Hello @carsandstuff365, I was this weekend with Owen and we went to the spares day and also to Angus Moss workshop. You can not think of a better company than Owen and his wife Pauline. You need to see our roadtrip videos th-cam.com/video/yEz7vD5hOxU/w-d-xo.html Still we are wondering who you are. 🤫🤫🤫 Where are you located?
Got it, you are the guy with the OTS windscreen 👍🏻 right? Thank you, will soon be installed in my red OTS, just need a better chrome for the top of the screen.
Good evening, I can tell you, it makes you feel privileged. Such a great feeling and it return every single penny you have spent. You do not want them too cheap, as then you would not find one as there are not enough out there.
Nice video. It reminds me why I sold mine: 1. Wire wheels with tube tires (tyres for you UK guys). This means when you got a puncture, there is no "slow leak". Your car was suddenly running on a dead flat tire, vibrating like a motorcycle. 2. Lucas Electric. -Designed to ensure everything that could go wrong does. Ironically the fuses are conveniently located behind the instrument panel, which literally swings down to open up for your need to burn off an afternoon diagnosing which thing needs attention this time. 3. Small front radiator with a crummy two bladed electric fan (with thin blades at that), which only begins to kick on AFTER you get stuck in traffic and the car begins to overheat. By then the coolant is already too hot and begins to spew out, so you need to urgently find a place to pull over and park to cool it off. 4. Of course with its marginal cooling system, don't even think about air conditioning. 5. Factory original hydraulic brakes, with all natural rubber seals. This means you MUST USE Castrol brake fluid developed from a vegetable oil source, otherwise using standard American brake fluid will soon zap your multi-stage master cylinder, along with your caliper's brake piston seals. 6. Short drive shaft, meaning when the U-Joint starts to go, it quickly wallows out the transmission's and/or differential's shaft seals, requiring major work on them along with replacing the joints themselves. 7. Cotter pins used to keep connecting rod nuts in place in 1964 and earlier, which means eventually they break from vibration and seize the oil pump (which is connected to the distributer) , ruining it along the way, leaving you stranded with a suddenly dead engine. 8. Notorious for suddenly "bolting" if you forgot and floored it in first gear from a dead stop, literally locking the carburetor butterfly's open, typically resulting in smashing the front end, usually requiring you find a replacement for the complete "bonnet assembly", which includes both front fenders as well. As for the special maintenance the engine alone needed, that requires another list. Great cars, as long as you don't need to seriously drive them, which explains why they are often discovered as "barn finds".
Hi Tom, I really like your summary. Obviously, you know the E Type by hard. All those issue you have mentioned, I had to face on some of my cars. BUT, when fixed, they do actually last and have created a kind of success story. You become familiar and start to understand these cars and the love story can begin. You have been there, I have been there, many others have been there. But do you think, a Ferrari or Maserati is better? NO. But the E Type is so beautiful that you forgive all the defects and when it is running, it puts a smile in all the faces around.
Another excellent video. I've probably read hundreds of online E type listings at this point and all of them together don't match the level of detail and information contained in this and other videos by Mr. Lemke.
@@JaguarEType Hi, currently the Hudson Valley/NY State. Yes it is. I'm told my father's ancestors came over from Germany to Pennsylvania, before the revolution, where they were farmers. Hoping one day to be first to own an E type in my family, hence the research. Keep up the good work. Enjoyed the video of your point by point analysis of the Bring a Trailer series 1 OBL auction, which is a site I like to pay attention to due to the expert level of commenting.
Owen bought chassis 58 from me in 2007. I must point out that the car's paint is not original, it was resprayed in 1994 by the then-owner John Grose who I bought the car from.
Good day Gary, so wonderful you have been watching this video. You sold the car and still following it WOW!!! What are your emotions? Regret, joy, memories, ...... Interesting what you say about the paint. I did not measure the paint and the trunk area still looks to be the original paint. Is John still into E Type? Would be interesting to learn more about the car. Have to say, it was the silver-gray FHC on the front cover what caught my attention when I bought the book about 10 years ago and then I discovered the car at Owen!!! What a coincidence!
