My new E Type

Mario · Post by **Mario** » Mon May 09, 2011 11:05 pm

I recently bought a 1.970 Series 2 roadster from USA. I?m very happy with it. The engine has been fully redone by the previous owner and the body is amazing with no rust and very straight, the interior is also very good, and has few extras as, chrome wire wheels, air conditioned, tinted glasses and power assisted steering. I hope you like it.

Regards
Mario

Post by **1954Etype** » Tue May 10, 2011 7:24 am

Welcome Mario. The car looks fantastic and with those extras and the work already done,it should be reliable and extremely useable.

Have fun and keep in touch!

Angus

MarkE · Post by **MarkE** » Tue May 10, 2011 9:38 am

So Mario, this is why you think that E Types in the USA are expensive now, eh? It's because you are buying them all!!

Is it your ambition to buy one of each type, or one of each colour!!

The car does look stunning....more pictures please.

Dave K · Post by **Dave K** » Tue May 10, 2011 3:36 pm

Mario,

It looks great pity you don't have the weather for an OTS unlike us over here in the UK :D

Dave

Mario · Post by **Mario** » Tue May 10, 2011 5:10 pm

Hi Mark

I recognize that I?m a litle mad about classic Jaguar, and loves E Types in particular, I know that is not practical to own many similar cars , but it is like a fever, and I?m very happy owning them. I?m not trying to have one of each colour as you said, neither one of each model. Can you imagine what a collection ??

Probably I own some E Types also for a sentimental reason for the following explanation

My father bought in the sixties an old english white 1964 S1 3.8 OTS, I still remembar as if were yesterday, the engine sound of this E Type been a child, the inner smells, and be on the road with my father and me seating in the passanger seat, also I remenbar to wash the car during hours at the week ends, polishing the chrome bumpers and cleaning the wire wheels at home garage been a child, so as you can imagine I love the the E Type from that date, and they represented a lot for me.

My father keep the car and used it regularity during the years, and in my 18 years old birthday, he gaves it to me as a birthday present. He told me I know that you love this car really much, your are the younger of your brother and syster, but they are not really interesting on it, so I?m sure that it will goes to a good hands been now yours, he advice to me, please be carefull when breaking and when cornering, could be a dangerous car is you drive very fast, enjoy it as I did.

Now I?m 43 years old, and I still keep this E Type of course, it is the old english white in the top picture with my wife at the wheel in front of the red S2 OTS.

I have two daughters, and my intention is to give the 1964 3.8 OTS as a present to my oldest daughter Marta, that now is 12, on her 18 years old birthday, so my 18 years old birthday present will be her 18 years old birthday present. I love this idea, and I tell her that if she takes good care of it, she ready has a good present for the 18 brithday of her future daughter or son, will be fantastic at list 3 generations.

The 1962 OTS will be for my youngest daughter Elena, that now is 9 years old, also for her 18 birthday present, she choosed the outer and inner colours with me from the E Type colour chart before respraying, and when a school friend of her is coming home to play with, she goes straight to the garage to show her car in rebuilt process to her friends and give some explanations and details about her car to the other childs. She usually paint E Types in pieces of paper and hang the pictures on her room wall, also she knows how every toggle switch works, and every time that I drive an E Type with her on the side, I?m prepare for answer a battery of questions from her about the car.

When we are on the road she normally put her hand over the gear lever because she likes the feeling of the gear change. I think she loves the E Types as much as me.

Talking about the 1970 willow green S2 OTS, it is my wife E Type. I gave it to her as a present for her 40 years old birthday last year.

So I hope that you undesrtand my devotion about the E Types, just because they are part of my life, and I really enjoy them with all my family members as much as we can, it is easy to see us with two E Types on the road the week ends enjoying a drive, so they are more than a car for us, they are part of our way of live.

Post by **Heuer** » Tue May 10, 2011 6:50 pm

Great story Mario - I applaud you!

GSR 54D · Post by **GSR 54D** » Tue May 10, 2011 8:44 pm

Nice touch Mario

John H.

Tony · Post by **Tony** » Tue May 10, 2011 9:38 pm

Mario,

Is there any chance of you adopting me. I am 61 but do not mind having a younger Dad who gives his kids E types.

Great looking cars and nice idea of keeping them in the family.

Mario · Post by **Mario** » Tue May 10, 2011 10:42 pm

This picture is from the 1962 3.8 S1 OTS be loading in USA California were I bought it.

I was very lucky buying this E Type, because the body was inmaculate with virtually no rust at all and very straight, been unmolested.

It has incorrect easy clean wire wheels and the interior was poor finished in cream leather. The engine was running good, but my idea from the first moment was to do a fully restauration including engine and power train and change the color for don?t have two E Types finished in white.

This is during respray process after complete dismanteling

This two are during the process of restauration

The interior near finished

And the future owner Elena, following the restauration step by step, here is wearing one of his favourite Jaguar Tshirt

This is the 1970 S2 OTS of my wife, now has chrome wire wheels and 3 SU HD8

This is another of my cats, a 1957 XK 150 SE 3.4 MOD. I bought it in Switzerland, always in the same family and including all the history records, books and original tools. It is not an E Type, but is a very beautifull Jaguar too.

One of my actual proyects in restauration process, a 1.963 MK2 3.8 MOD

I hope you like them

Cheers
Mario

Mario · Post by **Mario** » Tue May 10, 2011 11:06 pm

Tony wrote:Mario,

Is there any chance of you adopting me. I am 61 but do not mind having a younger Dad who gives his kids E types.

Great looking cars and nice idea of keeping them in the family.

Hi Tony, I?m happy of adopting you.
You are a bonus, becasue you ready owns a beautifull red E Type S1 OTS, and a new E Type is always welcome at home, inclusive if a kid with 61 is coming with the car.

Mario

Larry Wade · Post by **Larry Wade** » Wed May 11, 2011 3:57 am

Well done Mario,

Your kids won the genetic lottery!! I'm really happy for you that your children share your enthusiasm. Wait until they get to drive it. Men like to think of these cars as crumpet catchers. That's nonsense.

When a lovely young woman is driving an OTS the boys come running!! My daughter was in heaven when she drove into a new place in our roadster.

I completely understand how these cars imprint on you. Even the smell of the interior makes me smile to this day.

Cheers,
Larry

Aar0sc · Post by **Aar0sc** » Sat May 14, 2011 6:16 pm

Tony wrote:Mario,

Is there any chance of you adopting me. I am 61 but do not mind having a younger Dad who gives his kids E types.

Great looking cars and nice idea of keeping them in the family.

Well if you're adopting would I fit in better at 17?

;)

Tony · Post by **Tony** » Sat May 14, 2011 10:55 pm

But out Kid, I got in first. You young wippersnapper :D

Aar0sc · Post by **Aar0sc** » Sun May 15, 2011 12:16 pm

Tony wrote:But out Kid, I got in first. You young wippersnapper :D

Hahahaha :D

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