Preserving an original 1962 Jaguar E-Type 3.8 EP1

[@gregmorrical2283]

Make it safe and useable, it’s only original once! It can always be fully restored later.

[@paulohlsen3332]

Strip, clean and polish. Re chrome when absolutely necessary, you'll be surprised what a buffing wheel will do. Can only be that original once. Awesome find and a privilege to do 👏

[@desertpoj]

Loving Andy’s work. The Tutankhamun analogy was wonderful!

[@jeffseidel9095]

I'm inclined to keep this one as original as possible. Overhaul the mechanicals, a new wiring harness for reliability along with replacing anything rubber that has perished over time. The interior is remarkable. Get an expert to scuff and blend in the paint issues and then just enjoy it. Guaranteed to attract the same or more attention than a restored E-Type these days. A sympathetic rejuvenation, similar to what was done to the Kjell Qvale lightweight E-Type would be my goal for this one.

[@mauriceclemens3286]

Amazing this car has no serious rust. It would be a dream to have E Type like this.

[@philtucker1224]

Hi Richard, I thoroughly agree that it would be ideal to save the original paintwork as it is so wonderful. However, as you gradually get into making the various weathered areas good I think you may ultimately take the decision to renew it. On balance, (and because the interior is so perfectly amazing), I think the owner will secretly desire better paintwork-just to do it justice……

[@alekjuskevice]

You do a wonderful job of describing the car. Please please please leave it as is. I’ve had three XKEs, I would love this one, re chromed, new rubber where necessary. Mostly, what I would want is the underside, seams etc cleaned and repainted. I l love that you ask questions of your audience, that shows, both, that you are kind, and, more importantly that you are not an arrogant jerk who knows everything, no one knows everything, so, thanks for being human! Great job!

[@pgsahlman]

The most beautiful car of all time...

[@robertmorales391]

Nice find, I agree preservation is the way to go.

[@Vintageguy73]

A few years ago glass-smooth paint and mirror chrome was the "hotness", now it's survivor original cars.

[@fgb3126]

Fads. Bloody fads. Forget "hotness" and all that other nonsense. Full restore it to the 1962 car. New gun-metal gray paint will be unique enough. Someone said restored E-types are ten a penny now. I beg to differ! Esp. a 1962.

[@georgejohnson1498]

Conserve it. Stop any potential rust underneath. It is so original that it deserves to stay that way. Totally amazing! Hopefully it will have a nice life in original condition for a very long time with an owner who takes it out on nice hot days and remembers that it needs to be "Driven." I remember these being on the road in the 1970s. On a side note yesterday serving petrol I listened to an XK 140. Driven like a Daimler! In concourse condition, and magnificent! I also like Ford Model As. Best wishes for you channel, and to you, from George in rural England!

[@richradley2706]

Perfect survivor car. Clean and press only.

[@dcallan812]

Great find. Nice to see its going to get used, and not left in a barn to fade and die. 👍

[@stephenway3410]

What a find. I would keep as original as possible. The interior is incredible. Some of the rubber seals are going to need replacing. I look forward to future episodes.

[@GooseDave]

Preserve as much as possible. Totally restored Jags are ten a penny nowadays.

[@geoffhann4109]

There are many beautifully restored E types around. You have a once in a lifetime opportunity to keep it as you have received it, and sympathetically attend to some detail that will allow you to safely drive the car. I doubt that you will ever regret keeping it as it is now but will always regret the total restoration. When will this opportunity come again?

[@andylaws4247]

The "O" in JSO refers to the gear ratios. I believe they are 3.37, 1.86, 1.28, 1.0 on the Moss box. -9 on the Engine number is 9:1 compression ratio. (That's the easy one!!) Hope this helps!

[@gryfandjane]

Words fail. What a gem! I’d go for preservation vs. restoration, myself.

[@davidcrouch3226]

This channel needs more Andy!

[@getover60]

I told him this too...

[@josephmccormack6910]

Wow.....what a find. Just preserve it. Too original to restore. Fantastic.

[@noahproblemo1257]

Amazing find. I’m sure you will get many unsolicited offers to purchase this once word get around. Well done.

[@jianoconnor8414]

Richard , your enthusiasm is the best. Just what these vehicles need. Happy to tune in; watch the show and learn. Preserve exactly as you are. Just minor re-chroming plus engine and drive train.

[@latitude9.5north54]

WOW! Absolutely fabulous Jaguar E-type "Time Capsule." IMHO, no restoration. Clean, assemble and drive. One of a kind.

[@boldorboy08]

Wow. This is going to be a great project, whatever you decide to do.

