Restored Jaguar e type XKE coupe. Is this the perfect e type?
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- Опубликовано: 6 янв 2024
- During the restoration of this 1963 Jaguar e type 3.8 XKE coupe, we did a few mods. Did I ruin it? Or is this the perfect e type spec? Let me know what you think.
This nut and bolt restoration was completed around 2013. Find out if I'm still happy with the specification I decided upon.
The e type is the car that Enzo Ferrari called the most beautiful car in the world. The sound of the XK 3.8 straight six engine is just perfect. Such a smooth revving straight 6.
If you love e types, check out my other youtube video where I introduce you to my Jaguar e type XKE roadster. • A brand new Jaguar E t...
Any E-Type is the perfect. Most beautiful cars ever made, awesome engines. If I ever win the lottery, I shall have one. Love the color of yours.
Thanks so much! I really was worried choosing that colour.! Check out my other e type roadster video (same colour!)
That's a really nice Jag, well done. You have done nothing that I wouldn't do, myself. I'm very glad to hear how much you enjoy the Tremec gearbox, as I've purchased one for my vintage Corvette project.
Yes, it’s a great gearbox. Fluid, but still authentically mechanical. Thanks for watching! Please subscribe.
Thank you for sharing your story and this magnificent machine.
My pleasure - thanks for watching!
Absolutely Stunning! The E Type may be the most beautiful car ever created! You've created a masterpiece!
Thankyou!
Lovely! Thanks for sharing your pride and joy with us. I agree, the world is doing its best to let its self down currently and whenever we can we should get out in the cars we love.
Thanks for the support!
Absolutely beautiful car. Great drive in great countryside. Thanks for sharing! Another 4 months or so before I can drive my 68 E type again! Or even the F type! Both wonderful in there own ways.
Did I say I really enjoy the driving video?
Cheers from Alberta, Canada 🇨🇦
I don't have an E-Type but I do have an F-Type, a 3.0 S manual transmission coupe. It too awaits spring and all the salt washing off the New Hampshire roads. I've been sniffing after XJ6's, was hot for a 1986 VDP, virtually perfect low miles, then the later 2006 ones. Those in VDP guise are seductive and quite reasonably priced.
Thanks so much
Thankyou!
Well , you've impressed me enough to subscribe . I did see your first contribution. And more importantly l know the're going to be an occasional treat ! You chose a Bentley colour but Jaguar Opalescent Dark Blue is pretty damn close . Father had a '65 3.4 mk2 MOD in that colour ....beautiful ! My Uncle Arthur ordered his drophead in 1961 but didn't get it until 1962 . His was the first in S.W. England . As a 9 year old l remember he took me out for a short drive . We lived in Kingskerswell in Devon and he took me to the Penquin lnn . I perched stood on the seat holding onto the windscreen as he touched 80 mph !!! The 4.2 was introduced in late 1964 . My '66 2+2 has a XJ6 MOD zo technically it's a 6 speed . One last tale .... Father let my bro' drive his mk 2 (moss box) so off we went . We hurtled from Shaldon to Newton Abbot and got to the traffic light's at the Penquin lnn (!) There was an old couple in the Morris 1100 next to us. My bro' was giving the engine plenty and selected first gear........the lights turned green ....a screech of tyres and off we went ! By the time Norbert had selected second gear the Morris 1100 was a distant speck ......in front ! 🤣🤣🤣🤣 oh ! and P.S. I have deep set C.W.W for my car ..had they have been available in 1961 l'm sure Sir William Lyons would have fitted them as standard . Cheers !
Great story! & you’ve made me feel much better about my Bentley dark blue colour. Thanks for subscribing! The first 5 or 6 videos will be my cars - Triumph stag, Ferrari 355, Lamborghini Roadster - but after that I want to do other people’s Sports car stories. Stay tuned! Thanks again! Peter
A thing of beauty is a JOY. FOREVER
Thankyou! - ‘love that car.
Gorgeous - brings back memories as a car mad 11 year old, when a family friend, who was staying at our hotel in the Isle of Man, took me to watch the TT races in his brand new 1962 E type coupe. Registration OWT 7, Sherwood Green. He had gone to the factory to watch it being built and drove it off the end of the production line. We drove to Creg-ny-Ba to watch the bikes coming down off the mountain - wherever we stopped,the car was mobbed by the spectators. When the race was over, we were first out on the circuit after the roads open car went through. I could barely see over the bonnet, but still remember the crowds still sitting on the hedges lining the circuit cheering as the Jag went by.
