The 'E' Type Forum

Welcome back, Ian. Tell us more about your not exactly new car. Fully roadworthy, bright and shiny? Or requiring a touch of TLC like you have used before?
Happy new E Type motoring, at least you’ve experience of the smile on your face as you drive and admire your car.

Geoff

Trevor, yes that was it. But as has been pointed out it isn’t a tight/snug fit through the reaction plate.

Geoff

Philippe-J. wrote: ↑

Wed Sep 16, 2026 1:15 pm

Epilogue (until a complete test)
And, with two filters, I have "belt and braces" as we say in french (what is the expression in English?)

“ belt and braces “ is English.
Pleased to hear you’ve solved the problem

Geoff

A very useful benefit of having a VPN: when trying to login to a UK savings bank (not high street bank) from foreign lands their website wouldn’t let me log in. Yet switching to VPN and giving London as my virtual location allowed me to gain access to my accounts.

Geoff

Mikael, the only reference I can find for COC is for NEW cars. Certainly that’s all that’s shown on the UK Government website. Nothing showing for old or second hand / previously owned cars. Why not ask your potential buyer why he feels this is needed for a 60 year old car, is there any details for ...

MonAndrew77, as you are in the US then you’ll find better advice from jaglovers. Most of the users here are in the UK and have a great knowledge to help you on so many things but suppliers of items like batteries will be easier found by advice from fellow Americans hence try jaglovers.

Geoff

Simon P wrote: ↑

Tue Sep 08, 2026 4:50 pm

So can I still give it the beans or not?

You may continue to drive in your usual sedate manner

Have you asked around, eg with Pilkingtons or SNGB to find out the availability of the windscreen you need?

Geoff

Would Wokingham be close enough? There’s Tom Lenthall Jaguar there, does some work on E Types. Perhaps worth giving him a call and see if he can contact Pilkingtons for a new windscreen.

Geoff

The Federation of British Historic Vehicles Clubs (FBHVC) is reassuring historic vehicle owners that they should not have anything to fear from a consultation, which closes on 6 September, into proposed legal changes regarding the enforcement of emission standards. This note follows widely-published...

Steve, I thought the glass was held in by friction grip of the seal in the bottom channel. Happy to be corrected. Go to COH Baines for new seals for the doors, etc.

Geoff

There’s a very comprehensive explanation by the FBHVC saying this doesn’t have any meaning for our historic cars and that it is a clarification of a matter iirc more likely to bother older diesel cars that have had software tweaked (illegally).

Geoff

Do you have the owners manual or workshop manual for your car? I’m sure they would both give you the answer.
I don’t have an S1 but I believe it gives access to the brakes on the IRS. Letting the more knowledgeable put in their comments.

Geoff

I didn’t realise I was going stir up such a hornets’ nest. It was an insurance issue I wasn’t aware of nor aware of the sacrilege he was inflicting on his classic.

Reading about Ed Sheeran being find for not insuring his classic Aston. It was in long term restoration and as his car, like ours, is zero rated for vehicle excise duty he assumed any insurance was covered by the restoration company. But it wasn’t. If he had SORNed the car he wouldn’t have had to in...

But Steve, you know full well you should have looked in the knowledge base first
Our illustrious leader should know all about VSE

Geoff

Andrew, just to say we are encouraged not to use quotes too much as they use up valuable server space. If quotes are appropriate then please edit down to the relevant words or sentence. Thanks

Geoff

In the days before fleabay it was the place to find all those hard to find items. Even more recently it was well worth attending, as companies like SNG Barratt, Hutson’s and even some of the restorers would have stands. Not now though as they all sell mainly via the web. There’s an element of use it...

Andrew, welcome to the best place for all things E Type. And congratulations on owning such a lovely car. Now a big word of advice….. Have lots of fun and enjoy that grin on your face every time you drive the car. Admire the glances from people and the reflections in shop windows as you drive slowly...

The diagram shows the 2+2 handbrake as the upper one and the standard SWB car the lower one.
Therefore please use the upper diagram to help you.
Note your comment about the earlier design is incorrect as the SWB is the original handbrake design.

Geoff