Hello
I'm in the process of restoring 885026 (26th LHD FHC), build date (7/9/1961).
The car needs to be as correct as possible (with some minor exceptions).
This should be a straight bulkhead car, except for it isn't.
Sometime in the past, the bulkhead was modified, indented.
As the owner is quite a tall man, he would like to keep this feature, every cm matters.
Still, this feature makes me wonder, there's a few things that don't add up.
To begin with, the modifying is done very neatly. It almost looks like it's pressed in with some sort of mould. No hammering to see anywhere.
The 2nd weird thing is the interior trim. There is an adapted hinge extension with a wavey top. The support rail also follows the waved form.
This car is of the road for at least 25 years. Sometime way before that, the interior was retrimmed (or overtrimmed, original trim is under the new) from beige to bordeaux colour. What's strange to me, is that, on the hinged extension and the support rail, under the retrimmed, bordeaux leather, there still is beige vinyl (or some sort) to find, that matches the original very well. This makes me think the modified bulkhead is done very early in its life.
I'm not assuming this is some sort of experimental car (although that would be terrific), but it makes me wonder if this could be some sort of distributor/dealer modification. Anyone here who have seen a similar modification, or who can shed a light on this?
Early FHC with non-straight rear bulkhead
#1 Early FHC with non-straight rear bulkhead
Miguel
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#2 Re: Early FHC with non-straight rear bulkhead
That looks like a modification to me . The trim is US style of the time just to back that up. A friend of mine had an early RHD flat floor coupe and his had a replacement panel behind the drivers seat only - this was pop rivetted in and the pop rivet shafts were found under the anti-drum material . That is an indication of what Jaguar were doing at the time - maybe. The steel trim panel and the luggage board were of the later post flat floor type.
intriguing nonetheless.
Barrie
intriguing nonetheless.
Barrie
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#3 Re: Early FHC with non-straight rear bulkhead
Check the rake of the seats. Flat bulkhead cars had seats with a 10 degree rake, later cars had a rake of 20 degrees to take advantage of the extra room: http://forum.etypeuk.com/viewtopic.php?p=52779#p52779
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#4 Re: Early FHC with non-straight rear bulkhead
The seats are the correct (for this VIN) 10° rake type. Am I right in saying that the modification doesn't really make that much of a difference?Heuer wrote: ↑Fri Jun 04, 2021 12:35 pmCheck the rake of the seats. Flat bulkhead cars had seats with a 10 degree rake, later cars had a rake of 20 degrees to take advantage of the extra room: http://forum.etypeuk.com/viewtopic.php?p=52779#p52779
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#5 Re: Early FHC with non-straight rear bulkhead
If the car is going to be driven it makes no difference, if it is going to be concours then it does. Will it hurt its value, can't be sure but it may make it more difficult to sell. For a tall driver you may want to suggest dished floors which were official retro-fit parts. Flat floors are not nice to drive unless you have small feet!
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#6 Re: Early FHC with non-straight rear bulkhead
"The car (885026) needs to be as correct as possible (with some minor exceptions)."
- Curved bulkheads and dished footwells are not "minor exceptions." Those features cannot be easily or cheapily reversed.
IMHO, it would be a shame not to restore such an early car to its original configuration, no exceptions.
- Curved bulkheads and dished footwells are not "minor exceptions." Those features cannot be easily or cheapily reversed.
IMHO, it would be a shame not to restore such an early car to its original configuration, no exceptions.
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