What an amazing Coupe and great video footage. Definitely new paint and rubber here. With the rubber installation all over the place especially around the rear boot covering the drain, I would suspect the chrome window post rubber is a later add-on.
Hi Richard, thank you again for taking your time and watching my video. Your expertise is always welcome and much appreciated as we all know you from your own videos. I liked the idea of showing this FHC as it in this FACTORY ORIGINAL book. How well known is it in the rest of the world? Regarding the paint, what is your knowledge of how the opalescent colors were made in those days and why do they change so much over the years?
@@JaguarEType great to hear from you. I have only seen a handful of opalescent cars with their original paint. Original cars have red primer under white primer/filler then enamel top coat. I have cut the enamel with a foam pad and orbital polisher and it will come up high gloss need be.
Another superb video for me Maikel for which I thank you. I was most interested in particular regarding those two vertical chrome front widow strips you both discussed; I have a pair of what looks identical to those which have had to be re-chromed on my current project - I'll have to listen again as the first time, unless I misunderstood, those continued for longer than indicated> Be well, Jon. PS/edit - many thanks also to Owen for agreeing to this.
Good day Jon, thanks for watching and your feedback. Owen is a real enthusiast, I actually believe he has fuel in his blood. He is a great source when it comes to original parts and UK network and he doing thousands of miles in his early OBL every year. Keep watching and share.
Good day @rayborg7378, I totally agree with you. Only that the book is a bit old and today we do have much better and more detailed information about originality and the countless improvements or change of parts. The is such a huge difference between an early 3.8 and a later 3.8 not talking about the 4.2. Keep watching and sharing. 👍
Hi Miakel . Another terrific presentation . I must say l was suspicious that the paintwork looked too good and it seems l was correct . And the door catch screws appear to be posidrive heads .....not around until about '64 , but hey l'm just being picky ! And niether cars are trailer queens which is so nice to see . Owen certainly has an unbridled passion for old vehicles and not exclusively Jaguar "e"types! Always look forward to your total dedication to these most iconic cars . Bryan Forbes was a famous film director . Some of his films were very well known in the UK. The Guns of Navarone. An Appointment in London . A Shot in the Dark. Thankyou Miakel and thankyou Owen .
Hi John, I am impressed how careful you all are watching my videos. Makes me proud to see also experts are consuming them. In fact, the paint is a respray (not in the trunk area I believe). I want to discuss how the opalescent colors do change by aging. The darker color as you correctly pointed out at the door catch is a similar tone as the other late 61 FHC I have shown in the red OTS untouched video at minute 4:00 th-cam.com/video/Uc8om6K2e4w/w-d-xo.html Both original paints have turned into a brown/olive green!? Why is that? The Phillips head screws at the door catch are original to my knowledge, albeit it was in 61. Bryan Forbes, you got it. He also was an actor in the 50 and 60's. Interesting add on, good to know he owned an E Type :-).
Yes Yes and me I got the bug from Dad series one 4.2 roadster with a factory auto used to always walk out in the garage through the kitchen there. It was looking at us. People always used to knock on the door asking us about it. Even the police if they knock on the door and my mum would open it so it’s not for sale all the time. Listen everybody listen the series one is the best of the lot, not saying anything more says it all. All the Glass over the lights Indicators over the bumper everything man come on they are the bollocks.
Great to see Owen again after he came to see my OBL collection in Scotland a couple years ago in his white OBL..
Owens a great guy came to my place a few months ago and had a look at our e types , bought some parts I had . Top guy
Hello @carsandstuff365, I was this weekend with Owen and we went to the spares day and also to Angus Moss workshop. You can not think of a better company than Owen and his wife Pauline. You need to see our roadtrip videos th-cam.com/video/yEz7vD5hOxU/w-d-xo.html
Still we are wondering who you are. 🤫🤫🤫 Where are you located?
Got it, you are the guy with the OTS windscreen 👍🏻 right? Thank you, will soon be installed in my red OTS, just need a better chrome for the top of the screen.