[@markauld9678]

I would re paint bonnet and drivers door, the rest looks good and it’s original. A good general polish and re chrome bumpers

[@richardmaundrell4726]

100% agree. That rust will progress if left untreated.

[@majorscope]

Hi Micheal, I would do exactly what you are doing. Leave the paintwork alone. It is what it is. Just do your mechanicals and get the car running. The wiring loom looks salvageable. Perhaps a bit of tidying up as necessary. The car will be a very rare gem. Regards. from U.K.

[@johncollier608]

I agree with Mark Auld, Greg Morrical and Geoff Hann on this one. She deserves to be preserved as is. You can't un-restore it. Thanks for sharing.

[@maxfox3399]

Full restoration in my view. Bring it back to it's full former glory...

[@tommaloy90]

That is truly amazing, if I owned something that special I would not touch a thing. Make it operational and safe and enjoy! Either way it's an E type, everyone likes them no matter what condition

[@mickannieobrien2803]

Another fantastic Owen project looking forward to watching with great interest!! Cheers from Down under. (P.S. I am with you Rich and your plan for this classic)

[@hughtube1]

looking great as it is. I will enjoy watching you get this back on the road and learning more about these cars as I go. Another great watch Thanks Hugh

[@bradcollins9647]

What a great car. If it was mine, I would take it for a daily (after mechanical restoration and some rubbers and parts). Yes, I know, some people would burn me for this sacrilege, but after all it's a car and it had learned to be a car. It should be on the road and any new scratches or dents are no problem.

[@tomfurie2996]

Ha! He already has an E-Type daily! With a “junk” engine, beautifully restored.

[@richardgreene3460]

My 62 OTS (876993) is awesome as well. I did as little to it as possible to keep it all original. I talked to the original owner before his death. As said so many times, the car is original ONLY once. It can be restored a 1000 times! You are "right on" in what you are going to do!

[@lesprudence374]

Definitely restore it will be beautiful

[@pgsahlman]

Excellent choice of opening piano music.

[@simonjones7785]

I wish we had the climate in the uk that you have there to save all these absolute classics the pity of it is anything of that era will have melted with the weather

[@smacdougall100]

Fantastic! Another RMO project I'm really looking forward to watching, thx so much Richard. Oh ya, nice to see your dad's eating healthy 😁.

[@dakavanagh]

What a remarkable E-Type!

[@billproud6699]

What a wonderful example and how amazing that it’s in such good condition for a 62 car. It must have been somewhere very dry. I noticed the DK sign on the back of the car which may indicate that it spent some time in Denmark?

[@rockydavies9555]

Full Restore it deserves it

[@jfrorn]

Oh dear god, of course you're going to preserve it! Haha, there, I fell for it, comment written. :) What a lovely car...

[@petergoose8164]

What a patina. In just 40 years this will be a century old. The potential as a true artifact of a glorious era is immense - where is there another? Too much has been done already.

[@jonathanrowley8572]

Perfect candidate for ice blasting, it would totally transform the underneath.

[@johndavey72]

Hi Richard . This is tricky . It' s where do you start and where do you stop ? If you really think logically it's already been part restored. The engine and irs. It's not just the door the "A"post has been painted . There's a sizeable dent in the right rear roof. ( keep the dent !) But it's the bonnet that's the real problem . Where gravel has chipped the paintwork water and salt has invaded the paintwork and caused "spidering " or in Jaguar parlance "poor hospitalization ". You have to admit it does look , at best ,unsightly and will probably continue to deteriorate. I would almost certainly find an "old school "painter and repaint the car in cellulose . Definitely NOT basecoat /clear ! If you want to keep the provenance then why rechrome anything ? Someone has wisely suggested you replace the loom and l would do that for safety ! So it really is a catch 22 . The engine and irs already compromise the provenance. I guess the owner is the one to make the choices Richard . If it were mine l would replace the seals . Rechrome everything . Cadnium the front suspension and repaint the car in cellulose . Provenance is one thing preservation is another . Thanks Richard .

[@camperlab6546]

Someone will eventually repaint this car. I would prefer, that someone who cares deeply about it, do it now. Someone like you.

[@patobrien3289]

If you look at the joining plate between the right hand front wing and the bonnet centre section, early E Types had the body number stamped on it. This is the plate at the rear of the bonnet secured by two bolts each into the wing and bonnet.

