Ohh, many thanks for the flowers. I hope it does help here and there. The classic car market is a minefield. I would not buy a Maserati, Ferrari, Mercedes or Porsche without an expert. The risk of buying the wrong stuff is too high, especially when every consecutive owner is better informed than the previous one. The time for ignorant enthusiasts and collectors is over.
Thank you for the flowers. I think I am just lucky that I have seen so many different things and actually had to deal with them over the years. The good thing is, I can still keep them in my mind. Infinitive amount of time and passion I guess. Thanks for watching. Maikel
Great video Maikel, nice to see you & Giacomo joining forces again. I was surprised to see quite a few ‘61 FHC on sale there, although most of them would need quite a bit of original parts to make them as wonderful as they should be. Love the originality of that very early nr 59 though, even if it’s not in my preferred colour. Your video confirms that you need an expert when buying a classic car, E-type or any other for that matter. Unfortunately you cannot rely (or trust…) the information from most sellers it seems, and an expensive mistake purchase is easily done. Unaware buyers might be fooled by freshly painted cars with nice shiny new wheels, but everything else could be a disaster. Please do keep up the good work with your videos, very much appreciated! Learned a few new things again which is always a pleasure 👍
Hi Nick, thanks for watching again. I try to make my videos to become a mix of parts and cars, as well as showing the current market situation and some entertainment stuff such as interviews and special cars. I think the new generation of E Type owners, those like you 40+ have understood the best way of how to purchase a classic car without regrets. You are prepared to pay premium prices but you also want top quality. You are the generation who is fulfilling their dream and the return is the joy of seeing and driving the car every single day you want. The other customers are those who buy the car to impress their neighbors, and when they do not see it, they have no return and often they do not understand what they are buying. Sounds cruel, I know, but that is the reality. I have seen people wasting an infinite amount of money on trash.
Nice! A free education from the master himself, Maikel Lemke. I'm loving it, Mark. Thanks for bringing us along from the comfort of our home. I always learn from your videos. Thanks!
I am only 30 minutes in, but my mouth dropped open with amazement about and pure admiration of the knowledge you have, Mr. Lemke! I am looking forward to the rest of the video! A big THANK YOU from The Netherlands.
@robertrotterdam9 Thank you very much for watching. It's always inspiring to read positive feedback. Hope you do enjoy the rest and some of my other videos. 👍
Thanks for watching. I hope it makes clear that not all cars are the same and that there is a difference in price. You just need to understand where to look. Keep in mind, I have randomly inspected the cars which were prepared for a show. What do think you can see, offered elsewhere, unprofessionally restored 10 and more years ago. 2 E Types are never the same. But it is good to see that recent restorations are becoming better and better. The new generation of E Type owners is 40+ and very well informed. Prepared to spend serious money but want to have top quality. There is a new phase coming up. It is called re-restoration. Often more expensive than the previous restoration.
Hello Maikel . You ARE the master ! I was slightly nervous of your frank comments to the ltalian "e"type presentations .....the mafia won't like it .......and then l reconsidered , the mafia would love it ! 😂😂 And your mastery of ltalian is very impressive. Ballissimo !❤
Thank you for your profound scrutiny of the market situation in Italy. I must say that if I compare other assets that went up 50% or more since corona and the 35% general inflation, those iconic cars are still undervalued.
I totally agree with you and I have the feeling these car are currently at the lowest possible price, until everyone will rediscover them as they are the best cars to enjoy and maintain on the road. Best return and fun for money. You just need to be able to distinguish the good from the bad.
Micheal, good video, your knowledge is super, thanks for to explain everything. I exchange my e type coupe for a cabrio 63 with a lot of work. Greetings Frank.
Thanks for posting. A fascinating video. In a future video it would be good if you could explain in more detail, perhaps with comparison photographs or drawings, the different fits between very early S1 rear lights and later ones, and rear wing shapes in the area of the fuel filler flap. Thanks again.
