Thank you again for a very enjoyable video without all the drama and bullshit of commercial productions. Just love the straight forward presentation, and the depth of knowledge you bring. Your connection with your father and appreciation of his experience really adds so much... give him an extra high 5 for me!
@rgadave Жыл бұрын
Hope you guys have plenty of "Old Speckled Hen" ready for this rebuild...you'll be needing it.
@geofo602 жыл бұрын
What a fantastic find Richard & Dad. It takes me back to my years as an apprentice panel beater in the mid 1960’s. Back then these made almost an every week appearance in the body shop for hood/bonnet and rear panel damage, mostly due to the owners not being able to judge where the front ends & rears were & had collided with the garage walls. Sometimes the story would be that the owners had let their lady friends drive them & crunch !!! (Haha). Thanks for sharing this gem with us, regards from the U.K. 🇬🇧👍👍
@philtucker12242 жыл бұрын
Hi Richard and Dad, one of my jobs as an apprentice in the early 70s was grinding and setting the tappet clearances on these heads! (Not my favourite part of the job) but overall the heads were great to work on and usually looked pretty sweet before going back to the customers! Live long and prosper Owens 🙏🇬🇧🖖
@pacificbob24 Жыл бұрын
I just found your channel. As a kid growing up in Toronto I'd ride my bike down to Ensign Motors just so I could stare in the window of the small showroom. Before me sat the most beautiful car in the world, the XK-E. Of course, I was a really knowledgeable and cool car guy, (although I wasn't old enough to drive) so I'd tell my friends that it was an E-Type. I'd dream about that car but it was always beyond my reach. I'm 75 now and and living on the left coast and that car is still beyond my reach but I can still dream. Good on you for appreciating this outstanding automobile and caring enough to restore it to its former glory. I don't know if it's an urban legend or not but I believe Enzo Ferrari referred to the E-Type as the most beautiful car ever designed. Thanks for this.
@woopimagpie2 жыл бұрын
What a fantastic find. I cannot think of a better home for it, for now at least. It will be super sweet seeing this lovely old girl running and driving once again after being hidden away for so very long. I'm looking forward to watching you fellas work your magic, I can only imagine the relish you must be feeling. Great stuff.
@mickannieobrien28032 жыл бұрын
The best people to own and restore this fantastic E- Type is Richard and his Dad the passion they have is just so inspiring and we subscribers can't wait for more progress videos Cheers from Down Under.
@swilkobarfingtoniii16422 жыл бұрын
This car had an oil change on my 10th birthday!
@bobmillerick3002 жыл бұрын
An amazing find. It has fallen into the best hands it could have found. I and all you followers look forward to seeing the progress you and your Dad make on this beautiful automobile. Thanks for sharing as always. Cheers.
@RichardMichaelOwen2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching 🥂
@1967250s Жыл бұрын
Didnt think I'd watch a long video of this, but it was a pleasure to do so. What an amazing find. I wish you all the best in th he restoration. Looking forward to seeing it finished.
@paulspurlock24202 жыл бұрын
What a great video Owen!!! Most don't get to see those original bits even on a concourse car, great narration for us Jaguar sponges who love to see original bits come out of a box.
@davidsolloway93492 жыл бұрын
A true and very fortunate barn find. Great to see ... and only a few miles from where I live.
@marcryvon2 жыл бұрын
Simply my lifelong dream car... ❤️
@andrepienaar64592 жыл бұрын
What a wonderful find! This is something like finding the Cullinan diamond of cars!
@chrischallis42402 жыл бұрын
Fantastic, Richard...can’t wait to see the restoration progress journey on this (special) car. Back to the original colour is the way to go..thanks..
@richardwhatton12492 жыл бұрын
A fantastic find and yet another very original car, well done Richard. Kind regards, Richard.
@ToddDunning2 жыл бұрын
That's cool you have a relationship with Chuck at Monocoque. This way I can get a shell from him and have Owen do the rest...!
@wgoconnor332 жыл бұрын
Looking forward to future work on this beautiful car
@darbo232 жыл бұрын
Superb Richard, I’m looking forward to your rebuild content!
@jasonbennett70022 жыл бұрын
I learn so much just watching you handle parts. Excellent vid as usual.
