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by Simon P
Mon May 11, 2026 8:52 am
Forum: General
Topic: Anyone around Bishops Stortford like to show me their e-type?
Replies: 12
Views: 2180
Great Britain

Re: Anyone around Bishops Stortford like to show me their e-type?

Hi Matt Howzabout quickly nipping down the M11 and then round the M25 in a fortnight's time to Brands Hatch for Brands Britannia? https://www.brandshatch.co.uk/2026/may/brands-britannia As well as being just an all-round good day out, there will be loads of E-types there - including my own - so you'...
by Simon P
Tue Mar 24, 2026 11:45 am
Forum: Pub Chat
Topic: E type Car Shows
Replies: 7
Views: 2282
Great Britain

Re: E type Car Shows

Hampton Court is fabulous (both for the cars and the surroundings) - definitely recommend it :thumbsup:
by Simon P
Wed Jul 30, 2025 4:04 pm
Forum: General
Topic: RIP Anders Clausager
Replies: 5
Views: 40525
Great Britain

Re: RIP Anders Clausager

Sad news indeed - his book is his gift to us all
by Simon P
Tue Jun 24, 2025 12:32 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Lookalike
Replies: 2
Views: 6470
Great Britain

Re: Lookalike

Not unless you count George Clooney......

:wink:
by Simon P
Tue Jun 24, 2025 9:28 am
Forum: General
Topic: Lookalike
Replies: 2
Views: 6470
Great Britain

Lookalike

Curious. Whilst out and about last week I bumped into a Scottish Wildcat, and looking back through my photos it seems that it was attempting a passable impression of a Jaguar growler......


Image


8-)
by Simon P
Fri May 23, 2025 7:49 pm
Forum: Welcome!
Topic: New Member - (nearly)
Replies: 8
Views: 173049
Great Britain

Re: New Member - (nearly)

Gfhug wrote:
Fri May 23, 2025 3:55 pm
:wow: Am I allowed to disagree?
We can agree to disagree! :bigrin:
by Simon P
Fri May 23, 2025 11:43 am
Forum: Welcome!
Topic: New Member - (nearly)
Replies: 8
Views: 173049
Great Britain

Re: New Member - (nearly)

Thanks Nick If I can get the JPS, then I'll be well on my way to forming a Boston tribute band: https://preview.redd.it/xgelv5z9dnsz.jpg?width=1080&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=75402975ad41687cc9a5bc1925c24a2820d8a7dc I've already got a bicycle, so it's then just a motorbike and one of those funny little ...
by Simon P
Wed Apr 23, 2025 6:54 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Etype stamps
Replies: 1
Views: 10018
Great Britain

Re: Etype stamps

6d? The price of stamps has risen even faster than the price of E-types over the years! :bigrin:
by Simon P
Wed Apr 23, 2025 6:48 pm
Forum: Welcome!
Topic: New Member - (nearly)
Replies: 8
Views: 173049
Great Britain

Re: New Member - (nearly)

Well done! Lovely looking car - but then I'm biased because it looks very similar to my own :thumbsup: You're going to have a lot of fun. Good to see that you've arrived here via a Lotus Europa too. I ran a yellow Special back in the Eighties and currently have my eye on a JPS car as a restoration p...
by Simon P
Tue Dec 24, 2024 12:07 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Happy Christmas
Replies: 31
Views: 100622
Great Britain

Re: Happy Christmas

Woo hoo! Lightbulbs!

Happy Christmas All

Simon
by Simon P
Wed Dec 04, 2024 1:21 pm
Forum: General
Topic: I was wrong about repro spinners!
Replies: 66
Views: 187557
Great Britain

Re: I was wrong about repro spinners!

"Copy Nothing" - but do take the time to check what others have been getting up to first: https://iot-automotive.news/lancia-pura-hpe-the-first-car-in-lancias-new-era/ (Came out over a year ago, and no, we Lancisiti aren't exactly forming an orderly queue either - although I do think there's more de...
by Simon P
Wed Oct 30, 2024 11:33 am
Forum: Pub Chat
Topic: Great Cake !!
Replies: 9
Views: 54070
Great Britain

Re: Great Cake !!

Nice! :bigrin:

And Congratulations! :drinkingcheers:
by Simon P
Mon Sep 02, 2024 8:51 am
Forum: Series 1
Topic: Filler Cap worries, Overheating ?
Replies: 23
Views: 37561
Great Britain

Re: Filler Cap worries, Overheating ?

rfs1957 wrote:
Sun Sep 01, 2024 2:51 pm

Unfortunately I appear to be off-scale (although, with a nod to Peter Crespin - if he's still around - I can do the Ventoux)

Image
Chapeau!

:salute:
by Simon P
Tue Jun 04, 2024 7:59 am
Forum: Pub Chat
Topic: Building a Realm C type
Replies: 45
Views: 148755
Great Britain

Re: Building a Realm C type

Superb!

:yellow: :yellow: :yellow:
by Simon P
Thu May 16, 2024 12:26 pm
Forum: General
Topic: E Type engine number.
Replies: 7
Views: 4807
Great Britain

Re: E Type engine number.

All Series 2s are '7R's but they switched from using the -8/-9 suffixes at the end of 1970. From Philip Porter's book: From: Engine No.14269 Following engine number, letters replace figures to denote compression ratio. Henceforth: H - denotes High Compression S - denotes Standard Compression L - den...
by Simon P
Wed May 01, 2024 2:31 pm
Forum: General
Topic: London Concours 5th June
Replies: 10
Views: 7038
Great Britain

Re: London Concours 5th June

It'll be good to see you there! They're very well organised once inside, so my best advice would simply be to get there early so that you're not having to nurse your 'E' through London traffic any more than you have to. They're likely to bring us in via the main entrance on City Road, but there's a ...
by Simon P
Mon Apr 29, 2024 7:13 pm
Forum: General
Topic: London Concours 5th June
Replies: 10
Views: 7038
Great Britain

Re: London Concours 5th June

There's a Nando's across the road...... :wink:
by Simon P
Mon Apr 29, 2024 1:04 pm
Forum: General
Topic: London Concours 5th June
Replies: 10
Views: 7038
Great Britain

Re: London Concours 5th June

I'll be there! Always a good event. They always get a fabulous selection of cars in, and the venue is pretty spectacular.
by Simon P
Fri Mar 22, 2024 9:54 am
Forum: General
Topic: Christopher Storey
Replies: 29
Views: 21010
Great Britain

Re: Christopher Storey

Only just seen this. Very sad news. Always very knowledgeable and 'correct'. He sent me a very nice PM a few years back after I'd been off-air for a while due to illness. He'll be missed.

Rest in Peace.
by Simon P
Tue Jan 23, 2024 2:06 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Tracing an E-Type Series 3 for a friend
Replies: 6
Views: 4558
Great Britain

Re: Tracing an E-Type Series 3 for a friend

The original chassis number quoted will not be wholly incorrect. The 'P' prefix denotes power-steering - relatively uncommon on a Series 2 car.

Late '69 (which from the chassis number will likely be right) to Feb '71 was a long time for the car to have sat around unsold

Simon