Hi, I think there is one picture when I explained the green FHC 106, but picture is only there for 2-3 seconds. I have a very good description of it on my website, in the members area e-types1.com/early-features-bodyshell You would need to subscribe for 10 € monthly but I am explaining features with pictures you do not find very often. Plus as a member it is lot easier to interact with me by email. Think about it 👍🏻
Maikel, the Bentley looks like the car owned by a British music hall artist [comedian] Norman Evans. My mother was housekeeper for Norman and his wife during the early 1960's. During this time Norman took myself, my brother and sister around the Blackpool Illuminations as a surprise trip. Unforgettable experience for 3 youngsters under 10 years old. Would be interesting to know the previous British owners names. Great video as usual, very informative. If I do get the chance to look at owning a E Type, I will surely need your expert opinion.
Hi Paul, I will try to get in touch with that gentleman. Would be wonderful, if the car would return to the first owners family or even to you. You would have to drive me round with a scotch in the rear seat. 🤓
Great attention to detail, really good appraisal for buyers that also appreciate the details however do most buyers even care or know ? As many reproduction parts aren't correct to original & restoration companies don't have the time to find originals ,when I asked a specialist restoration company felt buyers didn't care or know what is or isn't correct. I'm restoring a 1963 British sports car & want it be as correct as possible & have gone to great lengths to make it so . I hope I hanvt wasted too much time stressing the details. Thank you
Hello Marcus, your feedback is very much appreciated. 👍🏻 Many of my E Type clients are fan of originality, a few are not. Probably, those who do not care, don't care anyway and buy what "looks good". What I am saying is, there is a market and product for everyone. Just needs to be identified. As simple as that. 🤓. BUT my recent experiences are telling me, that more and more enthusiast do prefer originality over price (reproduction/aftermarket parts). Keep the spirit up. You have to look at it all the time.
I would not say, everyone. Sales people are trained to tell you what you want to hear. And that is almost the same text for every car: "Look at the wonderful color, look at the shiny wheels, look at the clean interior, what a wonderful body line" And that is why you decided to come and see the car in first place. So he confirms your mindset. What a nice guy he is and you both have the same understanding of cars. You do not want to rock the boat and ask unpleasant question. You are polite as you hope to become friends and he is telling you the pitfalls. WRONG, the salesman needs to earn his living, he needs to sell any car to anyone. And that is their right, that is their job. It is like entering a sports competition. Those, less prepared often are losing. BE PREPARED!!!
The original engine for the Mark VI Bentley was 4.25 Litre from 1946-51 and increased to 4.6ltr in 1951. Perhaps the car had a replacement engine before it went to Italy. In the 1960s the car would only have been worth a few £100.
I am not into Bentleys, the car crossed my way and I found it interesting to see an original RHD car offered for sale in Italy. It might still have a golden wedding ring lost under the seats. So maybe just that is worth more than the 100 £. I would certainly offer more than that just for paperwork.
Well, I tried to explain that painting a non matching does cost the same. The wire wheels and tires do cost the same. The interior cost the same, rebuilding the engine cost the same, repairing the body shell does cost the same. A full restoration does cost about 200.000 €. Why should someone do all the work and losing money on it. A matching numbers all original does cost 250 - 350.000 € "just" because it is all original. Not a surprise for me. As far as I know, the car found a new owner during the show.
@@JaguarEType I do get it, just seems that with that kind of money you can buy a very nice classic matching numbers and with original parts…. Spending that much on essentially a Frankenstein classic car doesn’t seem wise, but I guess originality is not that important to some people.