@brianwhittington50862 жыл бұрын
Back in 1977/8 in the UK, I worked on restoring a rotted out 1961/2 signal red with beige trim 3.8 coupé. It was a very early drop footwell model, that still had the small shovel back shaped seats and alloy trim. It had sat many years in a waterlogged farm field, and had done a lot of miles. The oil covered transmission tunnel and engine bay were the only surviving part of the lower 12" of the car not complerely rotted away. Parts fo the earlier cars were expensive and almost non existent then. What you could find were often poorly shaped pattern parts. Some body panels being made were just a rough copy that had to be altered to fit the individual model roadster, coupé , or 2+2 . I have fond memories of hand making many body parts, including the footwells, repair sections, and the various louvred aluminium closing panels that fitted around the front space-frame. The entire floors had been bodged up previously, with riveted on Zinc and Alloy plates. They had then been filled over with fibreglass and body filler, which were the only bits not rotted away. It had had a fibreglass bonnet fitted at some point too. We managed to get a new 3.8 style steel replacement, but had to assemble the complete front end that came loosely bolted together. It came with a rough cut rear edge that had to be hand finished and folded to fit the bulkhead shape. You were lucky those alloy bonnet hinge brackets were good. Ours were all worn away and loose fitting on the pivot pin, needing to be repaired before attempting to hand make the bonnet shut line. Yes you are correct, the air intake box should be finished in a rough sprayed, but not hammered look, satin aluminium effect. Ours also had Cadmium coated brackets on the fluid reservoirs etc. What was left of the exhaust ceramic coating was a cream/ light beige colour. The inner sill trim that was left on ours was black Hardura fabric, which was also on a few other places. The customer took it for an interior re-trim after we had finished the body and paint. I've seen quite a few early build E-Types, and they could have had a mis match of many parts fitted on the production line from different suppliers. Good luck with the restoration Richard, it's never easy when you're putting together a car someone else took apart.
@majorscope2 жыл бұрын
Hi Richard, Great to see the video. What a fantastic find. I found a similar project BT7 Healey slightly worse in Los Angeles. Last on the road in 74. Great fun. Marston radiators are still trading in England and they would rebuild that rad but i guess the cost of shipping would kill it. Keep up the good work.
@2541968joey2 жыл бұрын
Great that you found/rescued this valuable piece of history. Looking forward to future videos & more of your work. I'm enjoying my '68 OTS and it gets driven weekly, lots of fun keeping it on the road.
@dickritchie25962 жыл бұрын
I say that cat is in very, very good hands.
@hughbishopnh2 жыл бұрын
Fabulous! Well done you guys finding such an original example. Looking forward to seeing this restoration series. Great video as always.
@346Moody2 жыл бұрын
One of my favourite KZbin channels does it again! Looking forward to this restoration from my sofa in the UK 🇬🇧
@RichardMichaelOwen2 жыл бұрын
Thanks great to have you along! 🥂
@markletts88022 жыл бұрын
STUNNING...finds like this are getting scarce..For me though,listening to the joy in your voice and enthusiasm,made it all the more enjoyable,she went to someone who will treat her right...When she Fires up,I will salute you.🇬🇧
@RichardMichaelOwen2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching great to have you along! 🥂
@rickgoldsack53672 жыл бұрын
A great find looking forward to heaps of videos. Also looking forward to the final chapter on the XK150 . Keep up the good work. cheers
@mrc74782 жыл бұрын
Hugely enjoyable video. Just found your channel Richard, it's lovely to see how your enthusiasm converts into excellence in your work. Thank you.
@Pedroisanickname2 жыл бұрын
I'm glad this one got away from Dennis (Now you see it and you'll only see it once) Collins. Looking forward to watching it go back together.
@ArtemusClydeFrog1 Жыл бұрын
Man, these are different times. In 1979 I looked at a 1962 E-Type fixed head in Teaneck, New Jersey with 20,000 miles, allegedly 2 original tires and a seized engine. It looked forlorn but it was complete and fully assembled. The seller (a mechanic) was asking for $3000. I passed on it. Back then, it was not an easy car to sell at that price.
@julianneale61282 жыл бұрын
What an incredible find, everything is literally gold dust.
@jakespeed632 жыл бұрын
After 58 years on this planet 🌎 still my top dream car. Can’t wait to see the progress. Fantastic find, in this day and age. Being an early model, would this have whitewall tires?? Growing up in suburban Cleveland, Ohio, seeing an XKE as a kid, was akin to seeing a spaceship. Older neighbor had friend with a white roadster with proper Union Jack 🇬🇧 painted on the trunk lid Naturally The Italian Job, is also one of my favorite films. Thanks for sharing this. JT: Orlando FLA
@RichardMichaelOwen2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Jake, many cars were fitted with whitewalls, but this one still had the original Dunlop Roadspeed spare.
