The 'E' Type Forum

there is no need to run tubeless You make it sound as if tubeless was a bad idea. Surely the opposite is the case? I thought that the main reason for using tubeless tyres is that they don't suffer complete, sudden blow out so easily? And thus, the advent of tubeless tyres meant: no need to run tube...

I agree that the camera, camera settings, the image processing and the light (time of day, intensity, etc.), all play a role in how OSB looks. And then there are all the factors of the paint itself ? what type, what mix, etc., etc. I have nevertheless been surprised at just how much it varies. The f...

dougal wrote:I know they make so called tubeless wire wheels these days

So are the original wire wheels not usable without tubes?

dougal wrote:We have come across several problems with them.

Can you please explain what kind of problems?

Not sure if anyone has reported on this yet:

http://www.motoring.co.uk/car-news/jagu ... ched_49177


More here:

http://classic-motor-cars.co.uk/restora ... -roadster/

Thanks for the confirmation that opalesecent silver blue is a proper metallic colour! I recently viewed such a car that been re-sprayed and it did not look metallic. I have discussed this with the owner and he said that the painting process employed during this car's respray helped to keep thickness...

Just how metallic were the original "opalescent" colours ? and opalescent silver blue in particular? Is it really a "metallic" paint at all? Re-sprayed cars I've seen have varied, but some have been very metallic ? is this correct? With the original paint technology was such a pronounced metallic fi...

(Police) (...) seem to cut the E-Type a lot of slack, something I have found in Britain as well (...) seem to want to just look at the car and always have a smile on their faces. Our current Porsche is one of the very last 993 C2's built and I bought it after being totally disappointed with the new...

:lol: France is not such a safe bet either. They got me about 15 years a ago in my Range Rover 4.6 HSE ? they clocked me at 187km/h. Asked me if I was in a hurry to catch the ferry. When I said; "No...", they were quite bemused as to why someone would drive so quickly by choice... and they got me ea...

I am more likely to lose my licence in the E-Type than either our 911, Alpina B5 or Range Rover Sport. The 1969 Lotus ?lan is most fun and the safest because 30 feels like 50, 50 feels like 70 and 70 feels like 100mph. That is very hard to understand. To me, 100mph feels like 60mph in a 997, wherea...

Seats - standard are OK, but if you are rear ended your E-Type driving days are over. MX5 seats are ideal. I'm very up on safety as a rule. I don't intend to do high mileages in an E-type and I'm choosing one as a contrast to the near-perfection of my modern cars. I'm aware that accidents will happ...

Please don't misunderstand me ? I can happily live with non-original ? certainly if it works as well or better than the original and retains the original look. If the appearance is not the same as the original, but offers an improvement of some kind, it is not necessarily bad in my book ? especially...

I assume we are talking about an S1 with the 4.2 seats here rather than the 3.8 buckets? Yes, sorry - should have made that clear. If they are later S2 seats and you want to fit the original style S1 versions expect to pay ?500+ for s/h frames plus up to ?1,200 for re-trimming. So if you are negoti...

According to A. D. Clausager's "Factory Original E-Type" book, perforated leather was introduced in early '69 on the Series 2 cars.

If a Series 1 US import has such seats fitted rather than the original Vaumol non-perforated seats, is that a big minus point on the value of the car?

With a budget of ?70k you should be able to find something to your liking. Angus ('1954Etype' and Forum Moderator) told me the other day he knew of a very nice OTS for less than that. Maybe worth sending him a PM? Thanks for the tip! Michelin XVS is superb and this is based on my experiences of hig...

Thanks. I've already ruled out one so-called "perfect" restored car that was actually a lash-up. I've seen a couple of fairly sound unrestored ones ? both of which are promising in their own ways and intend to view another allegedly "top, restored condition" soon. I'll no doubt be asking for help ag...

Rust : the first photo is a warning to inspect, but is not necessarily catastrophic. Good. Thanks. it is very common indeed for the lead both to creep downwards under gravity over many years, and for the resultant strains to show up as cracking of the seam . This is a nuisance but not more than tha...

Welcome to the Forum! There is a wealth of information in our Knowledge Base (try: http://etypeuk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=890) and if you look through the 'Restoration Stories' you will see some real life experience. You have not said whether you want a restoration project, rolling restoration, r...

:lol: No ? the hits were not from me ? I didn't need to open the thread to see if there was a reply. Yes, I do want an E-type. I've been waiting 37 years ? in 1975 as a student, I was doing a summer job and checking Exchange & Mart every Thursday to see if there was a decent one in my price range. T...

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Ah, but there were 29 views without comment. My patience does have limits

Hi I did a search which didn't really tell me what I wanted to know, so I then posted in the "Welcome" section of the forum. Despite 29 views, no-one has replied yet. As my subject is the Series one car, I hope that adding a link here may change that: http://etypeuk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3796&si...