The 'E' Type Forum

Merci Lataud pour le message personnel mais j'en avais envoy? un il y a quelques jours...que vous n'avez apparemment pas lu.

Thank you Lataud for your personal message, I have sent you one a few days ago, obviously you did not read it...

Those mirrors has been fixed only a few days ago after a major mechanical restoration. I did not like mirrors on the wing and if you look at early E Type's pictures...they are not outside mirrors fitted. Another reason : I did not want to drill ! We found those competition mirrors (see Lightweights ...

It is my choice to fix 80mm digits because we have in France 7 characters plus 2 mandatories dots...

Good morning, Mine has been fixed last Friday, made by Paul Macnaughton at http://www.autojumbler.ie and fixed by ATS Le Mans who is looking after a mechanical restoration of my 1961 OTS. No holes in the plate of course ! http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1024x768q90/537/YxkjF6.jpg http://imagizer.im...

Many thanks for your messages, including private ones...replies sent.

Good evening
Louis

Unfortunatly, it appears new parts are all with straight pinions...not as the original one as shown here :

Many thanks for your replies, I will let you know what we are doing on this gearbox.

Hello, My first gear was bloody noisy, after checking we found a pinion in bad shape : http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/661/Z2bLJ8.jpg http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/538/2OK1lh.jpg I don't think we can get the right parts with our well known suppliers as SNG Barratt, could you help me to...

Hello,

Can OTS owners check their rear plate if filling all the place ?
My measurement is 56,5 cm X 19,5 cm
May be 56 cm X 18 cm would be enough...

Thank you all,

We are trying to fix it filling the whole space with Paul Macnoughton at Autojumbler...I let you know.

Have a look at the plates of this french E Type for sale in Paris : http://pros.lacentrale.fr/C020930/detai ... om=galerie

Hello,

Regarding the rear plate, filling all the place would be better than a classic 21,5 inches x 5 inches number plate... I had a look at my car (#875725), I found 56 x 19 cms...looks square. It's going to be a real challenge with 7 characters Ace digits...plus two mandatory dashes.

Regards
Louis

Thank you Serge,

Well...you are right but as far as I know, regulation is "flexible" for vintage cars. Black number plates are definitely authorized for such cars.

Hello all, I just bought a Series 1 OTS, my first formality is to register the car to the french administration. My wish is to use period british number plates, can you give me your recommendation...nowhere to be found in France. For my point of view, somme good exemples here : Front http://imagizer...