@@Thomas-vq5pb As I said, a more original restored flat floor with welded louvers would be north of 250.000. Hence you can break it down. Matching numbers, 15-20.000, welded louvers 10.000, all the other small details to source and restore rather than repro parts does cost at least 30-40.000 €. So I think 185.000 is very reasonable. How much would a fully original unrestored 61 OTS cost, and how much would be a full restoration on top? Maybe we can get some figures from other people. How much is a full engine rebuilt with everything? And we may not forget the installation and setting. Do we include full carb rebuilt? What about the gear box? What do we do with the IRS? and and and ...It is very quickly adding up. Not talking about the body work and paint. Get new floors, sills and the chrome parts fitted. Interior I guess at least 15.000. A set of wheels is 4.000 € (aftermarket of course). Plus all the parts needs to be shipped, so just only the logistics of parts moving for and back becomes a huge amount. All things we do not when we are looking at a single parts price on the website. Those who have restored a car do know what it takes. Ordering a new fender is one thing, but getting it installed and fitted is the real work. Nothing ever fits straight on. And then, you start driving the first 200 km and suddenly the clutch bearing is falling apart as the aftermarket did not last. That is another 4 days job. (3.500 €) When you are doing it all on your own and not counting your hours, that is fine, but in todays world, a workshop has so much costs to cover that all that needs to be included in the price. I doubt it will become cheaper again. You might agree or disagree. I am surprised every time I am ordering a part, how much the price has gone up.
@@JaguarEType I’m not arguing that replacement parts and correct restoration is super expensive, I’m such surprised by these cars seem to have lost so many original parts…. I prefer restoring original parts than replacing them with reproduction parts.
I've never known anyone with such a vast encyclopaedia like knowledge of the E typeJaguar. A fascinating man to listen to
Ohh, many thanks for the flowers. I hope it does help here and there. The classic car market is a minefield. I would not buy a Maserati, Ferrari, Mercedes or Porsche without an expert. The risk of buying the wrong stuff is too high, especially when every consecutive owner is better informed than the previous one. The time for ignorant enthusiasts and collectors is over.
Maikel you are surely Mr E Type, no doubt about it.
Thank you for the flowers. I think I am just lucky that I have seen so many different things and actually had to deal with them over the years. The good thing is, I can still keep them in my mind. Infinitive amount of time and passion I guess. Thanks for watching. Maikel
Great video Maikel, nice to see you & Giacomo joining forces again.
I was surprised to see quite a few ‘61 FHC on sale there, although most of them would need quite a bit of original parts to make them as wonderful as they should be. Love the originality of that very early nr 59 though, even if it’s not in my preferred colour.
Your video confirms that you need an expert when buying a classic car, E-type or any other for that matter.
Unfortunately you cannot rely (or trust…) the information from most sellers it seems, and an expensive mistake purchase is easily done.
Unaware buyers might be fooled by freshly painted cars with nice shiny new wheels, but everything else could be a disaster.
Please do keep up the good work with your videos, very much appreciated! Learned a few new things again which is always a pleasure 👍
Hi Nick, thanks for watching again. I try to make my videos to become a mix of parts and cars, as well as showing the current market situation and some entertainment stuff such as interviews and special cars.
I think the new generation of E Type owners, those like you 40+ have understood the best way of how to purchase a classic car without regrets. You are prepared to pay premium prices but you also want top quality. You are the generation who is fulfilling their dream and the return is the joy of seeing and driving the car every single day you want. The other customers are those who buy the car to impress their neighbors, and when they do not see it, they have no return and often they do not understand what they are buying. Sounds cruel, I know, but that is the reality. I have seen people wasting an infinite amount of money on trash.
Nice! A free education from the master himself, Maikel Lemke. I'm loving it, Mark. Thanks for bringing us along from the comfort of our home. I always learn from your videos. Thanks!
You are most welcome. I still love to go to the shows as meeting other people is another thing I do not want to miss. Keep watching and sharing. 👍
I know Maikel personally. Great guy and an invaluable source. Introduced M and his lovely wife to the Revival. We all had a ball.
Goeff, definitely one of the things we will never forget 😁 looking forward to next years Sunday 🥂it will be our turn then.
I am only 30 minutes in, but my mouth dropped open with amazement about and pure admiration of the knowledge you have, Mr. Lemke! I am looking forward to the rest of the video! A big THANK YOU from The Netherlands.
@robertrotterdam9 Thank you very much for watching. It's always inspiring to read positive feedback. Hope you do enjoy the rest and some of my other videos. 👍
@@JaguarEType I enjoyed the rest too! I will certainly watch your other videos! Have a great weekend 🙂
This video was a mind-boggling eye opener.
Thanks for watching. I hope it makes clear that not all cars are the same and that there is a difference in price. You just need to understand where to look.