That’s a fantastic story. Thankyou! The e type was (and still is) so special.
Thanks David. Yes, I’m hoping to spread a bit of happiness here & there!
Lovely car, lovely colour, and a well thought-out driving specification. And he's got a Continental T with the flared arches and the little grilles behind the front wheels - another of my hero cars. Very rare, incomparable 'presence'.
Unfortunately I sold the ‘T’a few years back. Still upset about it …
@@sportscarstory I'm upset to hear it! A similar one was often parked in the square in which Iived in London. No matter how many times a day I passed it, I had to stop for a moment and drink in its perfect proportions and - I'm struggling to find an alternative to 'presence' - its 'charisma'.
Just perfection.
Well done. Bravo!
Thankyou!
Beautiful car and colours.
Thankyou!
Great car. Mine is ready for spring.
Yes me too. If it would ever stop raining!
A beautiful car, hopefully I will have my first one in a week or two. Looking to it.
Sounds fantastic. Good luck!
Thanks Randal! We managed to take most of that video before the weather turned. We’ve had a lot of rainy and cold weather since then, so the e’s are tucked up. We will hopefully manage to drive & record our Triumph Stag in the next few weeks though - keep an eye out for that. Thanks again! Pete.
I agree with you, modifying a Jaguar E Type to make it more usable in modern traffic conditions, makes total sense to me and as you say you are not altering a historic car, which would be senseless. Happy motoring.😊
Thanks Paul. Always tricky to know how far to go.
Bravo! Perfect!
Thankyou!
I think your upgrades are very well judged. The colour suits the E perfectly, sounds wonderful too.
Thanks Steve!
Had a 65 E type back in 74 paid £600😂……. Absolutely adored it…… I think you’ve had a great job done on it, even the 5 speed box…..it’s what it always needed 😎👌🏽
Thanks Colin. The tremac gearbox really suits the car. Very mechanical feel. £600 for an etype!
To answer your question, Yes, perfect modifications to make a classic jag far more driveable on today’s roads. The 3.8 Coupe has to be the best E type design that’s why I love driving my 2017 pre-facelift V6 FType Coupe in the belief it’s the true successor to your Coupe. Happy driving.
Thanks! I appreciate it!
Perfect? .... hmm ... close I would say. You have done some really, really nice upgrades and I am sure it drives superbly. Happy motoring.
Thanks very much for your kind words!
I used to run a s1 coupe, a s2 2 plus 2 and a jensen interceptor, I'd spend time, as you do, evaluating the different pros and cons, I wrote an article for joc magazine, my firm fave is the s1 e type tho, once came up behind a line of traffic and they all moved over, so even these days people know it's still a fast car.
Thanks. I’d love an intercepter. What a car!
@@sportscarstory it was a s1 1968,in crystal blue with the more classic interior, you could cruise at 120.
If someone did that, I know I’d like it!
Brilliant
Thanks!
Very nice... one day 🤔
Thankyou!
I get it! It was perfect
Followed The Diy Tuners ... so subscribed..following with interest ..👍
Thanks! Steve’s doing a great job on the Countach - I can’t wait for that to be on the road!
Im 33 and the 4.2 fhc is my dream car
If you dream it, you can make it happen. Cars were my main motivation for me to do well at work. Good luck!
@@sportscarstory absolutely. I am also very into watches and can say the same thing. If i sold my collection i could get an e type BUT i want both 😂. Definitely working towards that dream car. Congratulations on yours 👏
Cool. Best car !
@@auricgoldfinger8249 thanks for the comment. Keep working towards your dream car - you’ll get there!
Thanks Haydn. I’m minded to get an F type, they’re great cars. Question to you is; should I get a 5.0 or 3.0 manual ? Convertible or fhc?
Beautiful car and well done but please don’t drive with one hand on the gear stick or you will damage your gearbox.
Sorry yes - bad habit!
2 Hands On The Wheel
I know, bad habit I didn’t know I had! Will tighten up.
