MadaboutKitcars

Well Degsy, I'm sure I'll make it there but with no roof, the weather looks very iffy, not sure about taking the XK!

I am driving there top down. MTFU

How nice for you, I do not have a top to put down. FYA

Come on Scottie still a fews days to go... rustle a frame up and tie on some tarp, jobs a good'un

We'll see!

Well, if it was good enough for Maserati...

Well well!

I was about to answer the criticism from WCA, Jones and the Towed by saying the car is supposed to be a Jaguar not a bloody gypsy's road-cart, but having seen the
above pics from Mr T, that rather buggers-up that doesn't it?

So I am working on it!

Mr Towed, are you taking your topless car to Stoneleigh, and if so,
what, if anything, have you "cobbled up" to protect it from the elements?
Any pics?

I am now desperately searching for any photos of my camping tarpaulin contraption I used a couple of years back to sleep under in the back of my pick up truck.

Proper 'Gypsy Chic' is was.

Can't find the gypsy set up but this was my camping and bad weather protection when I did camp at Stoneliegh

Hey WCA, your picture did not come out at all well, just a blue circle with a negative sign in it.

This has happened to a lot of pics you have posted on my threads.

Buck up man and get your shit together!

Now re-post properly! (Would really like to see your stuff)

Any better?

Google keep changing how you share links and set permissions

Yes thank you, it was a real picture this time!

How do you keep the green gazebo attached to the car when it rains, and how does it not fly off when you are driving?

With my style of engineering these things are simple...

Gazebo on the passenger seat, roof down, foot down and the rain flies over your head in the air stream*.

Park the car under the gazebo for rain cover.

*Just don't drop below about 50mph

Hi Scottie - might have to give Stoneleigh a miss this year, I'm in the process of fitting a pair of Stromberg CD175's to my Spyder and I've had to cut a damn great hole in the bonnet for clearance.

Although it's running better than ever and I've taken it out for a test run, I don't want to drive it too far until I've put a new bulge or scoop over the offending carb to reinforce the bonnet and stop it cracking out from the corners of the hole.

As for the weather, it looks like it's going to pi$$ down all weekend, so I feel for anyone who is taking a properly open car...

The Maserati in the picture above wasn't ever meant to be driven with the Bedouin tent in place btw, it was added together with a bunch of other namby-pamby luxuries like a full-height screen, single wiper and even doors to comply with some hair-brained and thankfully short-lived racing regulations back in the fifties.

Anyway, good luck with the weather this weekend...

Not Strictly Relevant but.........................

Hi All.

I just came across this on Ebay.

I think the term 'replica' is serially abused: 'evocation' is my descriptive term of choice. This, to me, looks like an E Type body kit with a fin clapped on it. Nicely finished? Yes. Nice interior? Yes. Appropriate engine? No. Hideous wheels? Yes. Appropriate colour? No.

It will be interesting to see if this achieves the £22k asking price. If it does, I'll be rubbing my hands with glee at the thought of selling mine when my S4 Seven eventually gets reassembled

Regards, Mick

Hmm, I have a feeling the biggest part left of the XJ6 'donor' is the V5.

I rather like the colour but not the beach buggy wheels or stupid maxx-power corsa exhaust. The cheapo ebay gearknob is also very nasty and spoils an otherwise not bad interior for me. And why on earth would you put a dual mass flywheel on a pinto engine?

Still, I wouldn't be surprised if someone buys it at that price as overall it looks quite convincing. Feel free to disagree, of course...

Looks like an old Cortina / Escort based car. There isn't much Jag base at all. The seller is a classic car trader who should know better !

Challenger or Wildcat at my guess.....Cortina based , mostly ..

Wheres the link?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1969-JAGUAR-D-TYPE-REPLICA-/141995933533?hash=item210f9dff5d:g:m3cAAOSwXSJXOvn8

Are you sure that it has a fin fitted? Looks more like a sail to me.
Needs a Jag or Rover engine and a decent set of wheels to get anywhere near that price.

When a car is advertised as "Jaguar based" it is usually assumed,
( and should have) a straight six XK engine similar to the originals.

The chassis is neither here nor there, it's the engine that counts.
I think Mr T summed it up neatly with his comments.

Mick, I think you are right, if that car reaches any where near what he's expecting, with the attention to detail your car has, and the fact that it has a straight six engine, (albeit a Triumph one) it would look like you are in the money!!

Any news on the paint job yet?

How Long? How Much? Ouch!


The second bloke came for a look on Monday. Fortunately, he wasn't a total dick like the first one.

He pointed out that he has no experience of spraying cellulose, other than from rattle cans! He only uses two pack normally. He ran his (shovel sized!) hands over the project and pronounced that it needed a bit more filler here and there, and some high build primer after a good going over with 320 grit.

He's willing to do it but can't start for eight weeks and thinks it'll be £1000 to £1200! Not sure if this is A) worth the wait and B) worth the price?

I'm trying other avenues - if anything concrete happens I'll post.

Regards, Mick

My two New Pennies worth:

1/ from what you've said about his appraisal of the necessary prep he does sound like he knows what he's doing.

2/ cellulose is easier to use than 2 pack as it's less toxic and any runs can be flatted or polished out afterwards.

3/ a professional sprayer today is unlikely to have experience of spraying cellulose as it's not been legal to use it on modern vehicles for years. It says a lot about his honesty that he's told you he has no experience of using it.

4/ the price sounds quite reasonable - allowing about £300 for materials and a week's work to prep, paint and polish, that's about £100 to £120 a day/£12 to £15 per hour labour cost (garages charge at least three times that rate).

5/ if he's fully committed for eight weeks that would signal to me that he's in demand, and therefore should do a good job (but I'd ask for references and to see examples of his work before booking him).

Best of luck!