New member from France with an E-Type 3.8 FHC...
#1 New member from France with an E-Type 3.8 FHC...
Hello,
first of all I would like to apologize for my poor english, I haven't done my best at school...
So, I'm a french owner living near Paris, and my E-Type is an american 1962 3.8 liters FHC oppalescent maroon.
I have bought this car in october 2009, and a lot of work has been done during this period. The interior looks good (not great !!) now, after changing some stuff. The car was running quit good for an E-Type not driven during 33 years !!! But I decided to rebuild the engine which was tired. The body will be done during this spring, so hopefully I will have a wonderful E-Type in July !!!
This car was my first old one, but last month I bought a sister for my girl : a 1966 MGB GT.
Now I have three great cars with my E-Type, my MGB GT and a 2008 MX-5 NC RC 2.0 !!! This is not bad for 32 years old guy !!
first of all I would like to apologize for my poor english, I haven't done my best at school...
So, I'm a french owner living near Paris, and my E-Type is an american 1962 3.8 liters FHC oppalescent maroon.
I have bought this car in october 2009, and a lot of work has been done during this period. The interior looks good (not great !!) now, after changing some stuff. The car was running quit good for an E-Type not driven during 33 years !!! But I decided to rebuild the engine which was tired. The body will be done during this spring, so hopefully I will have a wonderful E-Type in July !!!
This car was my first old one, but last month I bought a sister for my girl : a 1966 MGB GT.
Now I have three great cars with my E-Type, my MGB GT and a 2008 MX-5 NC RC 2.0 !!! This is not bad for 32 years old guy !!
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Welcome to the Forum and to Etype ownership :)
You will find that it is a wonderful car to drive and I hope you have many happy years of driving it.
You will find that it is a wonderful car to drive and I hope you have many happy years of driving it.
1964 FHC 4.2
Etype restoration blog http://connor.org.uk
Etype restoration blog http://connor.org.uk
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Thank you ChrisC !
I drove it in 2010 during 5 months with 2 800 kms (1740 miles), and I can't even tell how amazing this car is !!! It's just like driving in a dream which is real !!! I have this E-Type for 1 year and 5 months and I have not realised yet that this beauty is mine...
I am sure that this car as a soul, like a human being
I am so proud to have bought this dream car.
I drove it in 2010 during 5 months with 2 800 kms (1740 miles), and I can't even tell how amazing this car is !!! It's just like driving in a dream which is real !!! I have this E-Type for 1 year and 5 months and I have not realised yet that this beauty is mine...
I am sure that this car as a soul, like a human being
I am so proud to have bought this dream car.
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Welcome Antoun. You have a beautiful patinated looking E Type! Are you making plans to come to Silvestone in July for the E Type 50 celebrations?
Angus
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Thank you Angus
In fact I'm really making plans to come to Silverstone in July for the E-Type 50 celebrations, but I don't know yet if my Jag will be road going for July ! I really hope so...
In fact I'm really making plans to come to Silverstone in July for the E-Type 50 celebrations, but I don't know yet if my Jag will be road going for July ! I really hope so...
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Wow the car looks really Origional condition. I certainly dont have the know how to manage that myself. Your Brave. I hope to go for a spin this
weekend as will be sunny
weekend as will be sunny
Paul
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Your car looks great....right now with a car under going a seemingly long term restoration (painter seems to be hanging onto it forever) I am desperate to drive an E Type day in day out so you car looks particularly appetising with its wonderful patina.
Interior looks great body looks solid. Enjoy it.
V12 Commy too nice to even take the dust cover off. Feeling low and etypeless
Interior looks great body looks solid. Enjoy it.
V12 Commy too nice to even take the dust cover off. Feeling low and etypeless
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Paul : Thank you, but I haven't manage myself anything !!! :D :D I know a wonderful specialist for this working in Haute Normandie
Vipergts: Thanks !! Well I really hope my E-type will be back in July, maybe the week before Silverstone !! The painter has done an impressive job on a 4.2 liters E-Type, so this guy deserv to be trust... :)
Vipergts: Thanks !! Well I really hope my E-type will be back in July, maybe the week before Silverstone !! The painter has done an impressive job on a 4.2 liters E-Type, so this guy deserv to be trust... :)
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Cher Antoun,
salutations et bienvenu de Belgique,
A warm welcome from nearby Belgium. Your car looks fantastic. I a in the process of rebuilding my engine so if you want to share any war stories, feel free!!
cheers and good luck
cordialement
Erik
salutations et bienvenu de Belgique,
A warm welcome from nearby Belgium. Your car looks fantastic. I a in the process of rebuilding my engine so if you want to share any war stories, feel free!!
cheers and good luck
cordialement
Erik
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Bonjour Erik et merci pour le message de bienvenue !Erikantwerp wrote:Cher Antoun,
salutations et bienvenu de Belgique,
A warm welcome from nearby Belgium. Your car looks fantastic. I a in the process of rebuilding my engine so if you want to share any war stories, feel free!!
cheers and good luck
cordialement
Erik
A vrai dire c'est mon restaurateur qui s'occupe du moteur de la Miss, moi je suis tout sauf un manuel !! Donc j'aurai pas grand chose ? raconter...
