Totally worth a mild restoration. Stop the cancer before it gets way out of control. Remember paint hides all sins !! The world's most beautiful car of all time deserves a $10K paint job and body repair.
Yeah that outer door skin is already done for, by the time rust is poking out through the paint all the way along like that it's probably too far gone to bother trying to patch if you want a decent result. Hard to tell on camera but the rest of it looks salvageable without going OTT, if it's done right now.
I've owned a whole lot of cars but my '1966 E-Type Roadster" was one of the top three most memorable and it was undoubtedly in the top two of the most beautifu. Even after 50+ years, these cars still look fantastic. I purchased my '66 in Germany while stationed there in 1969. It was on my base with a "FOR SALE" sign so I contacted the owner and traded him my 1969 Simca 1200S plus $350. Being 23 years old and driving a Jag around Germany was unreal and I loved it. I shipped the car to New Jersey where I was discharged from the military and drove the car, without incident across the USA to California. That was one of the most memorable times of my life. The top was down the whole time. Stopped in Denver to visit a buddy I was stationed with and spent nine days with him. The long and short of the story was I found out why Jags have the reputation they do. As beautiful as they are, they are crap for reliability and maintenance. Rust, electrical, mechanicl and structurally they will get you and get you good. The "fun" factor gets a score of 100 when it comes to driving them. The "looks" factor gets a score of 100000 when looking at them. The score of maintenance is truly "off the charts" as you will soon find out. To own one and maintain one has to be a labor of love that is blind. I found out very soon in 1970 that I couldn't afford the car so I traded it for a 1969 L-71 427/435 Corvette with under 4000 miles. I still own and drive that same car today. It's every single bit as good looking and it's very maintainable. My 'Vette has 180,000 miles and is still going strong. I hope your "new" Jag gives you that much service. Drive it. Look at it. Enjoy it. I truly understand why people "love/hate" these cars. Can't wait to see what "weezard" has to say about it in three months. Best of luck.
Like many as beautiful, they are capricious. It's part of the magic. So wonderful and enviable, yet almost untenable no matter how rich and patient you are. A friend discovered a professional top consultant he sometimes managed to hire was selling cheap a wonderful 12 cylinder , his dream coupe. He was ready to sign a check after seeing the car. But in a moment of lucidity, he asked 'Oh, come on, why are you selling it? Where is the hidden problem I cannot find?' The affluent pro replied 'The car is perfect, no rust, few Kms, I am the original owner, but I cannot afford it'.
Any cars that spent time in the UK are just waiting to rust, badly. Salt is used on the icy roads during winter, not grit. The salt is paid for by the British Auto Makers Association, (or similar) guess why. They tried the same trick in NZ but were foiled by objections to salt ending up in our streams.
@@howardsimpson489 These cars don't actually need "salt" to rust. Just water. If a company like Lexus decided to produce this exact car, I'd be the first in line to buy one. Imagine those "Hollywood Good Looks" with the perfection it deserved.
In 1961 on the road serious 1 E type 3.8 £ 2.089 Sterling .in USA same car $ 2.491 . to keep the price down there was NO under body protection so rust caused by just water eat away at them never mind in the UK they spread tens of thousands of tons of salt .as some one mentioned deliberately done so you had to keep buying there cars 😂😂😂
Whilst I don't own an e type but I still have my 50 year old xj6 however. It is extremely reliable, the electrics and mechanical stuff need less maintenance than my 1964 mercedes w110 200d but then I do maintain it myself.
Hey Tyler, love the car! Me and my dad have a Business here in the UK specialising in all things E Type, restoring and repairing them so if you ever need advice or parts even let us know! I agree with what you say about original survivor cars, there is some magic you can’t restore back into them, nothing drives like a good E. Also I believe with your car being a US example it’ll have the lower ratio LSD making it more accelerative at the cost of top speed. If you wanted to check the body number there is a little tab behind the left hand boot panel with it on however it’s not un heard of for these to sometimes be different in true British fashion 😂. Best wishes Tyler you deserve all your success.
Friend of mine, (sadly passed away 2020), owned three E-types in the 60/70s. I went with him to pick up the first one, a Coupe. He traded-in his MGB for it. Car was at a dealers in New Cross Gate, London, and we had to get back to Basingstoke. So we drove back along the Old Kent Road. After about a mile he said to me, "Frase, I can't get it out of 2nd", to which I replied, "Oh No, is the gearbox knackered", to which he said "No, its just so fast !!"