@charleshill92362 жыл бұрын
Just discovered your channel. Incredible! You and your dad are really doing it right!
@billmeldrum25092 жыл бұрын
Congratulations on the find! 🇨🇦
@dcallan8122 жыл бұрын
Black and tan sounds like a nice combination. It looks in very good condition in general, Im sure it will make one heck of a nice car. 2x👍
@The_Automobilist2 жыл бұрын
Congratulations! Plenty of material for episodes to come - looks like there is an almost finished XK150 lurking under some sheet. Can't wait to get your final take on that. Also amazing to see the original triple carbs and how much the intake manifolds are bent down in comparison to the XK150 S or MK10.
@robertsalanon2909 Жыл бұрын
Incredible !! Fabulus !! Congratulations ---
@markxl2 жыл бұрын
This looks like it is going to be a monumental task - I look forward to seeing you progress. Good luck.
@bajabell7 ай бұрын
Outstanding, thank you so much for taking the time to educate us …. So wonderful, Cheers
@abarratt88692 жыл бұрын
Got to be worth a full restoration!
@allenhildebrand6780 Жыл бұрын
looking forward to an update on this beauty...
@stevegriffith72362 жыл бұрын
Love my 71 XKE. Just over 29 thousand original miles.
@russcooke56712 жыл бұрын
I bet it’s a beautiful car. That really is low mileage.
@kevinellsworth63352 жыл бұрын
Richard...welcome back..my favorite car guy.... hope for lots of success for you and yours... think you should have your own TV show...look forward to the seeing this car return to life
@brianbob75142 жыл бұрын
Amazing how you guys know every little part
@patriottothecore62152 жыл бұрын
I was expecting it to be an outside bonnet lock car, but it clearly has inside locks. I believe Fosseway Performance here in the UK make replica early radiators. Definitely an early plenum - no indented ribs on the top surface. What a great find.
@burgers2222 жыл бұрын
Great video, so lovely to see the enthusiasm for these cars!
@hughtube12 жыл бұрын
Wow Wow What a great find. It has gone to the right person who will do a great job. Thanks for sharing and I will look forward t othe progress. Hugh
@RichardMichaelOwen2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Hugh great to have you along 🥂
@1maico12 жыл бұрын
My claim to fame is I was born in the same year and month that washer bottle was made!
@klaasbloem2 жыл бұрын
Great find Richard!!
@robertkellogg54282 жыл бұрын
Richard I would love to see some close up photos of the radiator stone guard. I’m currently refurbishing this piece on my March 1962 build car and can’t find photos anywhere. Love all of your videos. Thanks!
@RichardMichaelOwen2 жыл бұрын
Yes give me an email and I can photo what I have
@robertkellogg54282 жыл бұрын
@@RichardMichaelOwen hi I wasn’t sure how to find your email so I sent you a message on instagram. Let me know if you didn’t get the message. Thanks!
@jeanhawken44822 жыл бұрын
She is a beauty.
@americanpatriot24222 жыл бұрын
Great find!
@victorhex63802 жыл бұрын
I saw two complete E-types looking like this ( but in a bit better condition) in a barn in upstate NY about 4 years ago. He had a TR7 I went to look at and there they were, right next to the TR. The old guy was a Jaguar mechanic from Africa back in the day.... said not for sale tho. Good find!
@gak21732 жыл бұрын
Always loved Jaguar as a car maker. The E type in particular. A 3.8 series 1 is the icing on the cake. I subbed!
@tomfurie29962 жыл бұрын
The best kind of unboxing.
@nigeldewallens11152 жыл бұрын
I just saw this and you must be like a kid in a sweetshop! That is a fantastic find! Well done to you all!! I am absolutely enjoying this! As now I can at last see it in 4K it is as if I am in the room with you! Have fun with this one and I for one cannot wait to follow you on this!! As and when you can! Good luck and it I lovey to see the knowledge you have too!! Not that you wouldn't have LOL ;)
@RichardMichaelOwen2 жыл бұрын
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@shirleyboy88592 жыл бұрын
Welcome back Richard..... It`s been awhile...... Back to Black and Tan, then work your magic on Her.... Make Her into the Beauty that She deserves to be..... Keeping as many Original parts as possible, but make her a dream to drive..... :-))))
@richardcarter10002 жыл бұрын
Great find
@boldorboy082 жыл бұрын
how exciting. looking forward to watching this.
