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by BLN39
Fri Sep 23, 2022 11:16 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Hoovie Buys an S1 Roadster
Replies: 18
Views: 8618
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Re: Hoovie Buys an S1 Roadster

Hello, Yes i saw that video, wait tell he finds out that you have to take out the engine and gearbox out to replace the clutch if he keeps doing those burnouts RFoster
by BLN39
Thu Aug 25, 2022 6:13 pm
Forum: General
Topic: In defense of the moss box
Replies: 7
Views: 3136
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In defense of the moss box

Hello All, I don't post to much but i thought i would try this, Defending the Moss gearbox, Yes, that horrible old moss box....... I like mine and i know it is nowhere near as bad as people say. A few points, 1, Drive your E-type, if you only do a couple of hundred miles a year you will never get th...
by BLN39
Thu Jul 21, 2022 7:16 pm
Forum: Series 1
Topic: Best petrol
Replies: 44
Views: 12342
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Re: Best petrol

Hello All, Just a quick word on this subject, on this side on the pond all you can get is fuel with 10% ethanol. At least in Ma. I also run the cheapest premium (Super unleaded) that i can find. Its a 62 OTS 3.8 and i have put over 37000 miles on it since 2012 with no problems. no pinking, no knocki...
by BLN39
Tue Apr 26, 2022 4:20 pm
Forum: General
Topic: fifty years
Replies: 2
Views: 1558
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fifty years

Hello All, Just thought i would post the fact that fifty years ago(April 1972) my Dad bought the E-Type," in as is condition" for $900.00. Found the bill of scale in some paperwork of my Mums. I have been the caretaker of the E since my Dad passed away in 2012. Took it for a 100 mile drive yesterday...
by BLN39
Tue Nov 30, 2021 8:05 pm
Forum: General
Topic: out in the e-type
Replies: 3
Views: 2113
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out in the e-type

Hello All, Just took to E to get a safety sticker for the state of Ma. A little cool (32-34 f) but clear. Top down and away we went, got the sticker good for a another year and went for a short drive. Great stuff car running great, had the heat on, just the best. Felt sorry for all the Muppets drivi...
by BLN39
Mon Nov 29, 2021 7:05 pm
Forum: Welcome!
Topic: Introducing myself
Replies: 14
Views: 8835
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Re: Introducing myself

Hello All, Just my two cents worth, but don't wait to long,stuff happens. When i became the caretaker for my Dads 62 OTS i am glad i did not take all apart. I did what i had to do to get it running and for the first couple of years i was able to do it. But in 2016 i was told that i had cancer and th...
by BLN39
Tue Sep 01, 2020 9:17 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Denis Jenkinson E-Types
Replies: 6
Views: 3329
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Re: Denis Jenkinson E-Types

Hello, Thank you all for letting me letting me know about Jenks e-types. It is wonderful to hear that they are both in use. My Mum & Dad met Jenks & Bill Boddy at a Brooklands Reunion back in the 1970s.He was quite a character, you will not see the likes of him again ( or the way he drove his e-type...
by BLN39
Mon Aug 31, 2020 1:15 am
Forum: General
Topic: Denis Jenkinson E-Types
Replies: 6
Views: 3329
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Denis Jenkinson E-Types

Hello All, I don't know if this has been covered or not, but does anybody know if Denis Jenkinson two e-types are still around? He had a 1965 fhc reg#FPL660C and a 1970 ots reg#BJD147H. I have his book Jaguar E-Type and I know that were both used pretty hard. It would nice to know if they still arou...
by BLN39
Fri Aug 21, 2020 3:00 pm
Forum: Welcome!
Topic: new member
Replies: 2
Views: 2639
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new member

Hello, New member but not new to e-types. My 1962 ots #877936 was bought by my dad in the summer of 1975 and I have been the care-taker since 2012 after my dad passed away. It has no up-grades other than the fuel-pump from sng. It is a driver,no show-pony but it starts on the button and runs great.I...