Next week: Tonight, on bottom gear! Hoovie gets a 68,000$ repair bill, Wizard Buys the entire state of Kansas, And Euroasian Bob acquires a repaired Mk.1 Jaaaaaaaaaaaaaag at a steal of a price!
Man…can we take a moment to appreciate Hoovie doing a burnout & clutch drop in a 60 year old E-type. Fortunate people that own these beautiful vehicles would never in 1 million years do that. This was F**KIN Monumental. 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽
I truly believe you hit the jackpot with this Jag! Slowly bring it back to original and enjoy the hell out of it! Congrats man! Never part with this one!
Personally I love the Patina. And connection with the original owner who cared for it so much. Only things I would change: the roof seal and the tyres. Maybe the seats, but they look really nice and last. And what the Wizard recommends of course.
It makes we happy to see someone really appreciate such an amazing car with great heritage. I think you are the right guy Hoovie to enjoy and maintain a series 1 E-type. As an aside, had a S1 XJ6 and loved that car. Eventually i'll get another, but loved replacing a turn signal light and seeing "Made in England" on the taillight lenses. - Enjoy
I generally don’t get excited about old cars, but the Jaguar here is an exception. Hoovie, your excitement is contagious, and I’m right there with you on this old girl. The meticulous records, the patina of a machine well loved and maintained are simply astounding. Congrats to you and I’m excited to see the follow on videos around this beautiful car. Cheers.
There is just something about an old Jag. I'm a Mopar guy at heart, but I love every jag I've ever had my hands on from the 60's up to the early 2000's. They are just full of so much life, and charisma. They feel like they have a soul of their own, and some people just connect with those souls on a molecular level. There is just no explanation other than feeling it for yourself. I truly pity those who haven't, or can't feel that mesmerizing connection.
Getting that "one thing" that just puts you over the moon is such a wonderful experience, it really is, and I'm so happy for Hoovie that he gets to experience that with this wonderful car!
Yes! Perfect colour combo and great example. Better than any Aventador or Chiron. So much more class, and being driven how it should be. Congrats from the UK!
You are right, I love my aventadors or chirons but I would pick the E type all day, just as you say its way more classy and baller to drive an e type then a aventador or chiron.
Hi Tyler, from Sydney, Australia I'm glad you have found this Jag , now a 66yr old I have driven a 4.2litre Jaguar since I was 19yrs old, so a while now. AND THERE IS -NOTHING- like a 1owner LOVED 4.2litre e-type, or, it's big monstrous brother the mk10 or 420G when BMC-Leyland bought the controlling shares they re-named them. I've owned a 1965 4.2 litre mk10, for 9 years, when 19, after 5 yrs ownership I bought a super rare series xj6 4.2 Long Wheelbase car , as out of 98,000 series 1's only 2600 body shells were the LWB cars , owned it 32 years and sold it as I bought 10 years back another 1 owner 50,000mile 1967 420G (mk10) . ALL 3 were sought out the 2 x mk10's were the ultra high output bronze head(engine) basically race spec engine , the 1973, but completed 1974 LWB 4.2 xj6 was a custom order car too built by Jaguar Racing division . With the UHO bronze engine heads , they have beyond 300 horsepower, I'm a doctor, the 2 x mk100's were also owned by doctors,. I love the drone from the factory stainless steel tuned exhausts , in 2nd gear they have a wonderful , powerful drone that makes the spine tingle , and , life worth living .
In the first few minutes, in your garage, i realize that you now own *two* of some of the most beautiful cars EVER made. This Jaaaag and then upstairs, on the lift, that stunning C2 Stingray, one of my favorite cars ever built. Yes, i am officially jealous.
Numbers matching, overall great condition (with a few imperfections) AND in British Racing Green! This is now the crown jewel in your collection, hands down. What a purchase!
Jaguar's reputation plummeted during the 70's for all sorts of issues...but owning 3 Jaguars...I think they are very underrated. Awesome cars that can be bought for reasonable money.
