Restoration Book

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#1 Restoration Book

Post by JaguarType » Wed Dec 14, 2016 5:38 pm

Good afternoon everyone!

I would like to make a present for my partner and he just bought a Jaguar E-Type Series 1 3,8 to completely restore, I would really appreciate if you could tell me in your opinion what would be the best restore guide book that I could buy, it's a present so I can't ask him directly haha :P

Thank you all & best regards

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#2 Re: Restoration Book

Post by christopher storey » Wed Dec 14, 2016 6:07 pm

One of the best guides is Chris Rooke's Book 'E-Type Jaguar DIY Restoration & Maintenance'. It is the very well illustrated account of the complete restoration by an amateur. There are, as one would expect, a few factual errors in it but these are not of any consequence , and it tells you a great deal about the pitfalls of such a restoration

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#3 Re: Restoration Book

Post by mgcjag » Wed Dec 14, 2016 6:11 pm

Another vote for Chris Rooks book..really good read and very usefull as a reference book
Steve
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#4 Re: Restoration Book

Post by Gfhug » Wed Dec 14, 2016 8:18 pm

After you've given him that excellent book point him towards Chris Vine's equally excellent website:
http://etype.chrisvine.com/
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#5 Re: Restoration Book

Post by JaguarType » Fri Dec 16, 2016 5:05 pm

Thank you guys I appreciate it! I will buy this one and see if it helps :-)

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#6 Re: Restoration Book

Post by Gfhug » Fri Dec 16, 2016 5:10 pm

After you've given him those books guide him to this forum, if he's not already lurking, he'll get all the advice he'll need to get the work done from lots of fellows who have done it already.

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