Bought my First E-type today

Congrats! I used to own a 1964 E-Type coupe in puke green (not British Racing Green). She was a beautiful car.

 

Good Find...

Anything you could possibly want as far as parts, can be found in Hemmings mag..in the pages right after the section of Jaguar for sale...dealers and privates advertise there..
Good Luck!

 

Thats a beautiful car. Congratulations!

 

Welcome to the fraternity! Beautiful car! You will love your E Type ... right up until you have to change the starter!

 

FWIW I've owned 19 of the little beasties. I know, I'm sick. Right now I have a Series 2 roadster (OTS for those so inclined). They are wonderful cars. The key to ownership is to drive them. In this instance you will probably hurt the value of the car by doing that too much. If you really intend to keep the car and use it, great. If you are only going to keep it as an oddity i.e. low milage car, you may not want to hold it too long. The repairs on an under driven E Type will kill you. Brake system problems are big as well as seals drying out in the engine if not used regularly.

They are great driving cars and love the open road. Yours has all the creature features as well being a Series 3. I hope you enjoy it. You also have a great mechanic in Savannah that can help. Andy Greene does European cars very well. Does a lot with F cars too.

 

Your car is dramatically under the money. You could kill it with that car at a good auction ( RM Monterey, Goodings etc.) That was a GREAT buy! I'll give you $35,000 right now (I'm not kidding!) But I'm sure there are 100+ guys on the forum that would do the same thing. I like the fact that it is ORIGINAL. They are only that way once. Keep it as pristine as you can. Connelly Hide Food is your friend. It's what's recommended by the manufacturer and works really well on Connelly hides. Use lots and keep it soft. The older seats wear pretty quickly if they are not kept soft.

Good luck with it. You are a lucky man.

 

Very nice car....but those bumpers, what were they thinking? My tenure with Vintage jaguars
became really acceptable when I realized and completely understood that anytime you take a road trip in a vintage jag....chances are you will be leaving it somewhere and needing to go back later and get it after repairs!!!!

 

Listen to Beachmk4 - drive it. I drive mine - they HATE sitting...mine sat over 20 years (mechanics estimate) and nearly everything was rotten or gummed up.

Mechanic replaced all the brakes, lines, rebuilt carbs, cooked the gas tank, rebuilt the rear, etc...I drive it ALL THE TIME. Resale is always something to consider - but an E-Type isn't going to depreciate much now.

 

Joe wont say this because he has a shop, and is an ardent professional: but I will.

MANY of us here will no longer do business with Andy Greene. There was a QV with a ton of miles for sale here in south GA the end of last year on Ebay. Seller mentioned Andy Greene did the work / major on it. I had Andy's shop number in my phone, and i called to get a brief history on the QV, as i had cash in hand to buy it for an agreed amount of $20k with the seller. No answer, I left a detailed message, including info that i had cash and wanted his opinion so i could go buy the car.

Andy calls the seller, and some "friend" in Tennessee to offer a bit more: $21500.00 to screw me out of the car. Seller and I stayed in touch, and i got all of my info directly from the seller. Turns out Andy's "friend" had money issues, and made the seller wait almost 5 weeks to pay him, where as I was 45 minutes away with cash and a borrowed car trailer.

So please dont assume those of us with exotics use nor recommend Andy Greene.

I will not allow him to work on nor PPI any of my cars.

EVER.

I have had 8 308s, and a ton of other exotic cars. Locals "know" me.

Good or bad, I speak my mind and the truth.

Joe has a shop and a very talented Master mechanic: Corbin Burnsed, owner of Savannah Auto Repair. Doubt Joe Frazar "needs" Andy Greene for anything, but that is Joe's business.

Michael
General Dynamics

 

Very surprised to hear this. I've known Andy as a race mechanic for years and this is the first I've ever heard anything disparaging about him. I do know he has done a lot of race car stuff over the years and am truly surprised by this. He and another friend went so far as to win the vintage enduro series with HSR a few years ago.

 

Congrats! Silver is one of the best colors on E's.

 

Congrats on the stunning find! Enjoy your new toy!

 

E-xtremely well bought!

 

Great car. Get used to the attention, a 50 year old design and still one of the best. Much more recognizable than anything else. Biggest problem on a series III is the heat from those 12 cylinders. Cooks the accessories. The 74 had the ignition relocated to a less toasty spot. Do not make any changes that are irreversable. Keep it in factory spec and it should be great. Modification causes problems. Jaguars engineers were a lot smarter than I am. I stick to the original size tires, and if the original radio is still there and works leave it alone. I have two original paint cars that have chips and scratches and some fade but they are the original paint and they are only original once. If you have questions, JCNA has a tech line that is great ,well worth the $60 membership fee ( How much is the FCA ?). I get my parts through SNG Barrett. You are correctm Jags are a lot less expensive than a Ferrari. I had my head (4.2)and transmission rebuilt and a new clutch for for $5000 a third of the cost of a 15000 mile sevice on a 360 ( the one where they pull the engine).
Drive it and enjoy it.