Beautiful vehicles.

[DiscoMick]

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Had a ride in this beautiful old girl today, a 1968 Jaguar 420g limousine. Fully restored - the leather and timber interior alone cost $10k and smelt like it - with a rebuilt 4.2 six like in the E Type. Very smooth and grunty, but with only a three speed auto she uses 18 mpg of fuel.
Even the air conditioning works great. The owner has her full history and believes there are only eight like her in good condition in Oz. What is she worth? Hard to say, but she is not for sale. A lovely old thing.

[Bobc163]

Brother in law has a couple of old jags
Will post some pictures next week of his mk2
A beautiful looking machine that sounds absolutely fantastic when driven slightly hard 😁😁

[DiscoMick]

They are beautiful. The owner says this one has been very reliable since being restored. However, it did seem to idling rough so maybe the carbies need some expert tuning.

[V8Ian]

Jaguar have always produced particularly attractive vehicles.

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My all time favourite car, I have a picture of this model as my desk top wallpaper.

[Rok_Dr]

Nice.... very very nice! Thanks for sharing discomick.

There's just something about Jaguars that stirs the soul, but then I'm happy to say I'm biased ;) ;) ;)

Cheers

Steve

[BMKal]

I was talking with the owner of this beauty in Tassie not long back .........

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[jerryd]

The old XK120 Ian, I remember my brother selling his for 30 pounds when I was knee high to a grass hopper :eek2:

[V8Ian]

The old XK120 Ian, I remember my brother selling his for 30 pounds when I was knee high to a grass hopper :eek2:
I couldn't buy an 11R22.5 for thirty quid. [bawl]

[DoubleChevron]

this one popped up on facebook a few days back ... just aroudn the corner from me .... Absolutely lovely. How on earth can it only be worth $3500 :o :o To restore a car to that sort of condition would cost $30,000+

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To put it in perspective ... an old Citroen DS has always had very little monetry value ... but a DS in that sort of condition would be in the 20->$65,000 range depending on model and type.

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[jerryd]

My new toy [bighmmm]

[Andy130]

I got close to Warren Daly's D type Jag a number of years ago. Really a thing of beauty.

If I recall correctly, he bought it for a few million and I think today its worth about $20M ?

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[ozscott]

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Had a ride in this beautiful old girl today, a 1968 Jaguar 420g limousine. Fully restored - the leather and timber interior alone cost $10k and smelt like it - with a rebuilt 4.2 six like in the E Type. Very smooth and grunty, but with only a three speed auto she uses 18 mpg of fuel.
Even the air conditioning works great. The owner has her full history and believes there are only eight like her in good condition in Oz. What is she worth? Hard to say, but she is not for sale. A lovely old thing.
Beautiful. My brother has the near identical Mark 10. Built like tanks. At 100 mile per hour (mile) it's like standing still.

Cheers

[JDNSW]

I have never been a fan of the appearance of the Mk 10 - they always appeared 'bloated' to me. Earlier models were better looking, particularly the Mk VIII.

[DoubleChevron]

My new toy [bighmmm]

I'll ask the dumb question then ............................................. What is it ?

[1950landy]

This is my brothers Mk7 Jaguar122760

And this was his beautiful concourse winning Mk2 that a drunk , unlicensed & uninsured driver ran into.122761122762

We are hopping to start rebuilding the Mk2 this year using another body shell.

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I am not sure which is worst Lucas electrical or BMW electrical[bighmmm]

[loanrangie]

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this one popped up on facebook a few days back ... just aroudn the corner from me .... Absolutely lovely. How on earth can it only be worth $3500 :o :o To restore a car to that sort of condition would cost $30,000+

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To put it in perspective ... an old Citroen DS has always had very little monetry value ... but a DS in that sort of condition would be in the 20->$65,000 range depending on model and type.

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Mechanic should be shot, he put the muffler on the wrong end [bigrolf].

[DoubleChevron]

This is my brothers Mk7 Jaguar122760

And this was his beautiful concourse winning Mk2 that a drunk , unlicensed & uninsured driver ran into.122761122762

We are hopping to start rebuilding the Mk2 this year using another body shell.

This is my BMW 323i E30 122763
I am not sure which is worst Lucas electrical or BMW electrical[bighmmm]

Wow ..is there anything usable on the Mk2 left. That was a bloody enormous hit!

[Roverlord off road spares]

These are pretty sexy too.[thumbsupbig][bigrolf][bigrolf][bigrolf]
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[Chops]

I'll ask the dumb question then ............................................. What is it ?

An Austin Seven maybe (??). Looks like one I've been admiring that a mate owns.

[1950landy]

Wow ..is there anything usable on the Mk2 left. That was a bloody enormous hit!



Most of the mechanical's are OK , X member bent , twin SU's sliced off side of motor, peddle box , some of the wood trim on the dash & drivers door trim needs replacing. Body a write off , most of the panels were damaged including the roof . The Jag did a 190 deg spin into the embankment The super charged Manaro also spun 190 deg's before hitting the arm-co & sliding along the arm-co for around 50M. Brother got out with a cracked bone in his foot. Ambulance man said he was lucky he was driving the Jag if it had been a modern car he would have a lot more injury.

