|
|
|
|
| Author |
|
|
Registered
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Opelika, Alabama
Posts: 4,943
|
Unreal Barn Find E-Type
__________________
"A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men." Wonka |
||
07-31-2023, 08:20 PM
|
|
|
Registered
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Linn County, Oregon
Posts: 48,521
|
Henry Manny, writing for R&T, called the E type "The greatest crumpet collector known to man."
Fun video..thanks.
__________________
"Now, to put a water-cooled engine in the rear and to have a radiator in the front, that's not very intelligent." -Ferry Porsche (PANO, Oct. '73) (I, Paul D. have loved this quote since 1973. It will remain as long as I post here.) Last edited by pwd72s; 07-31-2023 at 10:48 PM.. |
||
|
07-31-2023, 10:30 PM
|
|
|
Registered
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Opelika, Alabama
Posts: 4,943
|
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!!!
Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk
__________________
"A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men." Wonka |
||
|
08-01-2023, 02:44 PM
|
|
|
Registered
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Long Beach CA, the sewer by the sea.
Posts: 37,708
|
I remember when the 1st video came out and I said only Jay Leno could/would have a local cop come by and give him a tip about the Jag found in the garage.
Turned out really nice. |
||
|
08-01-2023, 02:53 PM
|
|
|
Registered
|
Feel so sad for idiot hoarders
__________________
1986 Bosch Icon Wipers coupe. |
||
|
08-01-2023, 04:46 PM
|
|
|
Model Citizen
Join Date: May 2007
Location: The Voodoo Lounge
Posts: 18,876
|
Quote:
__________________
"I would be a tone-deaf heathen if I didn't call the engine astounding. If it had been invented solely to make noise, there would be shrines to it in Rome" |
||
|
08-01-2023, 04:52 PM
|
|
|
|
Registered
|
Great video - thanks for sharing that.
|
||
|
08-01-2023, 08:16 PM
|
|
|
Back in the saddle again
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Central TX west of Houston
Posts: 55,964
|
Quote:
I remember reading several articles by Peter Egan about the complexity and cost of working on old E-types. I've always loved them. I think I've got a matchbox or hotwheels from the early 70s that was one of my favorites when I was a tiny fella. It looks a lot like this, same color, probably about the same condition. 
__________________
Steve '08 Boxster RS60 Spyder #0099/1960 - never named a car before, but this is Charlotte. '88 targa  SOLD 2004 - gone but not forgotten
Last edited by masraum; 08-02-2023 at 04:53 AM.. |
||
|
08-02-2023, 04:17 AM
|
|
|
Counterclockwise?
|
I watched this the night before and really enjoyed it.
You notice his mechanics in the background? I bet his shop is bigger than most Porsche indy shops. I bet he dropped a crap load of money into this care just because he can.
__________________
Rod 1986 Carrera 2001 996TT A bunch of stuff with spark plugs |
||
|
08-02-2023, 05:40 AM
|
|
|
Registered
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Long Beach CA, the sewer by the sea.
Posts: 37,708
|
Quote:
|
||
|
08-02-2023, 05:47 AM
|
|
|
Counterclockwise?
|
Quote:
__________________
Rod 1986 Carrera 2001 996TT A bunch of stuff with spark plugs |
||
|
08-02-2023, 05:50 AM
|
|
|
Registered
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Opelika, Alabama
Posts: 4,943
|
I have an old AM radio that is an E-Type coupe. It was left in a storage building at I house I rented once. The only information about it that I have found is that it was a prototype by a company called WACO so not many were made. I am currently re-chroming the bumpers and windshield frame.
      Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk
__________________
"A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men." Wonka |
||
|
08-02-2023, 06:22 AM
|
|
|
Back in the saddle again
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Central TX west of Houston
Posts: 55,964
|
Quote:
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.
__________________
Steve '08 Boxster RS60 Spyder #0099/1960 - never named a car before, but this is Charlotte. '88 targa SOLD 2004 - gone but not forgotten
|
||
|
08-02-2023, 06:33 AM
|
|
|
Back in the saddle again
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Central TX west of Houston
Posts: 55,964
|
Quote:
__________________
Steve '08 Boxster RS60 Spyder #0099/1960 - never named a car before, but this is Charlotte. '88 targa SOLD 2004 - gone but not forgotten
|
||
|
08-02-2023, 06:36 AM
|
|
|
Back in the saddle again
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Central TX west of Houston
Posts: 55,964
|
Jay Leno's a badass
__________________
Steve '08 Boxster RS60 Spyder #0099/1960 - never named a car before, but this is Charlotte. '88 targa SOLD 2004 - gone but not forgotten
|
||
|
08-02-2023, 08:08 AM
|
|
|
Registered
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Opelika, Alabama
Posts: 4,943
|
Quote:
       Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk
__________________
"A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men." Wonka |
||
|
08-02-2023, 08:23 AM
|
|
|
Counterclockwise?
|
^^^We need to start calling you HobbyMarty!
__________________
Rod 1986 Carrera 2001 996TT A bunch of stuff with spark plugs |
||
|
08-02-2023, 08:32 AM
|
|
|
Registered
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Opelika, Alabama
Posts: 4,943
|
Quote:
 Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk
__________________
"A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men." Wonka |
||
|
08-02-2023, 10:17 AM
|
|
|
Registered
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Linn County, Oregon
Posts: 48,521
|
Quote:
__________________
"Now, to put a water-cooled engine in the rear and to have a radiator in the front, that's not very intelligent." -Ferry Porsche (PANO, Oct. '73) (I, Paul D. have loved this quote since 1973. It will remain as long as I post here.) |
||
|
08-02-2023, 10:37 AM
|
|
|
Registered
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Opelika, Alabama
Posts: 4,943
|
Posting this as an update. I rechromed the bumpers and windshield frame on my Jaguar E-Type coupe AM radio and got it all back together today.
         Sent from my SM-S916U using Tapatalk
__________________
"A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men." Wonka |
||
|
09-04-2023, 09:24 PM
|
|
