Heads up - Classic car rescue tonight @8 on Channel 5

[MC71]

^^^^ Watched it and thought about £30k ish in that condition (lot of bloody filler  ), probably needs at least that again to get it up to a presentable state. Not sure if an S2 4.2 left hooker is worth much more than £70-£80k fully resorted.  Really don't get the sunroof though??

[phil1975]

Just watched this on 'five on demand'  the chuckle brothers meet wheeler dealers worth a watch, that bloody sunroof , not enough car programmes on the telly (not pc enough I suppose)

[dmac1969]

^^^^ Watched it and thought about £30k ish in that condition (lot of bloody filler  ), probably needs at least that again to get it up to a presentable state. Not sure if an S2 4.2 left hooker is worth much more than £70-£80k fully resorted.  Really don't get the sunroof though??

I remember watching American Hot Rod about Boyd Coddingtons shop and his bodywork guys used exactly the same techinique on their cars , huge swages of filler getting sanded down with those long sanding blocks - he was charging $$$$$$$$$$$$ for his cars though! Whoever fitted that sh*te sunroof in that E Type orginally needs strung up btw!

[pipston]

Is that Gurston down in Broadchalke?

[RedRobin]

Is that Gurston down in Broadchalke?

....It most certainly is Gurston Down  

Not the greatest for spectating but a very good turn out of cars.

Here's another classic Jaguar at the same Gurston Down event:





^ Jaguar C-type.

I grew up with a friend whose family had a D-type and also a full race 3.8 saloon as well as other very fast cars - All road legal and before the feckin' 70 mph limit got introduced.

[mhurley]

I watched the prog. I didn't think Signal Red was a genuine Jaguar colour (the presenters said it was)

I thought Carmen Red was the correct red shade of the day

[RedRobin]

I watched the prog. I didn't think Signal Red was a genuine Jaguar colour (the presenters said it was)

I thought Carmen Red was the correct red shade of the day

....If I see the driver of that red E-type in the pic I posted at the next meet, I'll ask which red his is. I think the E-type in the TV prog was perhaps more of an orange red - Difficult to tell.

[MC71]

I watched the prog. I didn't think Signal Red was a genuine Jaguar colour (the presenters said it was)

I thought Carmen Red was the correct red shade of the day

As far as the colour red, S2's came in Signal Red or Regency Red, S1's came in only Carman Red. They were correct with the colour (but that's about it!)

 

[RedRobin]

^^^^
Is the 3.8 E-type a S1?

[MC71]

^^^^ yeap 

[Hedge]

Is that Gurston down in Broadchalke?

....It most certainly is Gurston Down  

Not the greatest for spectating but a very good turn out of cars.

You just need to walk down to the finish/hairpin/jump.

[RedRobin]

^^^^
Thanks, Martin  

In that case the E-type in my posted pic is a S1 3.8 in Carmen Red. I thought it looked a slightly different shade to the one in the TV prog.

[RedRobin]

....It most certainly is Gurston Down 

Not the greatest for spectating but a very good turn out of cars.

You just need to walk down to the finish/hairpin/jump.

....I only walked up the hill as far as the Karousel hairpin > Deer's Leap into Ashes Bend and not as far as the Finish. Next time......   

[MC71]

^^^^
Thanks, Martin  

In that case the E-type in my posted pic is a S1 3.8 in Carmen Red. I thought it looked a slightly different shade to the one in the TV prog.

Yes Its a Series 1 3.8 in Carman Red. 3.8's only have a "Jaguar" badge on the back (as in your pic), 4.2's have a few bits in their rear badge, also the front headlights are encased (also pictured), S2's are open. Loads of slight modifications between the series but they never messed with that beautiful shape, thank The Lord 

[RedRobin]

Yes Its a Series 1 3.8 in Carman Red. 3.8's only have a "Jaguar" badge on the back (as in your pic), 4.2's have a few bits in their rear badge, also the front headlights are encased (also pictured), S2's are open. Loads of slight modifications between the series but they never messed with that beautiful shape, thank The Lord 

....Halleluja !! Halleluja !! 

The E-type was the latest state of the art when I was a young lad first becoming interested in cars.