many of the most frequent questions about getting started.
Enjoy the forums.
Graham
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