Jaguar XJC renovation

Renovation of the Jaguar XJ6C 1976 (Daimler Sovereign Coupe) manual transmission. The renovation lasted 12 years. This beautiful Jaguar adorns the Czech Republic.

[@davidsheppard1362]

I think it's one of the most beautiful looking cars ever made.

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[@zorngottes1778]

Really great work. This car is a piece of art.

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[@colingarner6175]

Love to see fabulous cars being rebuilt. The music was great for three minutes !!!!!!!!

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Thanks. 45 minutes song :-)

[@anthonylynn1969]

The detail you've gone into is amazing that car is better than it left the factory when it was new.... Stunning car

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[@julianwhitta1114]

The epitome of the big coupe, restored with love, passion and attention to detail. Outstanding work.

[@jaguarantony]

Those Jaguar models you have are soo gorgeous

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[@Ardent445]

I would love to know where the red model came from - with the exception of the interior colour, my XJC is exactly the same colour and wheels as the red model.

[@mneale4401]

I have worked in the factory building S3 & XJS's & owned an S2 XJ6 4.2 ...... I have to thank you for this & commend you on your dedication & the money you have poured out to keep this beauty !

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[@davidknott9545]

Absolutely Stunning restoration and workmanship.....Just a shame about the wrong wheels at the end, other than that......Just absolutely bloody amazing and the best I've ever seen 👌👌👌👌👍👍

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[@Ardent445]

What is wrong about the wheels?

[@paulbrett810]

congratulations, 12 years! I'd hope it brings you joy everyday.

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[@robwilmink7843]

Insanely beautiful. A real good job, just Fine to watch the car coming back (or becoming even more beautiful) to its original splendor. I used to own a XJ12C, but I did not have the skills, tools and money to restore the car. So i am really happy to see that there are people out there that do.

[@fru11]

Hello, Thank you very much.

[@richardstevens8479]

Fantastic restoration and video: No talking, just got on with doing a lovely job.

[@biroldjoshan3745]

What an outstanding job been done on this Daimler coupe and its a manual version too ...simply ...beautiful

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[@peterlun5967]

Wow … what a nice Jag!

[@MrGman2804]

As an Englishman and former Jaguar owner, that is a beautiful job. I am very impressed.

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[@Peacekeeper1966]

Absolutely beautiful work, just a gorgeous car the XJC.

[@sej8806]

Wonderful freehand line drawing of the beautiful XJC. Sir William would have appreciated that.

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[@MB-uw6eh]

A master restoration scientist. Magnificent work.

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[@paolocaparrelli1454]

Fantastico restauro!!👏🥇 E bellissimi i modelli in scala😍

[@paolocaparrelli1454]

Fantastico! Il piu bello xjc visto in rete

[@robwilmink7843]

Must be one of the most beautiful coupes out there. You have done an outstanding job restoring the Daimler Coupe. In one word: magnificent!

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[@Ozcarnut3029]

Great coverage of a home restoration on an XJC that required a lot of work. Congratulations on a job well done and the vehicle looks stunning.

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[@multislipful]

Thanks for sharing your beautiful work.

[@dingopuppytoo]

Great job! And still one of the most beautiful cars ever made.

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[@robelms4891]

The restoration of a work of fine art by true artisans.

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[@markdoggett5904]

Simply stunning that interior looks fantastic .I'm very jealous

[@ceased2care]

Great video. No words, just informative photos. Missing screen trims are noticeable & white walls with over polished Kent alloys a little bling, but nice colour change from squadron. Outstanding work.

[@thomaspotschka5387]

It is a wonderful piece of work! Maximum respect to your skills and knowledge, turned in such results! Congratulations! I hope, you will enjoy it many many years! ❤🎉

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[@PhilippeOrsot]

Hello ; magnificent restoration work on a magnificent automobile. You did an amazing job !! I am going to start renovating my 1974 XJ6 4.2L, which I have owned for over 20 years, and your very detailed video will help me a lot. On the other hand, I fear not achieving such this level of quality... Bravo, thank you and enjoy good and long trips with your cars !

[@fru11]

Hi, thank you very much. You will definitely succeed!

[@MrClingclong]

I'm watching Harry Metcalf having his Jag XJC being renovated at the moment and it is very interesting. It's shocking when the paint is blasted away to reveal not very much metal, that would finish me off, just where do you begin ? Great work guys, you are working with automotive art.

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[@richardhoulton4016]

I think Harry’s was a bit worse to start with. Agree this is amazing though.

[@basvandecamp4553]

Harry's coupe is welded the right way. This cars welding job is not so good as you think. Autogeen welding where spotwelds should be for example. The detail of the job is shown with the piece with the cross pressing "completely wrong size". The cross member under the radiator is roughly welded together in a way that it will rust very fast again (a new cross member cost 100€) This video shows you if you want a good restored car do it yourself.

