XJ13, Lindner E-Type , C/D-Types at Shelsley this weekend
Discussion
Anyone going?
http://tinyurl.com/3tqadzb
"On June 4th and 5th there is going to be a great gathering of Jaguars and their owners at Shelsley Walsh near Worcester, to celebrate 50 years of the E-type and 60 years of the C-type"
http://tinyurl.com/3tqadzb
"On June 4th and 5th there is going to be a great gathering of Jaguars and their owners at Shelsley Walsh near Worcester, to celebrate 50 years of the E-type and 60 years of the C-type"
XJ13 said:
Hi Spooky - looks like the sun may shine for us ....
My own car is still "under construction" so you may have to make-do with the real thing
Did you get close up to it? What a machine. I just wish the chap looking after it could have been persuaded to start her up, what a treat that would have been for all the spectators.My own car is still "under construction" so you may have to make-do with the real thing
I was there on Saturday, practice day and it didn't disappoint, the friend I took for his first taste was hooked right away, I expect we'll see him there in his Caterfieldwesterham next season.
So wat stage of the construction are you at? Have you got any photos to share? You must have been really inspired this weekend havng seen the original?
Hi again Spooky - what a fantastic day! It was so good to be able to have unfettered public access to the paddock and take advantage of the excellent viewing facilities. Such a relaxed and friendly atmosphere with no crowding - I shall certainly return later in the season. The Lindner E-Type sounded glorious and I managed to capture one of its demo runs on the hill http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=It-Lj3KX5zw
Not many people seemed to discover the XJ13 as it was hidden away on the Stratstone Jaguar display. It seems they hired it for the day so it didn't form part of the Ecurie Ecosse / CMC / Jaguar Heritage display and demo runs.
As far as my own project is concerned, while the engine is being rebuilt, we have begun constructing the chassis/monocoque. It has taken the best part of 12 months to get to the point where we are able to commit to metal as a lot of detective work has been necessary. The original was butchered slightly during its rebuild in 1972/73 and we have had to identify the many changes made so I can arrive at a true representation of the car as it was in 1966/67. For example, Abbey Panels cut off the outer body skin at sill level and re-attached the new outer sills using blind rivets with the "blind" bit poking out into the car - it all looks to have been done in a bit of a hurry. I want to "peel back" details such as this and, by reference to original drawing/photos/documents etc, arrive at the arrangement of the original car.
There are many other differences between the rebuilt car and the 1966 original - one of these being the fact that the rebuilt car is almost 5 inches shorter than the original - to say nothing of the "1970's" wide wheels and flared wheelarches.
As the build progresses I shall continue posting pictures on my blog at http://www.xj13.eu
Not many people seemed to discover the XJ13 as it was hidden away on the Stratstone Jaguar display. It seems they hired it for the day so it didn't form part of the Ecurie Ecosse / CMC / Jaguar Heritage display and demo runs.
As far as my own project is concerned, while the engine is being rebuilt, we have begun constructing the chassis/monocoque. It has taken the best part of 12 months to get to the point where we are able to commit to metal as a lot of detective work has been necessary. The original was butchered slightly during its rebuild in 1972/73 and we have had to identify the many changes made so I can arrive at a true representation of the car as it was in 1966/67. For example, Abbey Panels cut off the outer body skin at sill level and re-attached the new outer sills using blind rivets with the "blind" bit poking out into the car - it all looks to have been done in a bit of a hurry. I want to "peel back" details such as this and, by reference to original drawing/photos/documents etc, arrive at the arrangement of the original car.
There are many other differences between the rebuilt car and the 1966 original - one of these being the fact that the rebuilt car is almost 5 inches shorter than the original - to say nothing of the "1970's" wide wheels and flared wheelarches.
As the build progresses I shall continue posting pictures on my blog at http://www.xj13.eu
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