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@golanbaron370 Thank you very much for your feedback. Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for sharing. Maikel

And depending on when in the year you should have either the attached ratchet or for later in the year the seperate ratchet. I might still have one of these.

@@JaguarEType I have the detached ratchet , but the Blue paint on mine looks much lighter than the ones you have, it may just be the lighting. Thanks for the info, I really appreciate the time you put into this

@robgillam340 maybe it had been repainted in a too bright shade. The tone varied anyway. There is a general colour but nuances into both direction.

What do mean with all black? The lifting jacks are all grey blue.

@louislazarus9253 Hi Louis, sadly I do not know where you are located and if you are doing classic car tours. For me, talking about something, knowing the subject is important. I am driving and using these cars the way they were made those days! That is what I am enjoying today, 60 years later and it allows me a trip, back in time. I love them, and my lady loves them too. Just keep following us, and maybe, one day our routes will cross. The E Type is our passion, not obsession. I just like to know what I am doing, regardless if we are talking about E Type, wine, food, culture etc ... The E Type is a medium to socialize, to enjoy the country site, to get to know other places, to put a smile into young lads faces along the road. Just stay tuned and you might become part of our incredible journey.

@johndavey72 You can bet, you can bet. Half the time is fun, the other half is learning. Screwing and mounting is donw on its own. So much fun with Richard, always a funny comment. Keeps us laughing 😆, good to see the younger ones coming up and having the skills to engage other young people with jokes and slangs. But we are also making massive progress on cars, what takes so much time on your own, is solved and done in an instant. We still are facing some challenges and it is good that approach them different ways. Everyone should have a mate to share his passion and learn from each other. Save the E Types. 👍 and thank you for your comment. Always appreciated. 🙏

Hi there, many thanks for watching. It is always a pleasure to share some experiences. 👍

@stevepops4450 Many thanks for your comment. Much appreciated. It is not that easy as it seems, you are totally right.I did not want to waste the viewers time watching how to fiddle in 16 studs. It is all the same procedure. Thanks to the rubber, you can twist, turn and wiggle them in. Some are easy some are harder. We used a tapered tommy bar (from the early S1 tool rolls 😂) to align the holes. And yes, as you could see, we also used the floor lift to lift the IRS from the prop shaft side to ease the alignment of the holes. From the past videos, I learned that the majority of the viewers are not too much interested into these details and switch off what has a negative impact on the CZcams ranking. Hence I prefer to have these extra detailed videos on my website www.etypes1.com in the members/Insiders area. There you will find many interesting technical videos. Thanks for joining. You can also ask me to create tutorial videos. Best Maikel

Many thanks for watching 🙏, there will certainly be a video me visiting Owen Automotive workshop. Just needs timing and hopefully they will have an early car then. Stay tuned, Maikel

Good day Dieter, many thanks for watching, Now you have seen how the IRS slides in 😅😅 you can do it on your own, but in two, it is a lot more fun 😁. Videos always do require some cutting as sometimes, in the heat, you forget something and have recorded before. We are mechanics in first place and no actors or directors. I thought it is important to show, not to forget the hand brake cable, the prop shaft, the steering column, the oil inlet for the auto gear box and the oil cooling line before everything goes in. You like my overall right 😉.

Hello to Kölle, my favourite city in Germany. Or isn't it in Cologne? Another flat floor I do not know?! 😯😲 We can maintain and service the E Type ourselves 💪. Thanks for watching and sharing 🙏

@@JaguarEType Doch - gewisssss!!!! Hier gibt's ein Flat-floor... op dr' Schelsick, eben!!! No. 885 126... Alles andere is ... matching!!! 😄 Wir müssen unbedingt einander treffen. Du bist der große Inspirator - und, wir sprechen die gleiche Sprache über Originalität und historischer Pietät!!!

@cembalaro Hallo Ketil, bitte unbedingt melden. Kontaktdaten stehen in der Beschreibung unter dem Video. So frühe FHC sind selten. My preferred model btw. Würde gerne wissen in welchem Zustand der Wagen ist. Bis bald, Maikel

@@JaguarEType Ich melde mich ... !!! 🙂

That is absolutely possible. A bit awkward but no problem. Go for it. 💪

C'mon, we are just 2 big boys enjoying old cars 😉 and sharing it. With lots of fun.