This Fella caked 3-4 proper Etype and a XK Roadster good for you my friend well done all love
What a great video…thank you so much for sharing, insights and commentary are top notch
Hello Kurt,
thanks for watching again. Stay tuned and share.
Built close to where I live, every local boy wanted one, very few ever got the chance to own one.
I love them.
If you owned one as I did, and suddenly needed it for any sort of serious transportation, your outlook would change as mine did.
Beautiful car, hopefully one day I’ll get to drive one.
Good evening,
I can tell you, it makes you feel privileged. Such a great feeling and it return every single penny you have spent. You do not want them too cheap, as then you would not find one as there are not enough out there.
Nice video. It reminds me why I sold mine:
1. Wire wheels with tube tires (tyres for you UK guys). This means when you got a puncture, there is no "slow leak". Your car was suddenly running on a dead flat tire, vibrating like a motorcycle.
2. Lucas Electric. -Designed to ensure everything that could go wrong does. Ironically the fuses are conveniently located behind the instrument panel, which literally swings down to open up for your need to burn off an afternoon diagnosing which thing needs attention this time.
3. Small front radiator with a crummy two bladed electric fan (with thin blades at that), which only begins to kick on AFTER you get stuck in traffic and the car begins to overheat. By then the coolant is already too hot and begins to spew out, so you need to urgently find a place to pull over and park to cool it off.
4. Of course with its marginal cooling system, don't even think about air conditioning.
5. Factory original hydraulic brakes, with all natural rubber seals. This means you MUST USE Castrol brake fluid developed from a vegetable oil source, otherwise using standard American brake fluid will soon zap your multi-stage master cylinder, along with your caliper's brake piston seals.
6. Short drive shaft, meaning when the U-Joint starts to go, it quickly wallows out the transmission's and/or differential's shaft seals, requiring major work on them along with replacing the joints themselves.
7. Cotter pins used to keep connecting rod nuts in place in 1964 and earlier, which means eventually they break from vibration and seize the oil pump (which is connected to the distributer) , ruining it along the way, leaving you stranded with a suddenly dead engine.
8. Notorious for suddenly "bolting" if you forgot and floored it in first gear from a dead stop, literally locking the carburetor butterfly's open, typically resulting in smashing the front end, usually requiring you find a replacement for the complete "bonnet assembly", which includes both front fenders as well.
As for the special maintenance the engine alone needed, that requires another list.
Great cars, as long as you don't need to seriously drive them, which explains why they are often discovered as "barn finds".
Hi Tom, I really like your summary. Obviously, you know the E Type by hard. All those issue you have mentioned, I had to face on some of my cars. BUT, when fixed, they do actually last and have created a kind of success story. You become familiar and start to understand these cars and the love story can begin. You have been there, I have been there, many others have been there. But do you think, a Ferrari or Maserati is better? NO. But the E Type is so beautiful that you forgive all the defects and when it is running, it puts a smile in all the faces around.
@@JaguarEType Then maybe you can help me get a good running pre-1967 XKE for a decent price, that I can enjoy tinkering with again. 😀
Another excellent video. I've probably read hundreds of online E type listings at this point and all of them together don't match the level of detail and information contained in this and other videos by Mr. Lemke.
@petermeitzler9981 , thank you very much for the 💐, where are you located? Germany? Name sounds German.
@@JaguarEType Hi, currently the Hudson Valley/NY State. Yes it is. I'm told my father's ancestors came over from Germany to Pennsylvania, before the revolution, where they were farmers. Hoping one day to be first to own an E type in my family, hence the research. Keep up the good work. Enjoyed the video of your point by point analysis of the Bring a Trailer series 1 OBL auction, which is a site I like to pay attention to due to the expert level of commenting.
Owen bought chassis 58 from me in 2007. I must point out that the car's paint is not original, it was resprayed in 1994 by the then-owner John Grose who I bought the car from.
Good day Gary,
so wonderful you have been watching this video. You sold the car and still following it WOW!!! What are your emotions? Regret, joy, memories, ......