[1950landy]

My new toy [bighmmm]


Jerry we need a front on shot so we can see what it is .

[V8Ian]

Jerry we need a front on shot so we can see what it is .
That won't help you. [biggrin]

[DiscoMick]

Wow, I didn't expect my little post to bring out so many special vehicles. Impressive.

[Redback]

I'll ask the dumb question then ............................................. What is it ?

Looks like an MG, 1930s maybe.

[loanrangie]

My new toy [bighmmm]

Singer ?

[Hall]

Singer ? Yeah it hums along quite nicely [bigrolf]
Cheers Hall

[ozscott]

I can tell you that Cibie Oscar driving lights fit perfectly into the inner light cavities on the Mark 10 (and therefore 420G)...

I love how much room is in the rear...even with the (huge) burled walnut picnic table in the down position....

Cheers

[ramblingboy42]

My new toy [bighmmm]

is it a Morris Cowley?

[DiscoMick]

I can tell you that Cibie Oscar driving lights fit perfectly into the inner light cavities on the Mark 10 (and therefore 420G)...

I love how much room is in the rear...even with the (huge) burled walnut picnic table in the down position....

Cheers
Yes, this one had twin fold down tables with recesses for champagne glasses. Very ab fab, daarling.

[loanrangie]

is it a Morris Cowley?

No, that era Cowley has a bullnose radiator shell.

[pop058]

No, that era Cowley has a bullnose radiator shell.

My first project car was a '27 flat nose. Not sure what year Jerry's is ?

[JDNSW]

No, that era Cowley has a bullnose radiator shell.

Depends which era you are talking about. Last bullnose was 1926, and I would put that car at the end of the '20s at the earliest.

[V8Ian]

It's not what it seems, it is but it isn't.

[Pedro_The_Swift]

forget that,,
is your bus bogged Ian?
[bigwhistle]

[jerryd]

forget that,,
is your bus bogged Ian?
[bigwhistle]

Only Ian could turn up for a party in a bus !! The wife's face was priceless when I said a bus load had turned up [bigrolf]

Back to the new toy............I'll give you a clue.......it's 85 years old.........it's british........it was competition for the famous Austin 7.........it was the first car to have hydraulic brakes on all four wheels..........


You can't have a front view shot as you'll see the name !!

[V8Ian]

No Pedro, "Bring you bus up," said Jerry "we've got seven acres, plenty of room."
He failed to mention narrow, winding driveway when he gave me the address, he also seemed to have difficulty understanding that a three axle coach has a slightly larger footprint than an 88" or his Suzuki. [bighmmm]

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[Bobc163]

It's a vauxhall

[Chops]

I'm guessing maybe either a Singer or a Riley.

[jerryd]

It's a vauxhall


Not a Vauxhall, it has an 832cc sidevalve motor with 3 bearing crank........3 speed crash gearbox (oops, you'll get it now !!)

[Chops]

Google tells me its a Vale Special,,,

[jerryd]

Okay I'll give in..........it's a 1932 Triumph Super Seven 2 seat roadster, part of the body has been replaced about 40 years ago, it had originally been ''hotted up'' and should give spritely performance. However, some people have a habit of telling porkies when selling cars. The motor is rather tired and the clutch needs investigating as it's near impossible to change gear at speed !!

I purchased it with the intention of maybe hillclimbing it or similar. I now have to decide whether to strip it down and sort it or pass it on to a new keeper.

[V8Ian]

Jerry, have you tried clutchless changes?

[jerryd]

Tried everything Ian, it's probably got a holden release bearing or some other hidden horror in there. Friday will tell if it gets taken to pieces or not [wink11]

Now have I told you about the mint condition, unmolested Nissan Skyline parked in the shed [bigwhistle]

[V8Ian]

Tried everything Ian, it's probably got a holden release bearing or some other hidden horror in there. Friday will tell if it gets taken to pieces or not [wink11]

Now have I told you about the mint condition, unmolested Nissan Skyline parked in the shed [bigwhistle]
Dragging the property value down is it? Are the neighbours complaining?

[jerryd]

I assume you mean the '' Nissan '' ?? It's number 1 son's new toy, trouble is he can't drive it for another 12 months [bigrolf] And guess who's looking after the keys [bigwhistle] I must admit it's rather nice to drive

[BathurstTom]

My new toy [bighmmm]
Alvis?

Tom.

[jerryd]

Alvis?

Tom.


I confessed further up in the the thread ^^^^ I wish it was an Alvis though !!

[V8Ian]

Jerry's one off special would have started its life something like this.

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[jerryd]

The super seven was launched in 1927 they were fitted with a 7. 9 hp or 832 cc side valve engine. At the time they were the main competitor with the Austin seven but slightly bigger in size and featuring the much more desirable and advanced for its time braking system; four wheel hydraulic brakes. The super seven sports are now very collectible.


Pretty sure mine was originally a tourer Ian