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Think Spring! – Part 2 – Sebring!

Posted on March 5, 2015 by admin

After dropping off the ’66 FHC in Gainesville, FL, we headed down to Oviedo, FL – about 2.5 hours further south. One of our good friends from high school, Tammy, lives there with her husband. Tammy was in our class … Continue reading →

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Think Spring! – Part 1 – ’66 FHC

Posted on March 5, 2015 by admin

This Winter is NEVER going to END!!! I hate to just join the masses and complain about this Winter, but honestly, enough is enough already! Fortunately, though, my latest adventure took me VERY far away from it, and the warmer … Continue reading →

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Baby, it’s COLD Outside!

Posted on February 17, 2015 by admin

It has literally been “too cold to blog”… The new shop has an electric heat pump – which seemed like a great idea at the time (and probably still is, really…) – but when temperatures get THIS low, a heat … Continue reading →

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Another Monocoque Metalworks E-Type going back together!

Posted on January 28, 2015 by admin

I just received these photos last evening from our customer from a few years ago – Bud… Bud’s car is the earliest E-Type I have ever worked on – although not by much! We are putting the finishing touches on … Continue reading →

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New Paint for an Old Friend!

Posted on January 27, 2015 by admin

Just before Christmas, I had the opportunity to visit my customers and friends, Alan and Maragaret. I stopped in one Sunday afternoon during the holiday season to see their freshly painted ’62 E-Type FHC – whose body shell was restored … Continue reading →

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Jaguar XK-120, 140, & 150 – Original Parts

Posted on January 24, 2015 by admin

ALL of the parts and pieces in these photos have been SOLD! But – you can still look through the photos, and I do have some more XK stuff from another parts batch purchase that I will be sorting through … Continue reading →

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E-Type “Doo-Dads!”

Posted on January 22, 2015 by admin

Over time, things just kind of “accumulate” here… It’s kind of weird, actually – it’s almost like the stuff just “grows” sometimes! I do buy alot of stuff, and that is of course one way that it accumulates, but some … Continue reading →

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Scottsdale, AZ Auctions 2015 – Barrett Jackson

Posted on January 21, 2015 by admin

Well, one more item down on the bucket list – I made it to Barrett Jackson! Now, I try to get around to things having to do with Antique Cars – vintage races, shows, the AACA National Fall meet at … Continue reading →

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Scottsdale, AZ Auctions 2015 – RM Auctions

Posted on January 20, 2015 by admin

After we left Gooding’s, things got a little crazy, as we suddenly realized that rather than starting at 7:00 as is usually the case, RM had ALREADY started at 5:00, and it was now 10 minutes past! One of the … Continue reading →

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Scottsdale, AZ Auctions 2015 – Gooding & Company

Posted on January 20, 2015 by admin

Well, I’m Back! What an adventure! The trip out to Scottsdale for the January Auctions was a real treat to ALL of the senses! I left the house at 4:02 AM to head to the airport – it was 25 … Continue reading →

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E-Types at the London Classic Car Show!

Posted on January 14, 2015 by admin

One of our customers in the UK attended the London Classic Car Show this past weekend, and sent these GREAT photos of E-Types at the Show! Enjoy – and THANK YOU, Al!

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1961 Jaguar E-Type FHC #43 – Rear Hatch Drip Channel

Posted on January 11, 2015 by admin

If you look closely at the photos, you can see that based on what is going on in the background, this E-Type has been underway for a while now… There are alot of reasons for that – it’s been busy … Continue reading →

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1961 Jaguar E-Type FHC #43 – Priming the Shell

Posted on January 10, 2015 by admin

We eventually got to a point with the shell (and the weather…), where we just couldn’t wait any longer to get some good primer on the shell. We have switched over from self-etching primer to epoxy primer. It is a … Continue reading →

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1961 Jaguar E-Type FHC #43 – New Floors

Posted on January 9, 2015 by admin

After the shell was dissected completely, scuffed down, and completely sealed internally, we were able to move forward with the project and weld in the floors and inner sills. Take a look!

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1961 Jaguar E-Type FHC #43 – Completed Dissection

Posted on January 9, 2015 by admin

Here’s the next blog entry on this project, although all of this work happened last year – I have alot of catching up to do on the blogs for this one!

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