Warm Fall Day and a Jaguar E-type

Today was an incredible 75 degrees here in Northern Virginia.
We set a record for the highest temp today.
Some of the trees were bright red with their autumn leaves.
I thought I'd take my 1970 Jaguar E-Type FHC (fixed head coupe) out for a spin.
I'm also trying to learn how to use my Nikon D200 camera, so any advice on how to improve this pics would be appreciated.
All I can say is, life is good.
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WOW!

I love E-Types. Where in NoVA are you? I'm in Ashburn down the road from FoW. Where were the shots taken?

-dsd

 

nice shots and YES it was a perfect day for a ride.

 

I live 5 miles south-west of Leesburg.
In the Mt. Gilead area (almost nobody knows where that is).
I'm 20 - 25 minutes west of FOW. I suspect you are about 10 minutes west of FOW.
Shots were taken just a few miles from my home.

Here is a pic of the Jaguar in the driveway next to my old pickup truck.
I got it out of the garage and was warming it up for the drive.
The sun was hitting the side of it so I thought I'd get a pic of it.
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What.
a.
Car.

That last shot has such great light ... what a profile!

 

Sweet car. Love BRG E-types.

 

that's the world's most beautiful car
and the main inspiration behind the 250GTO

 

That's a lovely car buddy ! I am part of JDHT team , so if you need something just let me know ! ( www.jdht.com )

BTW, we've been doing some photoshoot of last ever built E-type last week :
http://ferrarichat.com/forum/showpost.php?p=137244973&postcount=3373

 

IIRC this car was assembled from left-over parts after production had ended.

 

Tim, not true it was built on the production line, although the last car did have a different front and rear axle assembly which was changed after the event.

Reg
Tad

 

great cars.

 

Thanks. I bought the car off of craigslist from a local long-time owner.
Best part was the interior. The prior owner had it restored/replaced in the past.
Most of the leather interior looks brand new.

Series II E-type Coupes are very affordable. (Notice I didn't say "reliable", just "affordable".)
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Beautiful car and great pics. Love the color on the car and the trees. You might try some filters on your camera lens, maybe a skylight (1A) or UV filter (both for filtration and lens protection) then experiment with a polarizing filter. It will really bring out the color and make the white clouds stand out against a very blue sky.


It was mid-70's here today also so I took my E-type out for a run. Always enjoyable.

 

Thanks. Yes, I like the color of my E-Type but obviously it is not an original one. Some prior owner painted the car a shade of BRG but made it a more modern metallic color. The car needs to be repainted at some point in the near future and I'm undecided on what color to paint it. Some of the chip marks in the current paint job show that, at some point, it was painted a bright red. I'm hoping I can find someone who, based on the car's VIN, can tell me its original exterior paint color and interior color.

My local repair shop helped buff out the current paint. The paint was pretty rough looking but their summary of the end results was that "they turned the car from a 50-footer into a 10-footer". I agree. These pictures don't show the imperfections you can see up close (the pics were taken from more than 10 feet away!).

Anyway, the metallic BRG paint has kind of grown on me, so I might even consider doing a nicely prepped paint job in the same metallic color (I know - I hear the purists moaning already). The original non-metallic BRG is a great color also.

The color under the hood is black, which is a common thing to do when the exterior color is changed. Normally the color under the hood matches the exterior color.

As far as filters on the lens of the camera, I bought one of those 6 filter packs when I bought my Nikon D200 camera. I haven't played with those yet. I only put the clear filter on to protect the lens. Thanks for the advice, I'll try some filters on some of my future car pics. BTW, the owners manual and all the various settings for the D200 is way more challenging than I would have imagined. But it's fun.

Here is another bright sunshine pic of the car in the driveway and an interior shot of the leather seats.
In the first pic, you get a good angle showing the new stainless steel exhaust pipes I put on the car last month.
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The Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust folks can provide you a certificate showing the original colors (ext/int), original owner (I think) along with the build date and some other interesting information. I think it costs about $40. Follow this link and scroll down to the North America section. http://www.jag-lovers.org/cert.html XKEdata.com might be useful also.

My car is a '66 FHC in Sherwood Green with a Suede Green interior. I recently had the exterior redone and ended up having to call Coventry to verify the paint code. Their archives department was able to answer the question in about 2 minutes.