@@JaguarEType just that, I love you two doing that . . .; )

Hi Terry, many thanks for watching. It is always a pleasure to understand and work on these cars. The old days engineering is pretty much straight forward and understandable from these days. It tells you right away how far the engineering was and with every car onwards, some improvement and changes were made. This automatic gear box with the oil cooling pipes to the regular modified radiator is such a thing. We are loving it. Can not wait for the day to do the first spin. Keep watching 👍

Time was flying, as you can imagine. It is twice as much fun, although we do not always agree but learn very much from each other. The good thing with the late hours was, Richard's father was up and we could simply give him a call. Great fun and great progress. Only filming takes away some time but hope it motivates some of the other guys working on their cars too. 🔧 🔩⚙️ Thanks for watching.

As I said Richard, you need to come back, as we soon fire up the two engine 🙂. You are welcome any time.

I got mine up yesterday. Long day! I arranged the mounts as shown, except the long bolts at the front I put in from the outside. It looks like the stud at the rear is not going to go in, but there is enough flex in the mount to make it go. I had some trouble with the speed bleeders, hard to get them to stop weeping.

It is never easy, it always takes some persuading. and wiggling. But a great relief when done. 👍

It's great that you 2 get along so well . I'm sure you both swap your knowledge and tease each other too 😂 So Makiel did you rebuild that engine or was it assemblied already ? Takecare 😊

The engine was mechanically done by a machine shop, but I had to assemble the thing and set the steering and ignition. Head was also done by the engine builder. Simply thought I would never need the tools, and skills to do the engine when I started the first car and that is what happened with every car I did. 😜 All other components on the engine is also my task again. The flex plate required some searching to find the right man. Always some unpredictable things as you know.

Agree with you, and there is nothing wrong when some examples reaching extremely high values. Important is to distinguish which ones. 👍

Hi Sam, many many thanks for your feedback, that is the discussion I was hoping for. Always good to have some feedback on dates, as that is what I am after. I was working with Roger Payne for a long period on tools and manual sets, and it was so difficult to determine a specific date as change over. Almost impossible as new stock were put on old stock and some cars were hold back other were shipped to US. Then, also what date are we referring to, the production date, dispatch date or registration date. So, we can only vaguely determine the change over period. The grey OTS actually is a February 63 car and I personally have not seen an earlier car with cross hatch console. Would love to ask everyone watching this video checking their cars and letting all of us know who of you has an earlier car with cross hatch covers. Or maybe Sam can point us to the first car with cross hatch pattern. Regarding the paint. Well, I have to say, I have seen many, many E Type but only a dozen which claimed to be original paint. I have always noticed the difference between the inside and the outside. And I now I can imagine why there are so very few cars left with original outside paint, especially the opalescent ones. In some of my other videos you do see some original paint on the engine frames and inside bonnet. If that would be the same shade on the outside, it explains why we never see any original outside paint. I think the opalescent would suffer even more. Sam, I really loved to read your feedback, and I am seriously hoping you come up with more verifications and also the others viewers. Please verify your cars and help all of to narrow down certain change over dates. Albeit we will never be 100% sure. For example, when did the fragile hood clamps on the early cars did change to the more chunky type When did the swan neck water rail disappear. When was the short A - post cap replaced with the larger one that continued forever. When was the soft-top hood with the three straps was replaced with the one that only had 2 straps. Many thanks and looking forward to your comments. 👍🏻

Some people obviously do, when you see the auction results.

My E Types with original stuff are 60 + years old and have done between 20 and 80 k miles. How do you know a modern one will do the same? So far I have not seen a new one with 50 k miles and not having any issues. So, remains to be proven they last longer. Easy to say, hard to demonstrate. I prefer to stick with the original stuff as far as I can. And I prefer the charme of an original car over a modern one. But of course that is everyone preference.

Hello John, for a while I thought you disappeared. Good to see you back, and many thanks for your feedback. Always very much appreciated. Well yes, the locations could not have been more different. It seems, every market has its customers and different customers have different needs. That is why we need to release that not all cars are the same, albeit they are all E Types. Most of my customers are in love with the shape and only see with their eyes. I do see the potential or the problems and that is where my customers have their benefit. Talking about E types and all the different models and years, they are getting a much better picture and start making up their mind about what they want, can live with or what they do not want at all. It was a great trip, really enjoyed it but at the same time I wanted to show the world how different the market is and that buying an E Type is a simple thing but buying an E Type to meet your requirements can be a challenge and sometimes you have to go different steps, to enjoy your car. As in the end, there is no better car to enjoy and feel special than the E type. Hope to see your E on the road soon. Best, Maikel

@@JaguarEType 💕

You need to watch my other video czcams.com/video/QBXl7ie5LHk/video.html, that will be more to your liking. BTW, that car is still for sale, albeit having been auctioned in Paris and Monaco. Maybe I did not mention ORIGINAL often enough. 😜

And what do you think about a low miles all original unrestored car?