@Handbuilt12 жыл бұрын
I am fully restoring one just like your car , it's N 21, it was used in England for the Dunlop commercial ,then it was shipped to Australia , nice to see which parts are original or not for the car since someone else dismantle and done some work to the car in the 70's before we got to it late in 2021 , still working on the restoration at the moment in 2022 .
@RichardMichaelOwen2 жыл бұрын
Peter great to hear from you! Is that 885021? One of the original 29 coupes?
@Handbuilt12 жыл бұрын
@@RichardMichaelOwen Yes it is
@RichardMichaelOwen2 жыл бұрын
@@Handbuilt1 have a look at this one. kzbin.info/www/bejne/ipTKdqqAjpiXhpo
@silas1842 жыл бұрын
Great to see you starting another great Jaguar restoration. Keep those restoration videos coming we love to see them, just put a link to your youtube channel on my latest instagram.
@graham62292 жыл бұрын
I know you can't do this, but how much was that to buy please. Estimate so we can look for these things knowing we could buy them, but if they are expensive in that state, then we are nearly all out of the race.
@JohnCarey1963Jag2 жыл бұрын
Looks like a good find. Restore it!
@russellflagg875211 ай бұрын
And the ‘62 described below is a roadster. Pics and descriptions of you are interested.
@williamr38402 жыл бұрын
Would love to have that in my barn -- but would never finish rebuilding it! Huge amount of work to do! :0)
@xfire72 жыл бұрын
What a find !
@parrotraiser65412 жыл бұрын
A collection of jigsaw puzzles all mixed up in several boxes. Step # 1 - sort all the parts into collections from the same puzzle,
@shades3602 жыл бұрын
I’m hoping for a frame off resto on this one . I hope that’s in the budget
@monkeybarmonkeyman2 жыл бұрын
Just yesterday I was thinking I'd not seen anything from you in a while then you drop this today! Puck under lifter adjustments can be a huge PITA - many motorcycle adopted that means of adjustment as well in later decades. This ought to be a great series of videos, right?
@Darth_Chicken2 жыл бұрын
I live around the corner from Matthewsons Classic Car Auctions here in the UK. I see quite a number of E Types go through here from wrecks to minters.
@harryireland19352 жыл бұрын
Fabulous!
@philipberry64772 жыл бұрын
Terrific find, colossal job to do it justice. The cylinder head probably should be pumpkin in colour, not gold.
@RichardMichaelOwen2 жыл бұрын
Pumpkin you are probably right
@russellflagg875211 ай бұрын
Are you interested in another ‘62 flat floor welded louver XKE? All original - paint, body, engine, trans - And interior - never restored. Estate sale - needs to move on to a new home for its next life.
@georgeryan6032 жыл бұрын
What’s the back story on this great car ? Interesting to find out why it’s been sitting for so long . Well done Richard, great find .
@RichardMichaelOwen2 жыл бұрын
History on this car is in the video description
@jonathancarson19742 жыл бұрын
Great video. Cheers from Northern Ireland..! . Crossle Cars factory is up the road from me . I wonder if you ever saw a Crossle over there?
@johndavey722 жыл бұрын
Hi Richard . Seek and ye shall find ! You must be in seventh heaven . I agree with Chuck that the bonnet centre section is repairable. My take is that unlike the previous "e" type you restored for your buddy which you kept in it's "as found " condition , this is a different animal ? I guess the plan is to return it to it's original colour ? If so , l would break down the bonnet to it's separate elements as the air duct panels do suffer from corrosion . I have done this on mine . Additionally the bonnet also has damage behind the right hand over rider and the lower front apron has also distorted . I realise this is more labour intensive but the advantage is that the damaged area's will be so much easier to repair and they are not under any tension. If l didn't live across the pond l'd come and do it for you .....and l still have lots to do on mine ! Good luck .
@RichardMichaelOwen2 жыл бұрын
Thanks John great to hear from you 🥂
@STANLIZ42 жыл бұрын
They did have silver inside the headlights (early cars)
@RichardMichaelOwen2 жыл бұрын
Stanley you are right we discovered the Opalscent Silver Grey paint later in the video.
@jfrorn2 жыл бұрын
Love these videos, the ultimate anorak dream…
@stanmoderate44602 жыл бұрын
Oops - that should have read "the location of the dot under the word TOUGHENED" no dot was a round number 50's, 60's - 70's etc. All the window glass should be similarly marked.