[@markletts8802]

Deal with the rust,and keep her as she is...I've noticed at the shows here in the U.K. people give way more attention to 50yr old cars that are driven to the show than the 50yr old £50K restored one that arrived on a trailer..Beautiful,best of luck,watching with anticipation.🇬🇧

[@EngineeringVignettes]

I think that a lot of cars that are re-sprayed and detailed end up being Museum queens, private or public. This Jag wants to be driven; the original paint job is perfect for that, warts and all. Makes it more real. Cheers,

[@andrepienaar6459]

This body shell is in pristine condition! I would respray the bonnet and resprayed door, and then maybe spray the whole car with clear lacquer to preserve the old paint.

[@davemiller6893]

If you restore this car it will just be another E type, one of very many. Leaving it as it is makes this car unique and a fantastic reference vehicle for future restorations. As they say the devil is in the detail and this unrestored E type has every detail intact as it left the factory. Thank you for posting this is an excellent channel.

[@estpst]

Cool interior

[@MotoLen51]

Survivor! I love it.

[@richardwhatton1249]

What a super survivor, I think I’d go for a light cosmetic clean up and keep it as original as possible. Kind regards, Richard.

[@michelhulzebos9278]

A Danish car? (DK) I would do as little as possible, leave it as untouched with patina. There are too many restored E-types around, and as this car is matching numbers and all original, I would just leave this as much as it is now, just making sure that the spidering and rust does not get worse. I am even conflicted about the re-chroming as it might stand out too much on the car. Amazing find! Congratulations!

[@Space_Reptile]

full restauration and preservation is what this chassis deserves

[@jeanhawken4482]

What a beauty

[@markforsellhaveyouheardasc4224]

Leave it as is, It’s nice👍

[@markxl]

I love the brown leather interior.

[@346Moody]

Survivor !!! Do not touch it its perfect !! Regards from the UK

[@spookydog6959]

unreal preserve this beauty patina is perfect once in a life time find

[@martin1977uk]

Fully restore!

[@velviaman3206]

Renynolds 531 tube was used to fabricate British racing cycle frames at that time.

[@amham48]

My Raleigh International (full Campy) has a Reynolds 531 stickered frame (double butted circa 1970). Light and strong! I'd leave the car stock as is but fix the bad paint, chrome, etc.

[@jasongray7683]

Reynolds tubing was also used in British fighter an bomber aircraft of WWII. Bike racing frames and aircraft are both areas where the high strength to weight ratio of Reynolds tubing were valued as the cutting edge technology available for the time.

[@Bill_9797]

Do what you’re planning. Perfect.

[@fgb3126]

[New Subscriber] FULLY RESTORE!

[@ianalderton6683]

brilliant

[@brucecolby5016]

Flawless..

[@itsChris65]

Enough new rubbers to keep the weather out and blend a bit of paint around the front hood and left door, like you say chrome bumpers and cad plating, job done IMHO.

[@robertmarks7439]

Great car! Mine was a 64 4.2 in blue. Was my daily driver!

[@99skychief]

I agree, keep as original as possible and get the electrics and mechanicals renewed and reliable for the road...this car has been kept in the dark too long...it wants to eat up the road miles. Great find and looking forward to your progress whatever you and your Father decided.

[@silverc4s146]

Preservation for certain.

[@oliverkoch2003]

No replate, no rechrome, just clean every element cautiously and reassemble with all mechanics and electrics working. This will make a truly outstanding car. And it should be preserved as a whole. Putting rechromed bumpers on would devaluate in my opinion.The concerns about the rust are not substantial it is just surface corrosion that will not continue if you treat the car well. Considering the mechanical work done yet I do have some doubt, seeing the spark plugs painted and one head nut loose.

[@RichardMichaelOwen]

Oliver thanks for watching, we are keeping this one 100% original on the top side.

[@oliverkoch2003]

@@RichardMichaelOwen Richard, happy to read that. The car in this state will have an aura of its own.

[@kittonsmitton]

Change as little as possible keep it as is as much as you can!

[@scotty6346]

What a gem! If you re paint the car it will just look like all the other restored S1's, What's incredibly rare about this car is that it must be one of a few un welded S1's with 90% original paint, It really deserves to just be sympathetically cleaned up and perhaps get a better job done on the drivers door paint as that is the only panel that has been repainted so you've nothing to loose and stand a good chance of improving it a lot as that door is the biggest let down on the whole car, I would rather drive this as is with that Patina over a shiny over restored one!

[@drgdawson1]

I love it! Wish it was mine!😍

[@matthewbrown5677]

Top Work Gents…. Leave as. Precision Panel Craft U.K..

