Gibbo21 from Italy Jaguar E S.1-1/2 4.2 OTS

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#1 Gibbo21 from Italy Jaguar E S.1-1/2 4.2 OTS

Post by gibbo21 » Fri Jun 30, 2017 2:47 pm

Good Evening to everyone,
I have a pleasure to own a Jaguar E type OTS 1-1/2 4.2 from 1968, who was bought by my father in 1989.
When he bought it the car was not in good conditions, it was in dark blue with tan interior, and he decided to restore it in red + black leather.
These days i bought a Jaguar Heritage and surprisingly the exterior paint colour of the car result to be Sable with Tan interior and Fawn soft top.

I made a research on Internet and the sable colour was only available for Series 2 cars, from 1969/maybe end 1968.
I have never seen picture of series 1-1/2 cars with this colour.

What do you think? The heritage certificate could have made a mistake or the car was actually in this colour?
I post it the Jaguar Heritage so maybe can help... :wink:
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#2 Re: Gibbo21 from Italy Jaguar E S.1-1/2 4.2 OTS

Post by mgcjag » Fri Jun 30, 2017 3:09 pm

Hi...have a look here viewtopic.php?f=16&t=5536 it lists Sable - 279 S1 4.2's; 2,092 S2's; 1,609 S3's: car numbers in Sable....have you looked behind the drop down instrument panel to see if there are any signs of original colour.. Steve
Ps...also look here shown as a 1.5 sable tan hood http://www.xkedata.com/cars/detail/?car=1E18023
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#3 Re: Gibbo21 from Italy Jaguar E S.1-1/2 4.2 OTS

Post by gibbo21 » Fri Jun 30, 2017 7:59 pm

mgcjag wrote:Hi...have a look here viewtopic.php?f=16&t=5536 it lists Sable - 279 S1 4.2's; 2,092 S2's; 1,609 S3's: car numbers in Sable....have you looked behind the drop down instrument panel to see if there are any signs of original colour.. Steve
Ps...also look here shown as a 1.5 sable tan hood http://www.xkedata.com/cars/detail/?car=1E18023
Thank you very much, tomorrow i will check if i see a sign of this colour and i will let you know...
What do you mean for "drop down instrument"? sorry for my english...

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#4 Re: Gibbo21 from Italy Jaguar E S.1-1/2 4.2 OTS

Post by mystery type » Fri Jun 30, 2017 9:27 pm

What do you mean for "drop down instrument"? sorry for my english...
The original colour paint can often be found behind here...
http://www.xkedata.com/gallery/zoom/?id=335171
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#5 Re: Gibbo21 from Italy Jaguar E S.1-1/2 4.2 OTS

Post by JD-JAG66 » Sat Jul 01, 2017 3:24 pm

Just guessing, but I think the "drop down instrument" is the "gauge & switch" panel centrally on the dashboard. You can "drop" this by undoing the 2 screws on the top 2 corners of the panel. The original color of the car can then be seen on the bulkhead.
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#6 Re: Gibbo21 from Italy Jaguar E S.1-1/2 4.2 OTS

Post by gibbo21 » Mon Jul 03, 2017 7:40 pm

JD-JAG66 wrote:Just guessing, but I think the "drop down instrument" is the "gauge & switch" panel centrally on the dashboard. You can "drop" this by undoing the 2 screws on the top 2 corners of the panel. The original color of the car can then be seen on the bulkhead.
I think it is red, if you see the paint under the screw...

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#7 Re: Gibbo21 from Italy Jaguar E S.1-1/2 4.2 OTS

Post by mgcjag » Mon Jul 03, 2017 8:06 pm

Drop the panel down and have a good look at the back...on the bulk head....the certificate says it was Sable..thay are normaly correct
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