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Beautiful fall evening drive through the tree lined roads going to Culvers for the Tuesday night drive in. The tree colors this year are stunning.

Today Nick (The Magician) and I went to the Packard Proving Ground Open House and Car Show just off 23 mile and Van Dyke. Totally awesome day to be out in the car. The proving ground is a fantastic location for a car show.

Every Tuesday through the summer my local Culvers (Off M24 - South of Lake Orion) has a free drive-in car show. It is a chance to take your ride out, get a burger and a coke and chat with car guys, all on your doorstep. The attendance is pretty incredible given that it is basically a random casual event. The owner puts on some great music via a DJ and the atmosphere is very pleasant. 200 to 300...

GMC dealer Golling works very closely with the Lake Orion Police and hosts a Kids and Cops car show in downtown Lake Orion. Money raised went to a local kid's charity. This show is local to me and is a fun location. The high street and main road through Lake Orion were closed off making for a cool pedestrian walk through. Combine that with lots of restaurants/cafes it makes for a fun day out wi...

On Saturdays, Pasteiners Book Shop has a cars and coffee morning that is well attended every week. The book shop is located on Woodward Avenue near 14 mile and is an absolute candy shop for car guys. The family that runs the shop are super friendly and it is impossible to go in and not buy something. Take a look at: pasteiners.com/ Cruising Woodward Avenue for Detroiters is a long-held traditio...

I recently posted a video about engine coolant temperatures compared to dashboard temperature gauge readings. From that video Ehab (below) posted a wonderful comment that I subsequently followed upon. " @EhabSahawneh First thing is that infrared guns don’t give accurate temperatures on shiny surfaces, it’s because of emmisivity, so take your temperature on the black hoses in and out of the radi...

I have had my Series II E type on the road now for a short time and I have covered some short trips mixed in with some longer ones in relatively hot weather. The engine water temperature seemed to be running on the high side for my liking. The car never actually overheated but my steady state engine temperature on the dash-board gauge showed a higher than nominal state. I checked for obvious is...

After finishing the restoration in November of 2023, I have had chance to drive the car a few times this May, and it has been fantastic. Some minor squeaks and rattles to deal with but outside of that it has been great. Today was the first chance to drive the car to a local car show in Rochester Hills that typically has some great cars. The show was great, and the drive there and back was fun a...

The car has been finished for a month or so and the journeys out on the road have made all the effort, money and time well worth it. The restoration has exceeded all my expectations. I have sooooooooooo many people to thank in getting the car this far. They include: Catherine, my Princess, for being the patient wife during the whole process. Nick the magician for the stunning body work. Nicks w...

I decided to renovate the soft top myself even though I was not sure of the outcome. The soft top kit that I bought turned out to be first class. There is some interesting design content in the soft top structure that I just love. I am very happy with the end result. Music today is the theme tune from 'The Crown' - a perfect tune for a gorgeous car!

Door trims take me longer than I would expect. The E Type is no different. My interior kit came with everything needed for the retrimming of the door panels. I bought all new chrome for each of the parts. I made a mistake with the height of the foam I used on the upper door pad which required a rework of the door pad in order to get a better fit with the upper chrome. The end result though is v...

Time to fit new seat belt systems. Nothing too difficult about this. The new seat belt systems that are available look very smart and a major safety performance upgrade on the original factory systems. Music today is the "William Tell Overture Finale".

For the center console and radio console I had trial fitted everything before I had installed underfelt and carpet. This turned out to be a great decision and is highly recommended. I installed the center console first and then installed the radio console. I had to hand fit the radio console extensively in order to allow the console to be fitted last. The hand fitting was done in the trial fitt...

Jaguar E Type Series II Rebuild - 2023-07-12 - Interior Carpet Installation

1991 Silk Cut Jaguar XJR 12 LM - Sotherby's 100 Year Le Mans Auction

Jaguar E Type Series II Rebuild - 2023-05-31 - Interior Trim - Part 1 - Vinyl

Jaguar E Type Series II Rebuild - 2023-05-29 - Windscreen Installation - Part 2

Jaguar E Type Series II Rebuild - 2023-05-23 - Windscreen Installation - Part 1

Jaguar E Type Series II Rebuild - 2023-05-15 - Head Lamp Chrome Trim and Eyebrow

Jaguar E Type Series II Rebuild - 2023-05-14 - Dynamat Install

Jaguar E Type Series II Rebuild - 2023-05-04 - First Drive - Yippeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Jaguar E Type Series II Rebuild - 2023-05-03 - Trunk Update

Jaguar E Type Series II Rebuild - 2023-05-02 - Clutch Adjustment and In Garage Test Drive

Jaguar E Type Series II Rebuild - 2023-04-18 - Hood to Car Assembly

Jaguar E Type Series II Rebuild - 2023-04-13 - Door Assembly

Jaguar E Type Series II Rebuild - 2023-04-09 - Ignition Lamp Solution

Jaguar E Type Series II Rebuild - 2023-04-08 - Hood Assembly Update