Unreal Barn Find E-Type

[pwd72s]

Cool...hope the radio works.

[Eric 951]

Originally Posted by masraum

That's really cool!

I have the same radio, except in red, picked up at an estate sale years ago

[HobieMarty]

Originally Posted by pwd72s

Cool...hope the radio works.

Yes the radio does work, it picks up AM stations but is not very loud. A friend of mine said to spray some contact cleaner on the electrical components and that may help it out. It has a hole in the top of the fender/cowl area and I have seen pictures of one of these radios having an antenna that would go there but I don't see where an antenna would attach to anything in the radio part.

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[HobieMarty]

Originally Posted by Eric 951

I have the same radio, except in red, picked up at an estate sale years ago

Wow, I'd like to see that!!! Does yours have an antenna? The only information I have found about these radios is that a company named WACO made them and that they were a prototype and made a few trying to secure a deal but the deal didn't work out so not many were made.

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[id10t]

Originally Posted by masraum

Per the Internet, the price to buy a '63 e-type new was ~$6k.

My parents bought their first home in the early 70s. I think it was a tiny little 2 br home. I think they paid 14k. So probably 10 years later and just over twice the price for a home. Yeah, I think anyone that's ever bought a new E-type was not exactly "middle class" with respect to spending power.

My dad paid 3750 OTD for his '65 356 C coupe that I have ... but that included $200 for dealer installed AC unit.

From what I recall from my old car mags, a new '65 Mustang would run you $1750ish

[GG Allin]

Originally Posted by HobieMarty

Enzo said it was the most beautiful car when it first arrived on the scene. I remember back in 1987 a guy I worked with told me of an E-Type coupe that was for sale near where he lived, said it needed some work and it was something like 2500 bucks. Geez!!!

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Funny that the guy who was actually pumping out the most beautiful cars in the world would say that. I personally don't like the way those old Jags look.

[GH85Carrera]

Originally Posted by id10t

My dad paid 3750 OTD for his '65 356 C coupe that I have ... but that included $200 for dealer installed AC unit.

From what I recall from my old car mags, a new '65 Mustang would run you $1750ish

Going back to 1928 when my dad's parents got married, they bought a "house" that is little more than a shed, 12x20 feet, one room, no electricity, no running water or sewer of course, near the Armor and Company meat packing plant. They paid $50. It is the house where my dad was born.

In 1974 when I bought my 1974 914 2.0 that I custom ordered it was $6,750 out the door. They tried to sell me AC and that was a full grand more. I declined. I paid it off in two years.

For sure that Jag E type ended up at the perfect place. It was repaired and made to run, and kept as original as possible. Jay has an amazing collection, and he shares it with the world with his show.