Well done, P. Let me know when you are free for tiffin.
Will do!
my wife thinks that the gear stick is a grab handle too ; ) update . . . yes she drives a CRX : )) ( her 3rd one )
I love CRX’s. Had a mk one 1.6 in 1986/7
wifey is on her 3rd del sol in 16 years, she loves them- especially the electric rear window which is good for a chain smoker : )@@sportscarstory
What a car ! Sounds fantastic
Would you mind saying where the steering wheel
Boss is from-we have an etype wheel in a mk2 and that centre would work perfectly - thanks
Hi, I got the wheel & boss from someone in Switzerland about 10 years ago. It’s all Nardi I think, but I can’t be sure. Yes, it would look great on a MK2! Sorry I can’t be of more help.
glorious car... but why do you drive with one hand permanently one the gear stick?
Yes bad habit, will correct.
Just a quick question is it possible to put a new E type body on to a new F type chassis with all the modern mechanicals like the new DB GT
Hi, I think it would be difficult, because the F type (& the e type) don’t have a separate chassis. The nearest thing you can get to, is buy a Challenger e type. These were kit cars from the 80’s that used XJ mechanics with a plastic moulded from an e type. I had one 20 years ago, & it was pretty good.
@@sportscarstory I was thinking is something a bit more upmarket. Like a E Type shell in aluminium. On a new f type with all the new technology
For the fast road specs would the triple Webber’s not be a better option. I am just asking because I have seen one with the Webber’s 👌👌👌 beautiful car by the way.
Perhaps, but the original carbs have been pretty good. If I was doing a lot of heavy traffic driving in London , or any other clogged city, I would probably go for fuel injection. Modern fuels can start making carburettor cars misbehave when the engine bay gets hot.
Do you get any exhaust leak into the cabin? I do!
No. Never have. You must have a leak at the manifold or one of the exhaust joints?
Hm, possibly - although the vehicle has been engineered and serviced by Eagle. Glad to know you are fume free! Great video, by the way - and hold the wheel however you like!
@@njp100 strange. I wouldn’t expect that from Eagle. Give Henry a call.
@@sportscarstory they are on it.
Lovely car please keep your left hand of the gear lever you will damage the box.
Thanks. Yes I noticed that. Bad habit, will correct!
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Love the car but the steering wheel and horn push should be put back to original
Funny enough, I’ve just bought an original to go back on it. Struggling to convert the horn push. I was influenced by Eagle e types using Nardis at the time I built the car , but the original wheel is so lovely.
I’m doing that as week speak! I was influenced when building the car by Nardi steering wheels in eagle e types, but I now see the error of my ways & I prefer the original look. I’ve bought a nice original wheel and horn push, but I’m struggling to get the horn working because the Nardi is wired differently. Subscribe & you’ll see the change in the next video.
Funny enough. That’s a small project I’m doing. Gone off the Nardi now. I’ve bought an original wheel and horn push.
Somehow this car makes you look tiny. Seems to be pretty spacious for a sports car
It’s prob because I’m a small guy. Big people look terribly cramped in an e type. You do sit lower in a 3.8 though, because the seats are less padded.
Looks lovely, don't think you went far wrong there. However, the steering wheel does not look right at all, too thick, just wrong, and while the E Type may be the most beautiful car ever created, the Series 1 & 2 are far too cramped if you are at all tall.
I’ve got a bit of Nardi affliction, but be assured, I’ve bought a standard wheel, & it’ll be back on for the next Etype coupe video.
I’m 6’2” and have a Nardi wheel. There isn’t much wriggle room and so a Nardi is essential. If it was good enough for Martin Brundle in his FHC, then….
I find it puzzling why someone would purchase a car they don't enjoy driving, only to modify it into one they do. Wouldn't it make more sense to simply buy a car they already like? I have an unmodified S1 OTS for fun and Tesla for every day. I don't want to modify either of them as they do a really good job at being the cars they were designed to be.
Ihave Tesla too for everyday.
Maybe I’ll regret moding my Etype coupe one day, & I’ll put it back to stock... But I do like the Aircon!
No XKE is perfect. If you have one that the wheels don't fall off of, you are lucky!
No wheels have fallen off …….. yet.
Jealous🥲
I’m very lucky I know..