I have to agree. I owned a 2000 XJR for ten years, with very few issues. At 45,000 miles the instrument cluster had to be replaced due to a defect. Other than that, only routine maintenance. I loved the power of that small supercharged V8 and luxuriously appointed interior. I’ve loved Jags since I was a kid and would love to get my hands on a 60s vintage XK.
100% agree, on my 3rd Jag as well and I've been in love ever since the 1st one. Not perfect cars by any means but no car really is, they do have a way of feeling special though and that's what really matters.
I am late to the game here. This came up in my feed recently as new to Hoovie. Absolutely love the car and the man that now has it. I had a 2+2 version and got a lesson in Jaguar engineering. I turned my own wrench's and the car had a slipping clutch. I bought the factory service manual and the first instruction was to remove the bonnet, followed by the radiator, loosening the front torsion bars and removing the motor and trans as a unit. Just a little more clearance on the firewall to cylinder head would have allowed trans removal from underneath. And the odd discovery was that the throw out bearing was a carbon disc that wore each time you depressed the clutch pedal. I paid attention to the instructions to put the car in neutral at a stop light without depressing the clutch. Possibly the most beautiful car on the planet.
Finally, an E Type video where the driver gets on it! Thank you for rekindling my memories of owning a 66 XKE back in 1968-69 and the street wars of that time.
That was by far your most honest deeply feeling Video you did! Somebody made you a gift! Maybe this is the car for your grandkid like your grandma gave you her sl! And this kid will have all the history about this car in maaaany long years plus this video you being young and having the best time of your life! How beautiful is that! Really loved watching the video!
I watched this with a tear in my eye. My maternal grandfather had a Series 3, v12 hardtop. He passed away at the age of 42 in 1972 and the car was sold. These have always been my unicorn car. I hope she gives you years of enjoyment and that the fun never stops.
Your best car purchase for a long time, beautiful! You don't have to do a full restoration but it would be lovely to see the rust spots sorted to preserve her and fix the hood, just a staggering looking beauty ❤️
Brilliant video, she's a beauty. I was a principal engineer for Jag for 31 years and live about 250 yards away from where it was made. Get the rust sorted as soon as possible and get the seats retrimmed. There are lots of bits you can source in England for e-types. The rest of the car is original and is easily sorted . Look after her and give her a kiss from me. Terry x
First off, a major congrats on this one. A true dream car for the genuine enthusiasts, and I can tell that the magic is not lost on you. But the history that accomapnied this car is the icing on the cake - it makes the whole experience that much more personal and powerful. Beautiful, and I hope you enjoy it for many many years to come.
Been here since the virtual beginnings of your channel and seeing this progress and watching you enjoy your dreams... it's an honor Tyler. It truly is. Keep it real buddy.
Stunning car. The 4.2 will never be as valuable as the 3.8 but in many ways it’s the more reliable and usable engine. My Father had an S2 in sable which I helped him restore when I was younger. Always remember rides to school in it.
My dad had one. Said he spent more time under it, than in it. He did enjoy pulling up next to Corvettes on the freeway, waving goodbye, then accelerating away leaving them behind.
That's in great shape given it's age and the mileage. I'm glad it was taken care of but also used as a car rather than a driveway queen. Nice find, Tyler!
One thing I think is key to the beauty of the design and proportions is that it has an amazing long hood, big engine, great trunk, and seats two. Other cars try to wedge in a couple of small rear seats to make it more 'functional'. The E-type was made for 1-2, not a family. It is functional for a certain market. Don't try to reach a market, and make a car that is a compromise. It is, what it is. (early Corvettes, too?) The chrome strips from the cabin to the headlights, on the top of the front qpanels is an amazing touch, too. So subtle, so sublime.
Man I love this channel. You always blow my mind with the cars you pick up and the effort you put into your videos! For years you've never ceased to amaze me, thanks for the good times Tyler :)
❤ Naugas have been extinct for years now. Can’t get Naugahyde any longer. That interior is a keeper! In all seriousness, you should keep this Jag for a long time. Some day it deserves a full restoration because that rust never sleeps. Great find. 👍👍
I have the honor and privilege of having purchased a SII 69 FHC (BRG/Biscuit) 3 years ago and understand Hoovie’s enthusiasm. I converted to triple carbs (makes a world of difference in my opinion). I agree with Three D printed Marine above, repair the rust, the metal used was inexpensive 20 gauge mild steel and will continue to dissolve. I’d also replace that convertible top rubber rot and other exterior seals. For example, my headlamp seals didn’t even come off in one piece, they simply fell apart upon converting from sealed lamps to H4 halogens. As it applies, I elected to refurbish and reinstall the original headlamp buckets, etc., having purchased aftermarket new parts and appalled at the shoddy quality. Finally, little details, install the vinyl along the interior base and get rid of those hideous vinyl seats, easy and rewarding fixes! Great buy, I’d have sprung in minute at that price!
