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  1. pearsonhaus

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    #26 pearsonhaus, May 19, 2011
    Very nice congrats! I recall riding in a friends Blue '67 roadster. Very nice car, lots of class....
     
  2. 95spiderman

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    #27 95spiderman, May 19, 2011
    i use www.xkedata.com but your site is excellent too, thanks. i couldnt figure out how to enter my cars serial # to get its data though.
     
  3. msdesignltd

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    #28 msdesignltd, May 19, 2011
    Oh I did not even post it...yes thats it XKE data
     
  4. msdesignltd

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    #29 msdesignltd, May 19, 2011
  5. kverges

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    #30 kverges, May 19, 2011
    thanks for the info - the E-type really is an Icon. Does anyone do "resto-mods" of E-types like are done with vintage Corvettes?
     
  6. toggie

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    #31 toggie, May 19, 2011
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    Thanks. Yep, unfortunately my S2 E-Type got stolen when it was at a local repair garage.
    It never turned up. I had Hagerty agreed-value insurance, so financially I was made whole.
    I'd rather have my E-Type back though.
    It only had 57k miles on it and I had the heritage certificate for it too.

    Another crazy thing in an S2 are the seat belts (shoulder & lap belt combo).
    Some very strange buckles that no one can figure out when they first get in the car.
    This can work to the driver's advantage when giving a ride to a pretty girl. :)

    Here is a pic of my Jaguar. I still look for it on the internet every once in a while.
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  7. 95spiderman

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    #32 95spiderman, May 19, 2011
    www.eaglegb.com does exactly that. really amazing cars and equally expensive. i would rather have both a stock xke and modern car instead
     
  8. Bullfighter

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    #33 Bullfighter, May 19, 2011
    Must get confusing...
     
  9. wax

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    #34 wax, May 19, 2011
    Yep. Pale Primrose. Ol' Yeller it ain't . . .

    Though "light blue" really was called "light blue".
     
  10. rdefabri

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    #35 rdefabri, May 21, 2011
    That's a later year IIRC. My year (66) they had "Opalescent Silver Blue".
     
  11. winston

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    #36 winston, May 21, 2011
    www.eaglegb.com has some very pretty e types and the modern touches look like a lot of fun.
    Winston
     
  12. TomE

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    #37 TomE, May 23, 2011
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    I'm a lurker here as I hope to buy a Ferrari one day.

    Anyway here is a picure of my E-Type (1966 Ex Hong Kong Car now in Australia)
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  13. toggie

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    #38 toggie, May 23, 2011
    That is a real beauty!
     
  14. mcimino

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    #39 mcimino, May 23, 2011
    Congratulations! Same exact car my neighbor picked up back in 1976... he took me for a ride and I was hooked on E-types since then. Do yourself a favor and pick up 3 things.. Robert Bentley's "Complete Jaguar E' service book, and keep a spare coil and electic fuel pump in the boot and chances are you'll never be stranded. Good Luck!
     
  15. David_S

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    #40 David_S, May 23, 2011
    My brother and I rescued a "fair maiden" in a series 3 V-12 E-Type in exactly those colors way back when (say 1994 or so). Quite simply, the only problem at the time was a lack of fuel in the tank combined with an excess of heat under the bonnet. We managed to push the car into a McDonalds parking lot until we could procure some petrol for the put out owner & get her on her merry way.
     
  16. iceburns288

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    #41 iceburns288, May 23, 2011
  17. 2NA

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    #42 2NA, May 23, 2011
    Looks like a nice car, one of the earliest Etypes.

    Unless you're quite short and have small feet you'd prefer a later car (post-flat floor).
     
  18. Arvin Grajau

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    #43 Arvin Grajau, May 24, 2011
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  19. Pepsi10

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    #44 Pepsi10, May 24, 2011
    Can you tell me the paint color?
     
  20. Arvin Grajau

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    #45 Arvin Grajau, May 24, 2011
    Opalescent gunmetal grey? one of the best colours for a series 1 FHC
     
  21. TomE

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    #46 TomE, May 24, 2011
    Yeap. Black Interior.

    Plate is 9600HP to match
     
  22. msdesignltd

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    #47 msdesignltd, May 25, 2011
  23. 95spiderman

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    #48 95spiderman, May 25, 2011
    its nicer than the light blue one that went for $64k in march but doesnt make sense to spend that much on a series 2. maybe if you wanted to really show the car and it was already a documented jcna winning car but not for anything to drive on the road.
     
  24. moretti124guy

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    #49 moretti124guy, May 27, 2011
    cool... the XKE is on my list but I want a coupe... the car looks great
     
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