How rare is this Jaguar Coupe?
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HaylingJag said:
Hello again,
well, got the car transported down via the online transport reverse auction thingy, Shiply.com. very good way of doing things. £350 door to door. Gave the old girl a bit of a polish up and a clean around the leather. Smoked it around the block a few times "just to keep her moving".
MoT threw up a few issues, mainly chassis rot around the suspention mountings and seatbelt anchor points, "consistant with long term lay up".
All mechanical components were fine, steering, brakes etc all good. Got a local garage to sort out the welding and also to fabricate new floorpans both sides as they were a bit errr, thin!! Should have it back done and MoT'd by the end of this month
I found a very good rimmer in Frimley, just done the headlining on my X300 XJ-r, and he will be happy to do the headlining & re-connelising when im ready. Probably jan/feb for that. Carpet sets easily available, diy fitting, probably go with black to highlight the maggy leather!
All in all not too bad a project, i can see the chromework getting done next year along with a good flat & polish to eliminate the orange peel effect on the paint.
i think i can put about 5k into this and end up with a solid, good looking example
keep you posted,
D
Looks good, so glad it wasn't a scam well, got the car transported down via the online transport reverse auction thingy, Shiply.com. very good way of doing things. £350 door to door. Gave the old girl a bit of a polish up and a clean around the leather. Smoked it around the block a few times "just to keep her moving".
MoT threw up a few issues, mainly chassis rot around the suspention mountings and seatbelt anchor points, "consistant with long term lay up".
All mechanical components were fine, steering, brakes etc all good. Got a local garage to sort out the welding and also to fabricate new floorpans both sides as they were a bit errr, thin!! Should have it back done and MoT'd by the end of this month
I found a very good rimmer in Frimley, just done the headlining on my X300 XJ-r, and he will be happy to do the headlining & re-connelising when im ready. Probably jan/feb for that. Carpet sets easily available, diy fitting, probably go with black to highlight the maggy leather!
All in all not too bad a project, i can see the chromework getting done next year along with a good flat & polish to eliminate the orange peel effect on the paint.
i think i can put about 5k into this and end up with a solid, good looking example
keep you posted,
D
top spotting, well done
bigblock said:
You might want to eat some of this 
why? Turns out genuine and good on the OP for taking the chance. I didnt, am I jealous or annoyed? not at all. 
I emailed seller, he came up with lame excuses on a deal that seemed too good to be true- rule of thumb, if it seems too good to be true- it because it usually is, I didnt believe him so I walked away.
I did however get a great deal on a 911 carrera, Lotus Esprit turbo and shortly after a Chimaera. Win some lose some.
S8QUATTRO said:
How's the Jag a year on?
Hello S8,No change really, half the floor is in and one side of the sill and seat brace, all renewed. The guy doing it has had a few health issues so not really rushed him though I am getting a little bit impatient now. insurance renewal came through reminding me it's now been a year!!! Promised by the end of August one, all welded up and MoT'd so we'll wait and see. have carpets ready to go in and Dave the Rimmer. ( see previous post to get the just of this) is all primed up for the headlining. he just done my Xjr 40 and it looks superb.
update and pics when I have the car on my drive!!
Darren
and went straight into JDHT collection.Bizarrely it also features ultra rarrrrre velour trim 
Should be on the drive by the end of the month now!!
Just procured a set of 4 Kent's with tyres, all in excellent condition for £80, bargain!!
recieved the log book this week too, hadnt sent of for it but thought i should as its nearer to being road worthy. To be honest i was cacking a bit in case their was some dubious ownership issues but the Log is now in my name with no questions asked
Just procured a set of 4 Kent's with tyres, all in excellent condition for £80, bargain!!
recieved the log book this week too, hadnt sent of for it but thought i should as its nearer to being road worthy. To be honest i was cacking a bit in case their was some dubious ownership issues but the Log is now in my name with no questions asked
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