#1 Greetings from Northern California!
Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 8:30 pm
Hi! I am Jerry Mouton, from Palo Alto, CA. David Braun (Heuer) pointed this out to us listers of Jag-Lovers. Jag-Lovers is down for a while, and so we thought we'd check this forum out.
My friend had a brother-in-law who let the two of us drive his '63 OTS to high school a few days in 1964, that's how I acquired this disease. I bought my '64 FHC in 1974, as a disreputable used car, for US$1800. I have since restored pretty much every little thing on it, and have agonized over most of the choices any of us will have to make at some point.
The car has been registered in the New York Times Classics section here:
http://collectiblecars.nytimes.com/View ... =COL701041
for photos and history. I also have many photos, including detailed parts locations of this very original car here: http://moutons.org/Jaguar/Photos/
I am currently completing a rework of the head for a burned valve, mainly in the cleaning and polishing phase. Dreading return to the garage, in fact.
I autocross the car (US meaning, see http://www.sfrscca.org/solo2 for a definition). I find the stock E Type can hold its own pretty well against modern sports cars in this sport, though never seriously challenge the best of them. For 44 year old car, it's pretty amazing! And it's widely agreed to be the sweetest handling car out there by those who have driven it.
I run the car in track days too, when I can. And touring the N. California countryside and wineries is exactly what the E Type was designed for.
I am an "as delivered" afficionado, pretty much. I run my factory chrome wires with 185-15 Michelin XVS tires (which I have used since the mid-'70s, not the same set of course ; -) but I also have 6" wide Dayton wheels with 195/50-15 Bridgestone Potenza 01R tires for autocross. These are by far the best street tires I have found, though not suitable for the E Type on the road. Given the high price of XVS over here, I will be going to Vredestein Sprint Classics real soon now.
It's great to join a group dedicated to the preservation and enjoyment of our wonderful cars!
Jerry
My friend had a brother-in-law who let the two of us drive his '63 OTS to high school a few days in 1964, that's how I acquired this disease. I bought my '64 FHC in 1974, as a disreputable used car, for US$1800. I have since restored pretty much every little thing on it, and have agonized over most of the choices any of us will have to make at some point.
The car has been registered in the New York Times Classics section here:
http://collectiblecars.nytimes.com/View ... =COL701041
for photos and history. I also have many photos, including detailed parts locations of this very original car here: http://moutons.org/Jaguar/Photos/
I am currently completing a rework of the head for a burned valve, mainly in the cleaning and polishing phase. Dreading return to the garage, in fact.
I autocross the car (US meaning, see http://www.sfrscca.org/solo2 for a definition). I find the stock E Type can hold its own pretty well against modern sports cars in this sport, though never seriously challenge the best of them. For 44 year old car, it's pretty amazing! And it's widely agreed to be the sweetest handling car out there by those who have driven it.
I run the car in track days too, when I can. And touring the N. California countryside and wineries is exactly what the E Type was designed for.
I am an "as delivered" afficionado, pretty much. I run my factory chrome wires with 185-15 Michelin XVS tires (which I have used since the mid-'70s, not the same set of course ; -) but I also have 6" wide Dayton wheels with 195/50-15 Bridgestone Potenza 01R tires for autocross. These are by far the best street tires I have found, though not suitable for the E Type on the road. Given the high price of XVS over here, I will be going to Vredestein Sprint Classics real soon now.
It's great to join a group dedicated to the preservation and enjoyment of our wonderful cars!
Jerry
