Bought in 1968, my first home purchase cost 4,250 pounds, only 750 pounds more than Derek's Ferrari. There were many people much poorer than was he. I raced in Formula Ford in 1970 through 1974, scoring a high of a second place finish. I talked to other drivers who spent more on tires in a year than I earned, so dreams of F1 were just that. Roger Williamson, two years younger than I, got sponsorship from a local builder in 1971, and died in his second F1 race in 1973. They were dangerous times indeed, but we all considered ourselves immortal. In retrospect, I was fortunate to be too poor to get myself killed. ... View more

As hyperv6 says, a 5th level is just sitting there. My 1971 S111 E-Type drove into my garage in 1999, got its fuel tank cleaned and a new reproduction fuel pump. I also fixed its left front (drooping since the prior owner had the ball joints replaced), but nothing since as I had a 1 owner 1979 F250 and a Mercedes SEL 6.9 living outside, and here in the Pacific NW it was almost a full time job to keep both moss-free. Both are now gone, I'm retired, have lots of free time, but also have RA which makes manual work difficult. Fortunately a liberal coating of dust keeps the Jag rust free. Hopefully it will see an uptick in value before I croak:-( ... View more

No more free test mules for ingrates..... ... View more

In UK racing back in the 1960's and 70's was a "Special Saloon" class which allowed pretty much any modification that could be dreamt up, with the only restriction being that the engine had to be in approximately the original location, i.e. front-engine: most of the engine needed to be forward of the cars center, rear-engine: most of the engine needed to be behind the cars center.  A Ford Escort fitted with a Jaguar E-type engine blew off most of the competition, then the same driver came up with a Ford Capri powered by a big block American V8.  The coup de grace was a F1 style spaceframe chassis complete with Cosworth DFV and Hewland transaxle hidden beneath a Skoda (Soviet Bloc piece of crap) bodyshell.  That thing was almost as fast as the formula cars. ... View more

Such an appreciation for the finer points of Swenese artistry at a time in which, rather than eating our veggies as Mom commanded, we elect them to high office. ... View more

The CCPs goal is to dominate the world both economically and militarily, thus I buy as little as possible from China. Current events in Ukraine illustrate how foolish it is to subsidize a potential adversary. How many reminders do we need? ... View more

The Jaguar XK series, 120 to 150 mph in the 1950s and 1960s at a fraction of the price of the competition ... View more

That would make an interesting camper.... ... View more

I remember these. At the time there was a thriving cottage industry of specialty car manufacturers thanks to an almost complete absence of government interference. While 3,000 British Pounds sounds like chicken feed today, thanks to currency inflation, at the time the price was about 3 years of gross income for the average working stiff. ... View more

Jaguar Cars, like much of British industry, was destroyed by WW11 and its aftermath. While dollars and the latest machine tools from America poured into Germany and Japan, Britain struggled with 19th century factories and shortages of everything. Even mighty Rolls-Royce was bankrupted by the cost of developing the world's first turbofan. But in spite of this, William Lyons managed to produce some spectacular cars, from the XK 120 to the Mk 10. Faced with no clear future, he allowed Jaguar to be merged with BMC and he subsequently retired, and Jaguar's Grace, Space and Pace magic faded away. I wish I still owned the Mk 2 3.8 with overdrive I had in the late 1960's, but back then any car with a 2 liter plus engine was basically worthless due to sky-high fuel taxes. Today's cars are almost infinitely more reliable, but thanks to their Mutant Ninja Turtle 'design themes' are gag-a-maggot eyesores. ... View more

Street racing has as much to do with real racing as a drag strip has to do with the Nurburgring. Maximum grip occurs just before the tire begins to slide. Driving fast is all about smoothness and properly loading the tires that need the most grip. And it has no place on public highways. ... View more

It would be great for S111 E Types to become hot as I would like to become an ex-owner. ... View more

Squirrels antics are funny but their habits are destructive. I'm on my second can of .177 air rifle pellets and have not seen an adult for several months. With persistence, it is possible to thin out their numbers IF you can safely shoot. ... View more

My last long car trip was a last minute drive from Washington to New Mexico to retrieve an aircraft within a tight spring weather window.  1450 miles in 21 hours, solo, Mazda Miata.  Stops for gas, no food, no drink, no need to stop to pee. People who eat in cars are pigs. Shut your mouth and drive. ... View more

Beautiful, fast-disappearing craftsmanship, and presumably not for the ethanol-laced, agribusiness-welfare tree-hugger crap that has passed for fuel in the U.S. for the past 4 decades. ... View more

Nik, you forgot to mention the price:-) ... View more

I have been working on vehicles for almost 60 years, longer if bicycles are counted, and own wrench sets in Whitworth, BSF, American Fine/Course and Metric. I had no idea the JIS standard exists. Thanks Kyle! ... View more

He was ordered by Himmler to join the SS. Any man who cared for his family in Nazi Germany did as he was told. ... View more

Wake me please when you have resurrected the '67 Fastback. This joule belongs up your cathode. ... View more

Which one would I buy?  None. ... View more

Once upon a time Jags were unmistakable.  Now they're just another blob. ... View more

Nothing from Communist China, thank you. ... View more

After clearing enough debris to see a 6.9 under there:-(     ... View more