The 'E' Type Forum

The JCNA guide says that grey ones are 'not correct' and that they should instead be tan. Admittedly grey looks better than tan, the JCNA guide is not always infallible, and as long as it soes the job it's mean to do with the bonnet shut you can't see it anyway...

Given that the maximum fine for displaying an incorrect number plate is ?1,000, you might as well put what you like on your car and just be prepared to pony up each time you get caught...



[Disclaimer: Neither I nor this forum seriously propose you follow this course of action!]

That's quite cheap! :D As far as I know, the most expensive plate in the UK is 'F1' for which a Bradford businessman was happy to pay in excess of ?400k a few years ago. Funnily enough, the plate belonged at the time to Essex County Council (it had adorned their Mayor's car for many years), and the ...

Just noticed your chassis number in your 'sig'. Our cars are almost siblings: mine's 20258 and is also a FHC.

Simon

In my dreams, this is how I drive:

http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default ... ryId=29906

Sensational! I'm guessing he's had some work done on the brakes...

Ah! Here in south London we have much the same thing. They're called 'lock-ups' and they're generally full of.... well, best not to ask too many questions really...

Just as remarkable as the number of E-types that seem to have been stuffed away in barns (seriously, who does that?), is the number of people with barns. I mean, really - who in this day and age still owns a barn?

And looking at the website post-sale, it looks like the overdrive/Lofty England car must have failed to hit reserve and therefore didn't sell at ?44k after all.

I trotted along to Bonhams sale at the RAF Museum Hendon yesterday. There were five E-types on offer. An 'ex-Lofty England' 2+2 development car with overdrive fitted by the factory went for just shy of ?44k, an S2 roadster went for ?61k, and a LHD 3.8 FHC, which looked very nice apart from the fact ...

Anyone else see this?

http://www.classiccarsforsale.co.uk/new ... ating-ban/

These looks OK. Any experiance? http://www.coveryourcar.co.uk/store/product.php?productid=16213&cat=417&page=1 I've bought from them before and they've been fine. Good product and excellent prompt service. I've met the guy who runs the company, Greg, at car shows in the past and he seems fine too.

Heuer wrote:Horn should work from the horn push

Not on an S2. The horn push is purely decorative...

Great photo!

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"any existing tax must be removed from a vehicle prior to its sale"

Sounds unnecessarily bureaucratic. Wonder where the sense is in that?

One's been sold:

http://cars.uk.msn.com/features/celebri ... d-his-cars

Not saying that the owner's identity is necessarily a Good Thing.....

The 40 year rolling exemption is confirmed. This time next year all E-types will have finally paid their dues...

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/s ... icles_.pdf

One of the car magazines (sorry can't remember which one, but I saw it in WH Smith only yesterday) has an article this month on an S2 that's been prepared as you describe ("fast road engine, a number of other modifications") and has had electrically assisted steering installed. The car is the one fe...

Webers are all well and good, but real men run Dell'Ortos.....

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Fabulous!

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Splendid! The days when 'Health & Safety' consisted of putting on an appropriately coloured coat :D