[@simon-oy6um]

Brought her back like new love the blue 😊😊😊❤❤❤

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[@stephenknight-m4y]

Fantastic work, and lovely music as well. 🤓

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[@margaretdillon6332]

Wonderful, wonderful labour of love to preserve such a beautiful car. I also have an XJC, in primrose, which I originally got restored in 1987, and refreshed five years ago. It is and always has been in beautiful condition since the first renovation. I changed the diff ratio to 3.07 and changed the engine to a series 3 unit with two inch carbs. It rides beautifully on Konis, and I still love it to bits. Your inspiring video makes me appreciate more than ever the work of the artisans who saved the car back then. Congratulations and feel oh so proud of your great achievement!

[@rousemotorsport]

A lot of hard work. Great job!

[@rickprindle3971]

very good job. Looks better than new. I have a 1975 XJ12C that has 75,000 miles from new and always kept in a garage in Dry Texas. So no rust. Beautiful well designed car. Only people who can fix it should own one unless they are rich.

[@christoskyprianides5865]

More than excellent. Bravo. 😀🤗

[@jamescarney6894]

Congratulations on your superb dedication. Absolutely FANTASTIC.

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[@terencefield3204]

I recall the factory where this was made. Men and women with immense skills, but a factory so antique it was an impediment to their work. Well done for such a good restoration.

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[@williamellis3961]

Beautiful xj6!

[@JonDingle]

Beautiful car as indeed most Jaguar's are.

[@aderrrt]

Great Result!!....my old Jag is currently undergoing a complete renovation....now owned by Harry Metcalfe, I bought the XJC 5.3 in May 1978. At the time they could not sell them...new price was £12,870! I hope that you are able to locate the chrome side strips which the Daimler had, and the "D" motifs on the hub caps which are very rare. I did a highly enjoyable 60,000miles in the Jag....very quiet, very quick, very thirsty and rubbish Lucas window motors and fuel pumps....forgiven for everything though.

[@douglasjames4905]

A heroic undertaking with a remarkably beautiful result, I salute the owner. I too ran a 12C when current in the late 70's when they were 'sale-proof'. It was a weekend show concours example - new they were not as well finished as this! Been following HM project too. My heart aches for the needs of XJ coupes in present times...

[@richardlowe4954]

Fantastic work - the XJC must be considered as one of the most beautiful cars in the world - better than any Italian , French , American offering of the same era - massively under rated car . Stunning job on this one - well done 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@geoffclarke3796]

Fantastic job, love that car,

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[@olivierdores2763]

Magnifique, félicitations

[@CyberCurtainTwitcher]

Now that's what you call a labour of love!

[@JagBoxV12]

Excellent work.

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[@bryanhead2670]

Its not Just a car,,its the sum of the hard work that people put into its creation,,,,and eventually being restored by others too. A reflection of untold efforts. Very classy car, music and video!

[@davidhartley2926]

Amazing, beautiful, stunning. Thank you

[@philippeXJC4L2]

Well done !!

[@philipchurchill6508]

For a long time now I have loved this car I think it more lovely than the e type , you have done a most fantastic job fella , always remember the daimlers are cooler than jaguars even if everything is the nearly same in some models , even if people say" what is a daimler ? " , you can tell them that your car is more exclusive than a jag , for a start Hynek the grille and boot handle are much more pretty , I am very jealous of this car , I bet it smells nice in there, it is a shame we do not have " smellovision " or at the very least " scratch and sniff cards " that they used to promote perfume and aftershave , once again Hynek awesome result for all your hard work .

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[@milandockal6914]

Amazing job!

[@toucan221]

all you work has been worth it, the end result is beautiful

[@jaxs2384]

Man, you made me speechless. You did it as davincci. Completely art work + ultimate knowledge about jags. 👍

[@none3763]

beautiful car. beautiful job.

[@johnwillis9534]

FAULTLESS DEDICATION fantastic.

[@joeshumo9457]

I have one of these as well. I plan to do a video where it m basically going to copy this format , but of course I’m going a totally different route on the build. I’m going to restomod mine but in a fairly unexpected and unique way. I’m on Maui and plan to make it my trophy car for sunset cruises. Another year or two I suppose. My 68 ss 396 Chevelle comes first. Aloha.

[@aledamasceno]

Trabalho maravilhoso! Meus parabéns.

[@xr8rick]

Jaguar/Daimler made such beautiful cars.

[@jaroslavsehan7064]

super!!! nevěděl jsem jestli se mám smát, nebo brečet,,,oboje pozitivní !!!!

[@saidrokh4224]

Best job. Excellent

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[@RevistHolidays]

Beautiful to watch. Congratulations on the effort & the result.