Can imagine, Wizard: "it's a rust bucket, unsafe, better to sell it for parts or face a massive repair bill". lol. Hope not though, amazing car. So well cared for.
Thank you for sharing this, Hoovie! You have a unique way of making us youtube viewers happy for your happiness and love for these vehicles. So happy for you man, enjoy that wonderful piece of automotive history!
Dear Tyler, I'm so glad I came across this video, as I'd run out of Car Issues on MT and was considering reruns! I appreciate your love of cars, the Wizard, and your history of the vehicle, all so humorously presented. Your comic delivery sets you apart from the rest of my favorite car shows on TV. The first car I ever drove at age 5 was on the lap of my dear late Uncle who was quite the Jaguar lover. That was in a 1953 XK-120 coupe in heather green with dark green leather. In 1961 he sent me from Philadelphia a picture of the new XK-E, in red, both the coupe and roadster. I thought they looked like jet fighter planes! Next thing I knew he had bought a new silver coupe with black leather. In 1967 he bought a 4.2 coupe also silver, but this time with a red gut. That car is still in the family with my cousin who is personally doing the mechanical restoration. , Weirdly, at age 73 I found myself recently building a newer and extremely detailed Revell Germany 1/24 model of a green 3.8 E Type roadster in BRG, with a tan interior. As a result of that, and researching the car on line, YT led me to your Jag vids! Although I'm sad Car Issues ended, it looks like you are doing just fine and I'm glad of that. My son who is 44 is looking to buy an F type. I named him after that favorite Uncle, - Chase George White Scituate, MA
Looks great. Just gotta be weary of that “surface rust”. Cars in England post World War 2 into the early 70s were being made with a decent percentage of pot ash mixed into the steel (because of initial “good” metal shortages after the war). This means the panels were also easy to shape and cheaper to make, but it also means they rust a lot faster than what you might be used to from any other cars.
My grandfather has a 1971 V12 e type that is in pretty decent shape. It has a cracked windshield and the transmission needs rebuilt, but there’s virtually no rust and the paint is in good shape (it’s white). I believe he bought it in the 80s when they had depreciated a bit. It’s funny to me because we are not a wealthy family, probably middle class at best, and he just has this priceless e type in his basement. I hope to help him get it fixed up before he is no longer around…
Drove one of these for a month since my buddy own a foreign car shop!!!!! 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰 Can’t compare it to ANYTHING ELSE I HAVE DRIVEN, AMAZING SHOUILD HAVE BOUGHT IT. Big UPs Mr Tyler🤙🏽
One of my favorite cars ever. I lust after the E-Type hard top/coupes. Love watching these on the Goodwood Revival stream last weekend. Such a great car, great sound, great look, just everything about them. Even the "will it start" makes it so wonderful. Congrats Tyler on classing up the collection a bit more! Oh an one more thing, do you mind paying for this? I left my wallet in the JAAAAAAG!
Series 2 did not have rubber bumpers. The fact that it had only 2 carburetors prevented it from overheating which was a problem with 3 carburetors in desert driving. The rocker switches on the dash were cooler than the toggle switches. Driving it was like being in the cockpit of a ww2 fighter plane. I was lucky to drive one across the USA with my brother in the early 70's. Absolute magic experience, Route 66. He left for Vietnam and I got to drive the car solo back to Chicago from Travis Airbase.
This example is the first supercar made! That was the car that I had always wanted, but could never find. Good on ya Tyler, it's a keeper! BRG seals it!
I saw a Jaguar E-type for the first time in 1962 and fell in love with it then. Unfortunately, I've been able to own one but have admired them all these years.