Keep in mind, I have randomly inspected the cars which were prepared for a show. What do think you can see, offered elsewhere, unprofessionally restored 10 and more years ago. 2 E Types are never the same. But it is good to see that recent restorations are becoming better and better. The new generation of E Type owners is 40+ and very well informed. Prepared to spend serious money but want to have top quality. There is a new phase coming up. It is called re-restoration. Often more expensive than the previous restoration.
Brilliant video. I always learn something on every one of your videos Maikel.
Thank you very much. Always good to hear someone out there benefits from my videos. Hence, feedback much appreciated. 👍🏻
Awesome stuff, I have seen bonnet stamping mismatches from 1962. The Italian food wow
Hi Richard, it is time we do another video together. You would love Bologna downtown with all the restaurants and tasty food.🧀🥩🍕🍝
Hello Maikel . You ARE the master ! I was slightly nervous of your frank comments to the ltalian "e"type presentations .....the mafia won't like it .......and then l reconsidered , the mafia would love it ! 😂😂 And your mastery of ltalian is very impressive. Ballissimo !❤
Hi John,
I hope, I am not the typical mafia target. Probably best way to find out is to visit Sicily 😎. I will let you know. Take care.
Thank you for your profound scrutiny of the market situation in Italy. I must say that if I compare other assets that went up 50% or more since corona and the 35% general inflation, those iconic cars are still undervalued.
I totally agree with you and I have the feeling these car are currently at the lowest possible price, until everyone will rediscover them as they are the best cars to enjoy and maintain on the road. Best return and fun for money. You just need to be able to distinguish the good from the bad.
Micheal, good video, your knowledge is super, thanks for to explain everything. I exchange my e type coupe for a cabrio 63 with a lot of work. Greetings Frank.
Thanks for posting. A fascinating video.
In a future video it would be good if you could explain in more detail, perhaps with comparison photographs or drawings, the different fits between very early S1 rear lights and later ones, and rear wing shapes in the area of the fuel filler flap.
Thanks again.
Hi, I think there is one picture when I explained the green FHC 106, but picture is only there for 2-3 seconds.
I have a very good description of it on my website, in the members area e-types1.com/early-features-bodyshell You would need to subscribe for 10 € monthly but I am explaining features with pictures you do not find very often. Plus as a member it is lot easier to interact with me by email. Think about it 👍🏻
Well I'll be taking you along when I buy my E-Type!
I always learn so much from you re these cars.
Yes, give me a call or write me. My details are in the description below the video. Thanks for watching and sharing.👍🏻
Fascinating!
Maikel, the Bentley looks like the car owned by a British music hall artist [comedian] Norman Evans. My mother was housekeeper for Norman and his wife during the early 1960's. During this time Norman took myself, my brother and sister around the Blackpool Illuminations as a surprise trip. Unforgettable experience for 3 youngsters under 10 years old. Would be interesting to know the previous British owners names. Great video as usual, very informative. If I do get the chance to look at owning a E Type, I will surely need your expert opinion.
Hi Paul,
I will try to get in touch with that gentleman. Would be wonderful, if the car would return to the first owners family or even to you. You would have to drive me round with a scotch in the rear seat. 🤓
@@JaguarEType Good morning Maikel, arriving at Goodwood Revival 2025 in a Bentley with Lord and Lady Lemke in the back sound perfect.😁
Great attention to detail, really good appraisal for buyers that also appreciate the details however do most buyers even care or know ? As many reproduction parts aren't correct to original & restoration companies don't have the time to find originals ,when I asked a specialist restoration company felt buyers didn't care or know what is or isn't correct.
I'm restoring a 1963 British sports car & want it be as correct as possible & have gone to great lengths to make it so . I hope I hanvt wasted too much time stressing the details. Thank you
Hello Marcus, your feedback is very much appreciated. 👍🏻 Many of my E Type clients are fan of originality, a few are not. Probably, those who do not care, don't care anyway and buy what "looks good". What I am saying is, there is a market and product for everyone. Just needs to be identified. As simple as that. 🤓. BUT my recent experiences are telling me, that more and more enthusiast do prefer originality over price (reproduction/aftermarket parts). Keep the spirit up. You have to look at it all the time.
