Any vintage owners out there. Lets see some Jaguars from the old day's. Image Unavailable, Please Login
I think my 1970 E-Type isn't old enough to technically be "a vintage car" but here is a pic anyway. What year does "vintage" end and "classic" begin for Jaguar cars? Image Unavailable, Please Login
These are not mine but I help take care of them. They are both now for sale as well. http://www.specialtycarsource.com/Vehicle/DisplayAd.asp?id=642 http://www.specialtycarsource.com/Vehicle/DisplayAd.asp?id=641
I read recently that "unrestored" vintage cars are becoming more common. Well here's an unrestored but still gorgeous XK120 http://www.midwestscc.com/viewphoto.php?id=962 http://www.midwestscc.com/viewphoto.php?id=975 And here's a very well cared for XK140 if you prefer that http://www.midwestscc.com/viewphoto.php?id=935 http://www.midwestscc.com/viewphoto.php?id=941 The two together: http://www.midwestscc.com/viewphoto.php?id=1043
Thanks. I'm proud of that picture - all the lights are working at one time. I got lucky when I bought the car a little over a year ago. It has 51k original miles on it and the Heritage Certificate I mailed away for it came back with matching numbers and the BRG/cinammon color combo. "Cinammon" is that light tan color leather, believe it or not. My car has a modern metallic shade of BRG on it - the original color was non-metallic. One day I'll change it back to original BRG, but it is shiny enough to drive it for a few years as it is. I also have the original wire wheels - I put modern slightly-wider wire wheels on it with modern Pirelli P4000 radials. It gives the car a slightly meaner look and it rides much better than the old tube tires. It is a lot of fun to cruise around in. Teenagers come up and ask "what is that?!". They don't see many E-types these days. Here is another picture or two of my old British coupe: Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
I know that drill all too well. I still think the XKE is one of the most beautiful sports cars ever designed. Over the years i've owned three XKE's and several sedans ranging from the Mark 2, Mark X, and the 3.8S. I've enjoyed each and every one of them.
Would anyone be interested in an original (not a copy) of the Spare Parts Catalogue for the Jaguar XK140, dated July 1955? I have one here that I do not need. There is one exactly the same currently for sale on ebay (in England) for nearly $400 plus shipping. It's in good, used condition, I can provide full details.
Toggie- I love you r car, best color imaginable. Hope to see it in person some time. The coupes are severly underated. Kinda remind me of the BMW M coupe.
Thanks. I got it started today and went for a quick ride. It always puts a smile on my face to run it up and down the back roads near home.
A little younger, but interesting for the US citizens, because you guys didn't get these. 1982 Daimler Double Six HE V-12. My car for 6 years now, she's great! Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Same car as an XJ12 (except for the grille and trim). There are quite a few here (I have a 1974), I've fixed quite a few over the years. The later cars were "Gray Market", brought in from Canada.
Tyler, Are these pics of a car you own or a street sighting? Sunny day + windows down = unusual the top isn't down too. Anyway, nice Series One black E-type drop head coupe. (The wire wheels and tires look too wide to be stock - similar to the ones on my FHC Series II car).
Tim, Yes, you guys did get the series 1 & 2 cars, but not the series 3 V-12's. The few that are running around there are '88 m/y from Canada. This is somewhat strange in that you did get the XJS with the same V-12 engine. A '74 is still with carbs, very nice motorcar. The Jag V-12 is a brilliant engine, but if you compare it to the Ferrari-engines of the time, Jaguar certainly took 'the long wau home'. I'd say put some modern cylinder heads on it and put it back into production. Bag of fun, if you keep it serviced properly you can't destroy it.
The cylinder heads are a mess and frequently drop valve seats when overheated. Because of the poor head design it is difficult to get much horsepower without expensive modifications. Considering the engine is mostly aluminum it is remarkably heavy for a 5.3 liter. It is rare to find one that doesn't leak oil from multiple places. If all this wasn't bad enough, because of the basic design, even when "tricked out" and well sorted, it just doesn't sound "musical" like an Italian V-12. If the XJ13 (with 4 cams) had ever gone beyond prototype, you'd have something to work with. I'm afraid that Jaguar/Tata isn't likely to make anymore 12 cylinder "boat anchors". If you want to design and manufacture aftermarket cylinder heads, I'd certainly be interested in testing a pair.
My series one 4.2 litre OTS. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
A real beauty you got there. It must be fun to shift with the left hand. It would take me quite a while to get used to that here in the U.S. Of course, with a right-hand-drive Jag I could always get a job delivering the mail to home mail boxes (our postal vehicles are RHD to make it easy to reach the mail boxes on the roadside).
you get use to it ,I've had 2 lhd Mustangs,its a mind set. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Hi all, drove my OTS on the '08 California Melee. Here's a link to pics - http://web.mac.com/alfaguy/Site/CAR_TOURS_08/Pages/California_Mellee_08.html (doesn't work with firefox) Kjell "Shel" Nelin 72 911T 69 OTS Image Unavailable, Please Login
Overheating is bad for it, yes. The head-design is certainly wanting, and a real pity if you compare it to the design of the bottom end. You can do a mod to XJ40 heads (one bank just drops on, the other needs to be modified) to make a quad-cam 48 valve engine, but it's a lot of work. It's quite easy to add 40-50hp to the standard 297 figure, both intake and exhaust are very restricitve, I've changed both, but with the HE heads it becomes difficult to go further. The pre-HE can be pumped up to unreal figures though. Leaks? It's a British car, it marks its' territory! (knock on wood, it's not too bad although my front crank seal is weeping a little now due to lack of use) When it was my daily car it didn't leak a drop. They want to be used.
