1967 E Type Jaguar Restoration 

I bought my 63 E-type roadster in 1975 for $900. It had been gone through mechanically but then wrecked and abandoned. I did the bodywork myself, painted it in my mom’s driveway. Had the seats professionally done but did the other interior panels with moms help. It was far from a “restoration”, but looked good and ran great. I think I had about $4k in it when I was done. Drove it my junior and senior years of college. Graduated in 78, and traded it for a used Ford van and enough $ to pay off my student loans.

An inspiration to anyone who wants to undertake such a monumental and challenging task, congratulations!

This car is beautiful. Thanks for sharing the process of restoration with us. That's a helluva lot of work. But a stupendous result.

a beautiful restoration and craftsmanship

And what a fabulous job you did sir. Well done.

What a beauty! Wonderful job! Worth what you ask for it.

Such a beautiful car, makes me proud to be British. An expat watching in Florida.

I own a well-known shop and belive me doing this isn't easy. Nice work.

Wow, awesome video. Stunning car. Love the colors.

wow this is in between restoring a car and a restoring an aircraft. the difference between 0:37 and 8:50 is insane. The oily version it looked rough and plain, now it looks like a 2024 drag car someone just built using the latest designs. I never realised they were really a stout work of art.. very nice!

So very well done Folks. Thanks so much for this. Fantastic skill and patience and an amazing result worth so much more than so many of the multi million dollar cars around today. Originally built in an England that does not exist today, and probably better than when new!

Wow what a transformation. Beautiful!!

stunning colour ! drop dead beautiful car enzo was right !

Thank you so much for sharing this rebuilding of a legend in the automobile world, bring back to life from a position of no return is special. The cost is irrelevant, I hope you will drive this star of the car world and not wrap up for a museum.

Thanks for this video. I been given the job of rebuilding a LHD the same colour that i didn't take apart so this has helped.

The way this was done and the tools used, I would say you are an aircraft engineer, possibly RR trained

Just think, back in the Good Old Days you could get an E-Type for a couple of thousand quid that would do 150 mph and a guaranteed leg-opener as well.

What a beautiful car. Congratulations 🎉🎉🎉

As is said, "A thing of beauty is a joy forever." , or as a friend of mine put it when he first saw it, "Bloody-'ell that's nice."

Unbelievable Talent! WOW! ❤

Wow, great job! How many hours in those 6 1/2 years and would you do it again?

WOW!!

Think I said WOW like 20 times 😊😊😊😊😊

its worth a " Wow " !

The music is not suitable, sounds rather sad, maybe it's just me.

The E type is the most beautiful car ever built. Thanks for charing.

Hi Neil. Absolutely stunning. I too have just completed my 64 fhc in funnily enough 6 1/2 years. I know what you've gone through to get here, hats off and enjoy your reward

Absolutely beautiful. As an owner of a 289 AC Cobra, I always thought the lines were beautiful, however the E type is on another scale. Beautiful workmanship!

Beautiful work. I have a 63 XKE coupe in the same color. It needs a complete restoration

Neil you are a true craftsman. A beautiful classic automobile. Well done my friend. BB

Excellent build, well done!😁

How many hours in the restoration...thank you. Car is stunning...

Solche Schönheiten müssen erhalten bleiben. 🤩

As an experienced e-type restorer, I wonder why you nickel plated the parts. Cadmium is correct.

An amazing journey - Thank you for sharing it.

have restored 5 E Types, it is one of the most beautiful cars ever made, in the same class as the Gull wing

Series 1,so nice.😎

Six and a half years? Well done! That is a little more than it took me to finish my bachelor's and master's degrees! 🙂 You now have a PhD in Jag.

I got a 07 toyata matrix and i love it..

Top job, Congratulations!

Stunning

Do you use flux when lead loading? Surely acid is not good for steel.

Well done sir! 👍

Einzigartige Perfektion Hochachtung !!!

I've never been a fan of the 6-cyl. E-Type, but this is a fantastic job, I may just change my mind. 👍

Whilst the music wasn't too annoying, I would have loved some form of commentary

Labour of love - having done my 1966 coupe I feel the pain and determination to complete. Great job! 😎

An incredible job. Done to perfection. Well done.

Nice work dude!! I used to get advice from a wise old etype fabricator - he always said drill holes in the door bottoms & wax oil everything!! 😅 boy he was so right 😢

Very very very good job. 0 error in the autenticity of the restoration. Bravo sir great job

You must be so proud of your achievement. Stunning just doesn't do it justice.

👍👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋😍😍

I saw on Mecum a 69 with air conditioning. Now thats rare.

that took 21 years ?

Beautiful car and beautiful restoration with attention to detail. .My father owned a 67 Jag 4.2 E Type just like this one, same color and interior back in the mid to late 80s. I was in my late teens at the time and he used to let me take the car out for romp every now and again. Just amazing automobiles with a ton of low end torque. Someone once told me these were true 150mph cars. Thanks for sharing.