Good evening!

[rodbargee]

I seem to have just bought this.... :D :D



Yes it was a moment of ebay madness, but I have now got my hands on (virtually) this J reg 4.2 I hope it's as described, or this post may be a little premature! I have had various flights of fancy in the past A Lotus Elan 2+2s130/5 A Mk1 Jensen Interceptor (which used lots more petrol than an E type!) and a Iso Rivolta Lele (that did too) so this is the lastest in a long line of flights of fancy. I hope to be on here a bit in the future but hopefully without to many I told you so or If you'd only asked first.... replys!

Where do I buy the virtual drinks ?..

[andyp]

Welcome to the club.

It looks nice and straight from the photo with panel gaps I'd kill for. The rest is just nuts and bolts.

Keep us posted.

Andy

[kingzetts]

Yes, a warm welcome. I only just recently bought my first E-type, a 1962 3.8 roadster - and although not ebay it was the first one I'd seen, so I know a bit how you feel right now.

Drive and enjoy for the summer and make a list of things to fettle over the winter - joy!

Cheers
John

[MarkE]

Looking good...I was watching this one with interest as it looks to be a very straight and honest car, and as Andy says, perfect clearences...most important!

Make sure you pick up that original engine that comes with the car...it all adds to the value. I guess it's just the short motor, but still worth having and tucking away...getting a broken stud removed is pretty straightforward.

Keep us posted when you get her home. I'm sure there will be some bits and pieces that will need doing or not quite right, but that's half the fun!
Mark

[Car-Nut]

Rod,

Welcome to the forum, a fountain of knowledge that helps keep the Es on the road :)

[rodbargee]

Cheers all for the warm welcome...will post when I've picked it :D

[rodbargee]

Just having a little tete ta tete wilth the DVLA.....can anyone tell me when the last E type was manufactured? I'm hoping before 1.1.73 therefor proving easily it as pre 73, for historic vehicle taxation class :D thanks in advance.

Just done my home work ( wiki ) its a 71 S2 but I didn't know off hand when they stopped manufacturing them, I do now ( it was exported when new and only registered here in 83!)

[e-bygum]

Rod
If you are not aware of xkedata.com there is a wealth of info. on that site about E-types, give it a look and add yours if it is not already there.
You will also find the years during which the different series were in production.
The last were made in 1974 which was the series 3 which yours is not. Series 2 production finished in '71.
You can get a Heritage Certificate from JDHT which will tell you the date of manufacture if that will help with DVLA.
You can also find the approx. date it was built by searching on xkedata for vin nos. before and after yours.
If it was registered here in '83 have previous owners been paying VED?

You may of course already know all this, in which case sorry for teaching granny to suck eggs.

(edited) Hey, you added the last bit to your post while I was typing the above.

Pete

[rodbargee]

Thanks for that Pete....the xkedata is news to me and I'm sure it will be useful ?185 per anum!! useful, the previous owner has been paying the full whack!! and hasn't questioned the racketeering going on because the car was registered in 83 despite Swansea having got the car down as being manufactured in 71 on their own database!!

I mailed DVLA who actually responded in 24 hrs and were helpful :o adding what details to present to a local DVLA office to get it on the historic register . Result! my own working knowledge of Jag history is poor thus Wiki! my only previous on jags was a LWB 4.2 S reg XJ6 I had for a while in the early eighties (sadly caught fire)
I do appreciate the help :D

[e-bygum]

Rod
What's this ?185 per annum all about for xkedata?
Pete

[rodbargee]

If the data they hold gets me a historic vehicle classification :D from the current ?185 Road fund licence one at the moment, its a result! all relevant info will help get a tax free status!

[e-bygum]

Rod
Sorry, I mis-read your post. I thought you were saying it costs ?185 to register on xkedata! A few scoops of red falling down liquid gets me that way.
Pete

[rodbargee]

Picking it up Tomorow!! :D

[rodbargee]

Well.... very long day, have got it home and not without a little effort. My good friend R. drove me down this morning in his TVR Tuscan S. (what a piece of kit) got there three ish and had a good look round. Basically sound, and as the photo good lines on the drivers side bit of work needed passengers side. New boot floor and rear 1/4's new Jaguar fuel tank!! new sills (outer) and a generally good bonnet (with a dink over the alternator) wire bolt-ons reasonable tyres, tired interior headlining seats switchgear running gear, new ball joints, needs tracking, needs bushes,needs fan electrics, needs air collector/ filter assembly, needs uj's looking at, needs prop balence? and or O/P shafts needs clutch and brake master / slave's rubbers etc etc. all do-able. Very original car engine good needs tuning, carbs, air, etc old engine correct numbers needs fettling stud extraction rebuild. fairly good outcome, admiring comments all round.

TVR breaks down on return journey, leave R. at services on A1 make it home with hge hangover because silly bugger hear brims it and the closing plate leaks like a seive so windows open and stick foot down to get the fuel level down..... Oh well 1971 got home and 550 BHP of tvr hasn't. Tired now, apologies about the grammar spelling and everything else.
Toodle pip (drives really well suspension good subframes straight :D :D )

8)

[andyp]

Result. If it's mainly nut and bolt jobs and it drives OK you sound to have done well.

Pity about the TVR but then you don't buy one of those if you arfe looking for dependable wheels. Just a huge grin on the days it is working.

Andy

[rodbargee]

Still have big grin from last night.......not petrol induced either :D Heritage cert next, then tax :D :D