In the early 60's, I was hitch hiking to the Laurentians in Quebec on my way to a rock show, out of nowhere this tiny sleek car pulled up to give me a ride from Montreal to Saint-Sauveur where the show was. Well to my surprise, it was a yellow black top convertible, with the top down on a warm evening drive. I asked the driver if he tested how fast the car would go, and to show me, he stepped on the gas, and wow, did we ever take off; it was like being in a speed capsule, the highway being the line of operation, it was an amazing experience I will never forget. Today I own a XK8 Jaguar silver convertible, and when I'm on a highway, I get the same thrill as my first Jaguar experience, but like they say, you always remember your first. So enjoy your new speed capsule, I'm glad you're excited to own such a prized vehicle, like a Jaguar XKE.
As a kid I worked for Eddies Foreign Car in Elwood New Jersey. He specialized in classic Jaguars and I have restored a few E-Types, 140's and 120's. The ones with the glass over the head light are worth big $$$.
I literally had a dream last night where I had a silver E-Type hardtop. Open up RU-vid, and Tyler is talking about dreaming about cars as he has an E-Type. Strange.
I am 69 and this has always been my dream car. I even built a model of it for my girlfriend back in 1977...she has been my wife ever since! Upon retirement in 2009, I treated myself to my first Jaguar...a near-new XK convertible with only 10,000 miles. I think it is the best looking car of its time, and the E-Type is still the best looker of all time! Congrats Hoovie, yours found the right new owner. Hope you make it a keeper!
Old school documentation. I bought my 1966 Coupe in same colour and seats with the same provenance and even mileage records and mechanical calculations on torque and BHP output. I would expect it to have been converted for lead free. Mine needed a complete rebuild and it was a true labour of love. 😎
You own a lot of nice cars Hoovie, many of which I'd love to own myself, but none more so than this absolute beauty! Congrats Hoovie! I hope she's a keeper!
When you see that rust outside the pontoons be assured there is a lot more inside them. Fortunately you can get every part to rebuild the cars. Back in 1998 I did three rotisserie rebuilds of XK-Es, once you get the outer skins off the pontoons there will be rust, also bad welds, just keep cutting until you get to solid steel. I replaced floors, bulkheads, door skins, trunk floors. Back then the only part you couldn't get was the inner fuel filler assembly, which on one car we needed. By we I mean the owner and I, I did all the work. These cars aren't just pretty, they really go on the race track, the Goodwood Festival of Speed showcases some beautiful and very fast vintage racing E-Types.
British racing green. After the war there was a surplus of green paint so it went to the automotive and motorcycle industry affordably. As for the name. A British racer was asked about the color and he said British racing green. Not bad for color that helped Britain win the war.
Where did you get that info from if I may ask? Green was the official color of british cars competing in international events since the very early 1900s, way before ww2, even ww1.
My oldest brother is 18 years older than me. As a young man, he wanted an E Type... new! As a little boy, I vividly remember scanning the original 1966 Jag sales brochure!!! Sadly, the car was a no go, and the brochure has been lost to time. BTW, you will have to fix that rust. It will only get worse, and the nature of the monocoque, it will hurt the structure over time. Oh, sweet ride!! Love it!!
Another gorgeous car that drops your jaw and makes you salivate. My Dad's Uncle had a garage in Welshpool Wales. He was always buying exotic cars. In 1960 he bought one of the first E-types. Blue fixed head. My Dad already had a MK 1 2.4. A gorgeous comfortable quiet car. You can hear the electric clock tick as you drive and other cars coming up behind you. But it was not fast enough. Only a 100/110 mph on the new M1 motorway. Next came a hotted up 3.4 with modded engine and full extractors. Very fast. But a 2 year old MK 2 3.4 was available for a £1000 . So that was bought. I would clean it and polish the alloy covers on the motor. We would go for Sunday drives at an average of 100 mph. This is in Wales in the early 1960s, on ancient roads, with few straights left over from the Romans, when my Dad's work van Austin A40 was flat out at 70 mph and cruised at 35 mph. The aura and sublime mystique of the E Type was beyond any acid trip. They were the affordable opiate of the people. £1600/1700 new.
Hoooooovies gotta Jaaaaag :) welcome to the club, they should be driven, great to see another one that will be used as God intended! Stunning - do not sell. No really, do not sell. Resist, even when Mr Lucas comes'a knocking...