@@JaguarEType Well that would be the ultimate dream. My friend Paul has a 1962 which he bought in 1971...... for £600

I need a contact of that Paul :-) maikel.lemke@etypes1.com Thank you.

Interesting comment, I was surprised too... but keep up the comments. I didn't mention a few things I saw, I wanted to leave it up to the audience. And you are very attentive. 👍

@@JaguarEType I try my hardest ; )

Wow, thank you for the 💐. What a good debate, I am sure we will have all different opinions. But I have been reading here that Paul C. also enlarged his point of view towards these cars. May I remember the CMC restored OBL 875256 which sold in February 2024 in Paris auction and then has not been sold. Offered again in Monaco and did not sell either. It seems that an original car, restored or unrestored is the REAL thing. That XK 120 at 0:13:08 is the best I have ever seen and it is priceless. Same with the 63 OTS and white 67 FHC. Probably not for long distances, but certainly worth keeping as is. What do all the other say? I am curious.

Hi Paul, thanks for watching and the very much appreciated comment. As you must have noticed, I am so passionate about these cars that I am trying to put myself back into the 60's to understand the conditions, these cars were built and driven. It is a kind of study not just restoring and driving them today. These cars do feel like part of my own body.😃😃. Good to hear you are studying these cars as much as I do. You are getting more and more into details and you probably appreciate and find the original cars more exciting. Keep sharing 👍

@@JaguarEType I went to a car show in Lytham -St Annes close to home yesterday and looked at E Types in a whole new way. My 40 yr career was in facial prosthetics, so detail was a given to achieve a realistic result for my clients ,it's not what your eyes see, but what your brain sees through your eyes and that takes many years of training and studying the human face, just like you with the characteristics of the cars we both love. Until details are pointed out by someone with your in depth knowledge we see only the overall picture, were as I would say to clients, when you look at the television you see a picture, while I see the pixels that make up that picture.

@paulcharlesworth319 You have the skill to put it in words. I am only trying to show some pictures and hope everyone understands 😀. Well said.

You are most welcome 🙏. I really love and enjoy these cars as many of us are doing. Did a 100 miles yesterday in our OTS, cought some rain. Had to close the roof and was flying back home on the Autobahn. I am sure I shocked some people but enjoyed the trip and certainly inspired others to get their classic 🚗 out. The 3 wipers are spectacular 😁. Keep sharing. 👍

Hi Robert, many thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts. Don't regret having sold your car. That was the only way how I and some others got one. I just love driving the E Type. For me, it is one of the coolest things on earth, and I can decide to go anytime I want. I was lucky to go in the grey and the white car in Pennsylvania. I had so many thumbs up and people cheering at me. I am thankful for the entire trip and thought it might be worth sharing. Will be back. Stay tuned 👍 and let us know when you are going to your own E Type again. 😀

@user-yx8kq8cd9w Many thanks for your feedback, thought you would like the detailed info and pictures. Please share them with others. 👍🏻

@joemorgan636 you are right, and I thinks it comes through. That grey OTS hits the jackpot. I have never ever seen something similar. Sure, there were days when someone replaced the gear box but luckily they kept all the original parts. I would just rebuilt the original parts and put them back it to make it running as it was and drop it at a museum. This piece has to be rescued by someone who can afford this sort of money and preserve it for the future generations to come. This car is so much different from the newly restored cars. What a luck it did not damaged in an accident and all the original bits are still there.

Many thanks Paul, I was not aware only RHD were built. Actually, I learned it is a Lynx creation. Very good 👍

I would just leave it as is and make sure it is running perfectly. Just a hand wash as ours dads used to do. You see the result when polishing every Saturday in my other video. czcams.com/video/nP-iqd2Egms/video.html incredibly thin paint

Good day, not the engine frames but the bodyshell. With special car to the bulkhead, wheel arcs, lower bonnet area, tailgate, doors and the sills. I wax them.

I got curious after seeing american restorers on YT use a spray can with a flexible extension tube to spray the inside of frame tubes. I just checked and you can buy the spray can nozzle with extension tube separately as well.

@dougwernham5209 hello Doug, welcome to my Channel, please feel free to contact me any time you need assistance. Maikel

We have all been there, it is getting better with every car.