@dannylee7782 жыл бұрын
Hey Ricard …fantastic find they do come up occassionaly…I’ve got a 61 RHD OTS in a million bits too…last registered 1982…… any chance of getting photos of the brake and clutch tags ( im missing them)
@RichardMichaelOwen2 жыл бұрын
Yes throw me an email and i can get closeup images of those parts.
@larrydrozd27402 жыл бұрын
The bonnets (not "hood" on a Jag) comes apart. Its 4 pieces. If thats too much, pop it off and flip it, you should have enough access to that dent. The sugar scoops are silver on an early car. The shop I work at has done too many of these cars to count. JCNA champions 26 times over. As far as early cars, we've done #18 and #8. Both gunmetal gray with red interiors, outside latch. DO NOT put those clamps in any sort of rust remover!! It will dissolve the aluminum in them. We found that out the hard way years ago. The carbs are date coded on these cars too. Remember, corvettes from the this era have the same trico wiper blades. You can get them from the corvette guys. We do those cars too. If you need some help, contact me. I'll be glad to help you guys out.
@thomasschaefer93122 жыл бұрын
thanks for the exploded view.
@charpocus2 жыл бұрын
The original clips are still available new
@brians6542 жыл бұрын
It's been too long! Great to see some new content, and on a new project too. XK150...?
@danielfox69072 жыл бұрын
The volume control on the radio said " loudness".
@robertguthrie64072 жыл бұрын
I'd like to buy that from you right now
@johnbuchanan60452 жыл бұрын
Suggestion on the fuel tank find a plater that tin plate the tank. The problem I had with my Mk2 tank is the shop that did it had to do it twice and cut a huge hole to sand blast and put the sealant in and it looks like 💩 and it needs to be done again. Replacing with a new tank from Xks and it’s tin plated. What a score 👍
@RichardMichaelOwen2 жыл бұрын
Hey John, my sandblaster uses a 360 degree nozzle and we keep all the original metal intact.
@johnbuchanan60452 жыл бұрын
@@RichardMichaelOwen awesome. A friends 64 Galaxy tank was totally destroyed by an unnamed radiator shop in Portland Ore. again great find and have fun.
@friguy44442 жыл бұрын
39:48 That clutch disk doesn't look like it's even been used once let alone for a while. It's pristine (well asbestos pristine anyway LOL). As well the rest of the unit looks brand new. I wonder if that was one of the reasons it wasn't being driven? Perhaps it was to get the new clutch put in and they just didn't get it in and stopped after they'd thought to do a full restore job but didn't count the cost or labor or something.
@RichardMichaelOwen2 жыл бұрын
Likely a new clutch kit fron the 1970s
@christophertorrance6782 жыл бұрын
I wonder with barn/garage find cars how often their history may include a coming together with a pedestrian that has gone unreported, they often appear to have frontal damage of that nature with no reason for initial hiding.
@elultimo1022 жыл бұрын
The Pre-68 XKE was my dream car, since I was a kid. I never liked most Detroit muscle cars. I never could afford an E-Type, and wouldn't buy one now anyway, since I'm probably around your dad's age. Oh well. what might have been, under different financial circumstances.---😢
@crisholmurb0072 жыл бұрын
Love this channel - any news for us on the white XK coupé? :-)
@RichardMichaelOwen2 жыл бұрын
XK150 is nearly done, I've been driving it around. Quite pleased with it.
@stanmoderate44602 жыл бұрын
The location of the Dot under the word Triplex refers to the YEAR in the decade, so a dot under the T - you have to decide whether it's a 51, 61, 71 and etc.
@davidnelson68932 жыл бұрын
Wow that is. cool
@rcpmac2 жыл бұрын
Wondering if the transmission cover might be recreated using 3d printing. Ask Leno.
@thomasmann13192 жыл бұрын
What kind of cost are we talking about to restore?
@adamskikijowski91392 жыл бұрын
Watch out for original aluminum brake master cylinder. On my 150 I resealed it and when hot, foot went to the floor and I nearly lost it. Never again.
@lenjames2 жыл бұрын
Great vid...great find...Question..are you going to restore it to showroom or just clean it up and drive?
@harpersisland2 жыл бұрын
I thought Lucas dating codes were week of year and year such that 10 61 would be tenth week of 1961
@YODAMAN52 жыл бұрын
AWESOME, my buddy has one put away hasnt started it in YEARS..... {;-(