This man loves cars. He's the right guy to have purchased this jewel. I get excited along with him over this vehicle. I have had a couple of friends who have put American V8s in E Types. A 426 Hemi and a 427 Ford side oiler. E-Gadz. Too young. Turned a beautiful piece of automotive art work into an ill handling pig.. ATTA WAY HOOVIE !
You have an automotive trifecta with the Vette, Mustang and now Jag. You have great taste and are an official lucky bastard ! I’m 67 and these are the cars I lusted over as a young lad.
I once had a 1971 E-type Series 2 that I bought for $4100 in 1977. It had some bondo but drove well and was surprisingly reliable as a daily driver. I sold it in 1981 to finance grad school for $8000. I miss it, but they seem too precious now to enjoy without worry of getting car-jacked. I dont miss those spoke wheels that tend to break at the spoke's head and make it impossible to get the wheel off the axle without a day of hammering. Good luck with all of the surprises it has in store.
congrats for the purchase! You're missing the toolkit that goes on top of the spare wheel. The hammer goes inside that tool kit I think... E-types are awesome. So modern for their age!!
My neighbors had two jaguars. An e-type and a sedan, both V 12s. I got a short ride in the e-type (the wife's car) when she saw me walking home from school. Even though we were only going neighborhood speeds it seemed so fast since it was so low. I loved it. Her husband tuned them over a weekend once a month. He spent money but didn't want to pay for that kind of upkeep so learned to do it himself.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, when my eye saw the E-Type Jaguar, I didn't think it's beauty came anyway near that of a red Studebaker 1953 Champion. A car so striking that you never saw it in films of the day, for the reason it made other cars look like model A Fords. But it did manage a brief showing in "Back to the Future", just to the right of the burning tire-marks of the re-turning De-lorian.!
From years of experience at highest speeds there is really dangerous front end lift. So keep it sane and you will be just fine. Also note that around 120 tunnel vision from vibration may set in. Just back off a bit and everything returns to normal. Best regards from beautiful Arizona.
There we go. You've achieved peak motoring Tyler, nothing else you'll ever own will pull at your heart like this car does. Simply one of the finest cars ever to be made.
A buddy of my got a summer job unloading cars from ships on the Mississippi riverfront. The first of shipment of cars was V 12 Jaguars. He said they could smoked the tires all the way to the parking lot. He was fired from the job but loved every minute while it lasted.
Congratulations Hoovie. All you need now are some brogues, a tweed jacket and a pipe. What a jaw-dropping find. I totally understand your enthusiasm. Australia
When I think about the most iconic cars in history, I think about Jaguar E-Type, Mercedes SL Gullwing, Ferrari 250 GTO and the aircooled Porsche 911. Well... WV Beetle too LOL.
This model and a Morgan 8 I worked on the restoration of for my boss are my two favorite driving cars in my life. Looking down that long sexy hood while the tires screech. Congratulations .
It took you long enough to finally get THE most beautiful production car in the world. You may or may not recall, I am a multi Jag owner and a former series 1 E-type owner.
I've always been mostly into 60's/70's muscle cars, but these Jags have always been a guilty pleasure. I agree 100% that this car should be kept in its current condition. IMO, unrestored cars with some patina are way more interesting than a perfect restoration. Great buy Tyler!
What a beauty.Such great luck in finding this 1 Tyler.About 1980 my Dad asked me if I thought $3500. was a reasonable price for 1,and I told him 'Yes,they're going up in value'.He bought something else,saying the 2-seater just wasn't practical.Bummer.I hope this works out and runs well for you seeing as The Wizard won't work on classics anymore.
Welcome to the team...I only have two classics in my garage but carefully selected to enjoy...R107 300SL and e-type S1 3.8 FHC...both very nice cars to drive and enjoy but so different ways...and it's hard to believe that both, R107 and e-type, were on production at the same time in "70s!
Usually when someone dreams about cars.. it means a type of ministry that the person is going through or gonna. Ministry a means of making money or special type of gifting. Truck=work type. Convertible = fast. Motorcycle = 1 or 2 people and faster. So different types for depending on the vehicle.
Congrats Hoovie - a great car and even better purchase. Wow. (Saw my first E-Type in 1967 in Rhodesia when my then girlfriend's father imported one. A coupe. That girl is now my wife of 50 years - and she is as much of a petrol head as me courtesy of her father!).
