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British Royalty at the Antique Boat Museum!

Posted on July 14, 2015 by admin

During the Summer, I spend my weekends on the St. Lawrence River in upstate New York. This past weekend, I had been kicking around the idea of staying home to get things done, but at the last minute, I just … Continue reading →

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In Your Socks!

Posted on July 7, 2015 by admin

I received an email this morning that prompted me to throw up a quick blog because it’s just so cool! These photos are of an E-type vintage racer owned by William Gely in France. He and I have communicated a … Continue reading →

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E-Type Series 1.5 Bonnet Lower Valance Repairs

Posted on June 25, 2015 by admin

Next Up for this bonnet was the restoration of the lower valance. We have done ALOT of these, and blogged it many times as well, so I’m going to try to keep the captions short on this one and get … Continue reading →

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E-Type Series 1.5 Bonnet Inner Valance Repairs

Posted on June 25, 2015 by admin

Well, it happens – and it’s been a while – so I guess I was “due” to hurt myself, and did a first class job of it yesterday afternoon… I was drilling out ONE spot weld in the middle flange … Continue reading →

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Just an average Summer weekend…

Posted on June 24, 2015 by admin

Well, Summer arrived officially a few days ago on Sunday, which was actually Father’s Day as well! Last week, Janie and the kids moved up to the Summer house for the next 8 weeks, and I’m back to being a … Continue reading →

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The Latest Adventure!

Posted on June 11, 2015 by admin

When I left Peoria, IL this Spring, I had to leave the ’68 2+2 behind – I was already overloaded! I had planned to have the E-Type picked up by an auto transport company, but plans changed… About 3 weeks … Continue reading →

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Spring 2015 — and — BIG NEWS!

Posted on June 2, 2015 by admin

Well, that went by quick! Sorry it has been a while, there has just been ALOT going on around here – even more so than usual. And on top of that, the inevitable finally happened – I dropped the the … Continue reading →

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E-Type Project Car – SOLD!

Posted on May 20, 2015 by admin

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED! Well, I found the old girl a GOOD home, where she is going to be appreciated for what she is! We just made arrangements with a gentleman in the UK to bring the car back to where she … Continue reading →

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A Picture Worth a Thousand Words…

Posted on April 7, 2015 by admin

This morning, I finally put up the blog about my trip to Peoria, IL to purchase a large batch of E-Type parts from Steve Cantrell. As always, as soon as the blog was up, I sent him a link and … Continue reading →

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The Mother Lode!

Posted on April 7, 2015 by admin

Oh boy, you guys are going to LOVE this one! On one of the last days of 2014 – December 29th to be exact, I was up here at my desk trying to get “caught up” as I say…, and … Continue reading →

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1961 Jaguar E-Type FHC #43 – Tunnel & Tie Plate

Posted on March 17, 2015 by admin

As an early car, the driveline tunnel was not quite the same as the usual E-Type – the RH gearbox side panel was a bit longer, and the car did NOT have the “wedge” panel between the RH gearbox side … Continue reading →

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1961 Jaguar E-Type FHC #43 – Hidden Subframe

Posted on March 17, 2015 by admin

Yes – we put our hidden subframe into the #43 coupe – because it makes the car stronger, SAFER, and it’s COMPLETELY HIDDEN!

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Series 1 E-Type Bonnet Center Section Repairs

Posted on March 17, 2015 by admin

The ’66 FHC project that we recently sold had a pretty tired bonnet, and while the new owner was willing to jump in and tackle the panel replacement of the monocoque shell itself, he was concerned that he did not … Continue reading →

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Think Spring! – Part 4 – ’69 OTS

Posted on March 5, 2015 by admin

On Monday AM, it was time to start the LONG ride home… However, on the way down last week, I received a call from an E-Type owner who was ready to let go of his project – a ’69 Series … Continue reading →

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Think Spring! – Part 3 – ’66 OTS

Posted on March 5, 2015 by admin

Sunday morning was beautiful in Fort Myers, but I was quickly back on the road again for a short drive down to Naples, FL, for the next piece of this adventure! Last October, one of my customers mentioned that they … Continue reading →

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