Interesting what you say about the paint. I did not measure the paint and the trunk area still looks to be the original paint. Is John still into E Type? Would be interesting to learn more about the car. Have to say, it was the silver-gray FHC on the front cover what caught my attention when I bought the book about 10 years ago and then I discovered the car at Owen!!! What a coincidence!
What an amazing Coupe and great video footage. Definitely new paint and rubber here. With the rubber installation all over the place especially around the rear boot covering the drain, I would suspect the chrome window post rubber is a later add-on.
Hi Richard,
thank you again for taking your time and watching my video. Your expertise is always welcome and much appreciated as we all know you from your own videos. I liked the idea of showing this FHC as it in this FACTORY ORIGINAL book. How well known is it in the rest of the world?
Regarding the paint, what is your knowledge of how the opalescent colors were made in those days and why do they change so much over the years?
@@JaguarEType great to hear from you. I have only seen a handful of opalescent cars with their original paint. Original cars have red primer under white primer/filler then enamel top coat. I have cut the enamel with a foam pad and orbital polisher and it will come up high gloss need be.
Another superb video for me Maikel for which I thank you. I was most interested in particular regarding those two vertical chrome front widow strips you both discussed; I have a pair of what looks identical to those which have had to be re-chromed on my current project - I'll have to listen again as the first time, unless I misunderstood, those continued for longer than indicated>
Be well, Jon.
PS/edit - many thanks also to Owen for agreeing to this.
Good day Jon,
thanks for watching and your feedback. Owen is a real enthusiast, I actually believe he has fuel in his blood. He is a great source when it comes to original parts and UK network and he doing thousands of miles in his early OBL every year. Keep watching and share.
This is my book the ultimate classic collector car pure perfection.A car is only original once , as this is.
Good day @rayborg7378,
I totally agree with you. Only that the book is a bit old and today we do have much better and more detailed information about originality and the countless improvements or change of parts. The is such a huge difference between an early 3.8 and a later 3.8 not talking about the 4.2. Keep watching and sharing. 👍
Hi Miakel . Another terrific presentation . I must say l was suspicious that the paintwork looked too good and it seems l was correct . And the door catch screws appear to be posidrive heads .....not around until about '64 , but hey l'm just being picky ! And niether cars are trailer queens which is so nice to see . Owen certainly has an unbridled passion for old vehicles and not exclusively Jaguar "e"types! Always look forward to your total dedication to these most iconic cars . Bryan Forbes was a famous film director . Some of his films were very well known in the UK. The Guns of Navarone. An Appointment in London . A Shot in the Dark. Thankyou Miakel and thankyou Owen .
Hi John,
I am impressed how careful you all are watching my videos. Makes me proud to see also experts are consuming them.
In fact, the paint is a respray (not in the trunk area I believe). I want to discuss how the opalescent colors do change by aging. The darker color as you correctly pointed out at the door catch is a similar tone as the other late 61 FHC I have shown in the red OTS untouched video at minute 4:00 th-cam.com/video/Uc8om6K2e4w/w-d-xo.html
Both original paints have turned into a brown/olive green!? Why is that? The Phillips head screws at the door catch are original to my knowledge, albeit it was in 61.
Bryan Forbes, you got it. He also was an actor in the 50 and 60's. Interesting add on, good to know he owned an E Type :-).
Yes Yes and me I got the bug from Dad series one 4.2 roadster with a factory auto used to always walk out in the garage through the kitchen there. It was looking at us. People always used to knock on the door asking us about it. Even the police if they knock on the door and my mum would open it so it’s not for sale all the time. Listen everybody listen the series one is the best of the lot, not saying anything more says it all. All the Glass over the lights Indicators over the bumper everything man come on they are the bollocks.
Where is the Etype that simon dee drove inthe early 60's on his TV show before he vanished from popularity 😮
I wonder what happened to pheona richmonds yellow one ,REG FU2 ??😊😊
We need to ask someone out here 🤓. So, please feel free to comment.
Ment to Say Original Factory Hardtop err Automatic Etype who would want that crazy mate