Everybody lies in the vintage collector car world! Especially the dealers, buyer beware always!
I would not say, everyone. Sales people are trained to tell you what you want to hear. And that is almost the same text for every car: "Look at the wonderful color, look at the shiny wheels, look at the clean interior, what a wonderful body line" And that is why you decided to come and see the car in first place. So he confirms your mindset. What a nice guy he is and you both have the same understanding of cars. You do not want to rock the boat and ask unpleasant question. You are polite as you hope to become friends and he is telling you the pitfalls. WRONG, the salesman needs to earn his living, he needs to sell any car to anyone. And that is their right, that is their job. It is like entering a sports competition. Those, less prepared often are losing. BE PREPARED!!!
@@JaguarEType Quite right! You must educate yourself before buying, grazie!
The original engine for the Mark VI Bentley was 4.25 Litre from 1946-51 and increased to 4.6ltr in 1951. Perhaps the car had a replacement engine before it went to Italy. In the 1960s the car would only have been worth a few £100.
I am not into Bentleys, the car crossed my way and I found it interesting to see an original RHD car offered for sale in Italy. It might still have a golden wedding ring lost under the seats. So maybe just that is worth more than the 100 £. I would certainly offer more than that just for paperwork.
Well, did you take the Bentley home?!
Hi, thanks for asking. No, I did not, would have preferred a LHD.
@ How about those sales women? “It’s all original.” 🙄. Your reaction was classic.
😉 😎, you got me there.
👍🇦🇺
185.000 euros.... it seems enormous for a car with lots of wrong parts and possibly a non original engine???
Well, I tried to explain that painting a non matching does cost the same. The wire wheels and tires do cost the same. The interior cost the same, rebuilding the engine cost the same, repairing the body shell does cost the same. A full restoration does cost about 200.000 €. Why should someone do all the work and losing money on it. A matching numbers all original does cost 250 - 350.000 € "just" because it is all original.
Not a surprise for me. As far as I know, the car found a new owner during the show.
I think 185 is still very competitive and with some time 50% of the flaws can be improved- love the colour
@@JaguarEType I do get it, just seems that with that kind of money you can buy a very nice classic matching numbers and with original parts…. Spending that much on essentially a Frankenstein classic car doesn’t seem wise, but I guess originality is not that important to some people.
@@Thomas-vq5pb As I said, a more original restored flat floor with welded louvers would be north of 250.000. Hence you can break it down. Matching numbers, 15-20.000, welded louvers 10.000, all the other small details to source and restore rather than repro parts does cost at least 30-40.000 €. So I think 185.000 is very reasonable. How much would a fully original unrestored 61 OTS cost, and how much would be a full restoration on top? Maybe we can get some figures from other people. How much is a full engine rebuilt with everything? And we may not forget the installation and setting. Do we include full carb rebuilt? What about the gear box? What do we do with the IRS? and and and ...It is very quickly adding up. Not talking about the body work and paint. Get new floors, sills and the chrome parts fitted. Interior I guess at least 15.000. A set of wheels is 4.000 € (aftermarket of course). Plus all the parts needs to be shipped, so just only the logistics of parts moving for and back becomes a huge amount. All things we do not when we are looking at a single parts price on the website. Those who have restored a car do know what it takes. Ordering a new fender is one thing, but getting it installed and fitted is the real work. Nothing ever fits straight on. And then, you start driving the first 200 km and suddenly the clutch bearing is falling apart as the aftermarket did not last. That is another 4 days job. (3.500 €) When you are doing it all on your own and not counting your hours, that is fine, but in todays world, a workshop has so much costs to cover that all that needs to be included in the price. I doubt it will become cheaper again. You might agree or disagree. I am surprised every time I am ordering a part, how much the price has gone up.
@@JaguarEType I’m not arguing that replacement parts and correct restoration is super expensive, I’m such surprised by these cars seem to have lost so many original parts…. I prefer restoring original parts than replacing them with reproduction parts.