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Working towards the upcoming concours for my 1963 E-Type FHC at Little Switzerland, NC, I have been thinking about things that could go wrong. Previous concours disasters have included the car not wanting to start and the brake lights not functioning. Having just come back from an extended trip to Europe, I realized that the … Continue reading
As the title suggests, I am ending a chapter in my E-Type life. I have recently sold my 1963 FHC. I had a For Sale sign on the car at our recent concours at Little Switzerland. The buyer was Marc at Motor Car Trader, located just north of Charlotte. He has owned and sold a … Continue reading
My 1963 Etype FHC would have been delivered from the factory with a Lucas battery that was connected with Lucas “helmet” type battery connectors. I bought my entire wiring harness from Rhode Island Wiring and, being authentic, it came with short leads for the negative and positive battery terminals. Note that this car is a … Continue reading
Last fall I wrote an article (#1?) regarding the ranking of my Champion class Jaguar E-Type FHC in the JCNA North American Standings. At that time my car was listed in first place for the C5/E1 class. C5/E1 is Series 1 Jaguar E-Types, both FHC and OTS. At that time, I advised a wait and … Continue reading
Jaguar used a specific coolant hose clamp on the E-Type, commonly referred to as a Cheney clamp. Prolific Jaguar historian David Jones says “Cheney was a U.K. based OEM of Double Grip worm-drive hose clamps used on 50s-60s Jaguars.” These are generally considered to be the only Authentic clamp which can be used on an … Continue reading
I was very pleased to have my 1963 Jaguar E-Type finish #1 at the Carolina Jaguar Club Concours at Little Switzerland. But not so fast. This Concours, like all that I entered my car into, was Sanctioned by the Jaguar Club of North America (JCNA). JCNA Concours are conducted in accordance with the Official JCNA … Continue reading
I have been following my Concours adventures in my Some Assembly Required series but realize that I haven’t kept track with my basic blog regarding my 63 FHC build, so here goes. Back in February, the car was really Done Done. I started looking at JCNA Sanctioned Concours that I could enter that were reasonably … Continue reading
I don’t have a lot of material to work from for this article, as I have basically been somewhat inactive forthe last 2 months, waiting between concours. But I do have a few stories to tell. One deduction that Ireceived at the concours in DC was that the bonnet chrome trim strips didn’t intersect well … Continue reading
In my previous article, I wrote about my first Concours d’Elegance for my 1963 E-Type FHC. Since that time, I have taken this car to its second concours. As background, I have spent the last 5 years restoring my E-Type to as close to the way it left the factory as possible. This is the … Continue reading
Well, technically, not exactly correct. My first concours was several years ago when I showed my 1967 Etype 2+2 in the Driven Class at Little Switzerland. But I just recently showed my 1963 Etype FHC in its first concours. So how did it go? OK but I identified a new punch list of things to … Continue reading
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