The 'E' Type Forum

A stunning looking car, the wider and taller wheels and whitewalls look great.

The wheels are totally original never been touched. My father bought this set new in 1974 and he ran them on the MK10 but not through the winter, that was off the road by 1977 . Most of their life has been behind a layer of greese.

Carlos could you post up any photo's of your tyres?

Matt

I have now seen a few threads on this forum about whitewall tyres for the series 3 e-type. The original tyres are no longer available in whitewall form and there are a few alternatives on the market, but these are speed rated to 112 MPH which may be a problem in the event of an insurance claim as th...

Yes i'm guilty of sneaking into the garage for another look , but the effect is multiplied if beer is in the equation :D

Matt

Yes my mistake about body number/ chassis number. To be honest i've not studied the whole number thing and thats probably looked straight past it, but thank you for correcting me.

I'm currently re-assembling the bonnet so my mind is on that job :)

Thanks for that Phil and yes that make sense now with the body number, I over looked that as you know its part of a longer chassis No. As yet this is the only number I have found having stripped the bonnet ,doors and tailgate, but there is still a Jaguar lable attached to the rear light wiring harne...

I read a post a while ago on one area of this forum about factory markings and as you can see i am not a regular poster on here and of late have been very busy with one thing and another. I am currently restoring my V12 E-Type and inside the tailgate behind the trim i found a number wrote in chalk a...

Hi lee you mentioned the 70's Wolfrace slotmags. This is how mine looked when I bought it. They lasted the journey home and the time it took to get the garage door open, and grab the trolley Jack and the set of chrome steels which were waiting by the door. I'm glad your sticking to what's already fi...

Tony, as you know these are all at least 35 years old now so look for ROT, and poor workmanship, look even more thoroughly on higher priced cars. Look out for left hand drive cars coverted to right hand drive, nothing wrong with these but remeber there value is at least 10% less than a genuine UK ca...

Why buy a V12 E type ? Well everything Mark has said in the above post but I think the sound these cars make is worth mentioning twice :D They simply have a sound of their own from the momment the key is turned. combine this with turbine like acceleration, while looking down that fantastic bonnet. I...

Welcome to the forum Marsh

Do either of you to Leicester lads go to any of the local classic car meets ?

Cheers Matt

Hi Lee, I wouldn't worry too much about those oil pressure readings. I had an XJ-S with about the same pressure. What is the pressure from a cold start up? I bet higher than 40lb. On the old XK engine the the oil pressure is oftain used to determine the condition of the engine, this is not really th...

Yes David your right , tell your insurance if your unsure about something, they are not all bas"?$ds, and as regard to Hagerty , after talking to them about my V12 powered MK10 saloon and a modified V12 XJ-S and a 400 BHP BMW M5 and encluding the E type they have always sorted me out with great cove...

Hi folks , regarding this tyre issue, I personally like to be correct about tyres as they are the only thing between yourself and the road, so I don't like to mix them, under size them or have bald ones. I have read the story about an insurance company throwing out a claim on tyres which were of a l...

Hi all she has a heritage certficate and the build date is , 29 December 1972 just coming into the uk tax exemption rule :lol: As for the white walls, on that picture they were ER 70's which are now no more. I have recently bought a set of new tyres, again white walls made by Enduro. not a great mak...

I have been a member of this forum for a few months now and I thought I should introduce myself. I have been a Jag fan even as a small child as my father owned a Mk10 (now mine ) and series 1 XJ. He used to tell me about a time when he nearly bought a v12 E-type and what a machine they were. I must ...