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Well, finally my E-Type was not ready for Silverstone (we found some "surprises" during the restoration of the body, but everything is clear now...)
Next week my baby will be ready for painting, and I hope enjoy it during september. The guy has done a great job, and made a lot of pics !!
Next week my baby will be ready for painting, and I hope enjoy it during september. The guy has done a great job, and made a lot of pics !!
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Bonjour encore Antoun, d'un Anglais (famille Belgique d'Anvers) vivant ? Cambridge. Ma FHC est en condition similaire, mais esperant que vous avez du temps ? conduire votre belle maitresse cette saison, vous allez renouveler votre amour pour la voiture!
To drive it is to love it. Pity I didn't know you were in Paris when I spent a week there in May in the OTS....
Amicalement.
Pete
To drive it is to love it. Pity I didn't know you were in Paris when I spent a week there in May in the OTS....
Amicalement.
Pete
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Merci Pete,
en effet, je suis tr?s impatient qu'elle soit pr?te (je l'ai d?pos?e d?but novembre, et je vais la r?cup?rer presque un an apr?s, mais avec un bloc r?fectionn? et une carrosserie ?tincellante !!)
C'est vraiment dommage pour votre passage au mois de mai, c'?tait une occasion de faire connaissance, mais il y en aura plein d'autres
See you soon
Anthony
en effet, je suis tr?s impatient qu'elle soit pr?te (je l'ai d?pos?e d?but novembre, et je vais la r?cup?rer presque un an apr?s, mais avec un bloc r?fectionn? et une carrosserie ?tincellante !!)
C'est vraiment dommage pour votre passage au mois de mai, c'?tait une occasion de faire connaissance, mais il y en aura plein d'autres
See you soon
Anthony
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Bonjour Anthony
Peut-?tre le "get together" ? Spa-Francorchamps serait une opportunit? de rouler et rencontrer certains d'entre nous le samedi ?
http://etypeuk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2436
bien sinc?rement
NB: sorry for the english non reading/speaking french readers
excellent nouvelle ! ce sera certainement un grand plaisir et une r?compense apr?s cette longue attente !I hope enjoy it during september
Peut-?tre le "get together" ? Spa-Francorchamps serait une opportunit? de rouler et rencontrer certains d'entre nous le samedi ?
http://etypeuk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2436
bien sinc?rement
NB: sorry for the english non reading/speaking french readers
Philippe
1972 V12 2+2, Belgium
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Salut Phil,
c'est une tr?s bonne id?e, mais je ne suis pas encore certain de l'avoir pour septembre (?a d?pendra du remontage...) Toutefois si ?a colle je serai ravi de venir !
Bien cordialement
Anthony
c'est une tr?s bonne id?e, mais je ne suis pas encore certain de l'avoir pour septembre (?a d?pendra du remontage...) Toutefois si ?a colle je serai ravi de venir !
Bien cordialement
Anthony
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99% of the British readers were taught several years of French at school Philippe, and this forum is all about nostalgia....
So what better than taking us back to the dimly-remembered French lessons of our youth, when the E-type was in production and it was a Stones/Beatles shoot-out in the pop charts every few weeks? :-)
So what better than taking us back to the dimly-remembered French lessons of our youth, when the E-type was in production and it was a Stones/Beatles shoot-out in the pop charts every few weeks? :-)
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on our side it was learning English and also listening to the Beatles, the Stones, The Who, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd etc... right I know I am born in 61 and was teenager in the 70's ...So what better than taking us back to the dimly-remembered French lessons of our youth, when the E-type was in production and it was a Stones/Beatles shoot-out in the pop charts every few weeks?
so should we start a weekly french lesson in the pub section
Philippe
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No fair! The little French that I picked up traveling in France many years ago is just good enough to get me arrested for accidentally insulting the waiter while I'm trying to order a glass of wine. However, I'm fluent in Redneck.
Mark
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The only thing I remember is the young exchange French language teacher - what dreams are made of!
David Jones
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