[@kumaresonchandrarajan8563]

Superb build! Excellent videography too 👍🙏

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[@handycrowd]

Kudos! That is what you call a 'nut & bolt' restoration :-) I've had my coupe since 1989 and this video is very useful to us fellow owners for the bits we have missed! I hope you enjoy the finished result, it must be one of the best out there and at last (finally) they are increasing in price as their desirability is being realised.

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[@niklasfredriksson6624]

Amazing work, doesn’t get any better than that wish I had one of those cars, one of the most beautiful cars ever made 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍😎

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[@alanelder3259]

Fantastic renovation , beautiful car !

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[@welshlyn9097]

A good 6/10 well done 👍

[@keithireland6627]

Pure artistry well done son.

[@bertus161057]

Lovely car❤

[@fru11]

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[@craigorford9932]

Wow amazing looks really well.A true classic Daimler.Well done on the renovation not many of these left now due to the rust problems English cars suffer

[@scottpsychodub6385]

Amazing work 🏆👍

[@peterschmidt7543]

Very lovely car and you gave it new life. May it have a very long future to show how car and artwork once was done. The video sets a new standard and hopefully this helps vitality amongst those still having unfaited projects.

[@gcutts6910]

That is better than new stunning 😊😊😊

[@fru11]

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[@welster716]

Incredible, well done. Enjoy! 👍

[@mtm-gallery]

Krásná hračka pro veliké kluky.

[@jenslothert7129]

What an awsome work you have done. I wish you would do the same to my Ford Granada Estate. This is real craftsmanship. So lovely. Cheers Jens

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[@mohammedal-rasheed7662]

Really you did very well on this car, it’s a perfect one ♥️

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[@stephenknight-m4y]

Right hand drive too!

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[@ibadi45]

Great job indeed!

[@simonmeyer7570]

Perfect work

[@jimclarke1108]

Couldn't pick a better car to restore (love the V12) but the 6 is great

[@rajiv4972]

Awesome

[@riccardoronco627]

Wonderful work indeed. But this is a Daimler :)

[@dannymistry5876]

Amaz8ng project, Weldon guys 🇬🇧👍👊

[@frompaul]

Velká paráda 👍🏻👍🏻

[@nigelparker5886]

Where on earth did you acquire the necessary knowledge and skills to carry out this work to this supreme level!? And where did you source all the replacement parts, essential to enable a complete restoration to this degree! Bravo...superb car, superb workmanship! Brilliant!

[@fru11]

Hi, I bought the parts in the UK.

[@1mic3]

Faultless, better than when it left the factory 👍👍👍

[@David_Owsnett]

Lovely job

[@leytonthomas2043]

Fantastic job! I used to have one exactly the same - the Daimler version is MUCH rarer than the Jaguar

[@mlindblom]

nice work!! Is the leather interior white or more yellow/cream? Hard to see on this small screen... Mine has white but was changed sometime in the 80s I think. I dont think this was standard. I try to figure out what color the car shall be to match the white interior...

[@TooMMySky]

Smekám !

[@phila3884]

Congratulations. Just taking some of those nuts and bolts apart can be a week-long project (I know)!

[@仮-i2v]

素晴らしい仕上がり。旧いジャガーはかっこいい😉

[@keithireland6627]

She a beauty well done.

[@simon-oy6um]

Back axle looks the same as the E type setup 😊

[@fru11]

Yes, only XJC is wider.

[@99gibby99]

The Independent Rear Suspension / IRS found on jaguars from 1961 - 1986 or so... went through changes over it's life

[@dee106ful]

Lovely colour....

[@fru11]

Azure blue

[@stevedavies4299]

I’ve got the same brochure, cool!

[@peternash6206]

Respect.

[@taketimeout2share]

Who would leave a Van Gogh outside in the rain, snow, wind and hard sunshine? All of us. I have often wondered how crazy it is that the most expensive metal object we love is not always garaged. I cant afford one but they should provide one for every deserving car owner on the National Health. A happy car owner is a healthy car owner. Lol. Nice one Hynek. A 150 mph car right there. A BMW eater.

[@christianloepfe179]

Hm, just bevor/after recordings. Would habe been great to see, how the Work on the Parts have been done.

[@mrmillcake8525]

best movie award goes to you! =)

[@mgroves1887]

Hi I really enjoyed watching your video of the restoration. Can I ask please. Did you buy the car in 2009 and had it had any work done between 2006-2009

[@fru11]

Hi. thank you very much. I bought the car around 2006 and worked on it until 2018.

[@bryanhead2670]

@@fru11 amazing work. As a Briton i would watch various prime ministers being driven about in the xj. More interested in the jag than the PMs being driven about.

[@fredaarsandoy7336]

Simply brilliant job!!

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[@torquesteer2657]

Just like Harry’s garage 👍🏻

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