[@sofa-lofa4241]

Please keep it as it is, most of the E-types in the UK have been tarted up like a pig with lipstick... These are so hard to find in good honest condition this side of the pond, I would tidy up the bodywork and get a specialist painter to sort out the worst areas, some of the chrome may require reworking but it's amazing what a buff up will do, Some of the rubber seals will be an issue to source but there are a couple of rubber restoration products out there that will help out with any dry/slightly perished ones you are stuck with, even with 60 year old rubber! KZbin recommended you today.... See!... It works sometimes! Subbed and waiting

[@billy4072]

Beautiful.

[@josephneill9932]

Very cool ! , keep it original , it's only original once ,

[@goldmanz4852]

amazing, especially the interior, I would keep it original ... except match the door and care with the bonnet repair :)

[@paulsutton5896]

My eye was caught by the vehicle parked behind it. It looks like an Austin A50, from the mid fifties. Some of us are so nerdy that even this car is interesting to us.

[@johngledhill2970]

In 1967 I purchased my first car for £40, a 1955 black Austin A50 Cambridge, the 3rd party insurance was £60, I was earning £14 per week as an accounts clerk for the Borough Treasury. That car saw some action! 😂

[@tagoooU]

My 1975 Schwinn Paramount bicycle has Reynolds 531 double butted tubing. It's thicker internally where it's braised together.

[@peternash6206]

Bird crap on the bonnet (hood) - I would do minimum but make it look great. Nice video.

[@2541968joey]

Preserve it. That's the way I've kept my '68 OTS with upgrades for reliability these last 35 years I've owned Her.

[@rogerfrancis65]

I'd definitely just clean it up, it looks great.

[@wackowacko8931]

If I remember correctly, back in the 70s if you applied certain types of rubbing compound with a buffer, combined with certain types of paint it could result in a burning or darkening of the paint in splotchy patterns - especially if the guy using the buffer was a little heavy handed. It may not show up right away, it generally took some time for it to happen.

[@STANLIZ4]

Remember seeing these cars being assembled at Browns Lane on a factory trip and being shocked to see assembly line workers shaking the front frame comprising engine/front suspension from side to side to meet up with the shell bulkhead to enable the frame to be bolted to it. Had a friend who had this car in mid blue RHD 5159KC delivered June 62, a favoured Jaguar customer, and giving me a ride aged 15! Unforgettable 60 years later! Run in speed was 70mph, unheard of then!

[@thomaslindh9971]

Keep it as it is, you can always restore later if...

[@caseytailfly]

Definitely preserve those snow tires!

[@steenhansen8]

It has a DK tag in the back, did it come out of Denmark?

[@crabapple1974]

Yeah, noticed that aswell but people in the US use these stickers to show their heritage not as here in Europe where they were mandatory if you were driving abroad 😄

[@crabapple1974]

That interior is amazing 😳

[@BJHolloway1]

Fully restore

[@allanrichards6448]

Hi Richard, I noted you said an original one owner car however I did see the "DK" country oval code sticker in the rear number plate recess. This would lead me to believe that the car has spent some time in Denmark, either being originally sold in Denmark before moving to Canada or the original owner took it to Denmark at some time. I would definitely try and keep the car original with a sympathetic restoration. Here in the UK there are a lot of E Types with better than original paint and chrome jobs.

[@rosewhite---]

Most beautiful car ever... Why don't Jaguar make copies!!!!!!!!!!!

[@jagvette1]

I'd restore it back to the original opalescent gunmetal grey(assuming that was the colour) , with the tan interior, you can see a number of blemishes and the paint currently doesn't shine very much. It definitely should be brought back to it's former glory. On the glass it is original as there is a dot under the O in the word Toughened indicating it's 1962 glass. With regard to the paint defects I would guess it was driven in the snow and rocks and salt have had their way with the paint. The logic behind my "restore" comment is you obviously will replace all the wiring harnesses or you will get a fire and your re-chroming this will look out of place if you do not restore the car. IMHO

[@craigevanson8063]

Repaint the car with original lacquer if still available.That rust spreading out is a concern.

[@stanfede5022]

Yeah, I would be concerned that whatever strange corrosion is going on under the paint, especially on the hood, would continue to worsen, potentially ruining that really amazingly preserved body shell.

[@bajabell]

Keep it as is ......... !!!

[@marknelson5929]

'Keep it as is.' Its value is far greater as it is and I don't mean money.

[@gazzafloss]

A beautiful survivor car Richard, preservation rather than restoration for the cosmetics, mechanics need to be "top wazza" so it can be used on road but PLEASE, PLEASE, don't repaint, re-chrome or re-trim, it's far too precious for that, it deserves to remain as "original."

[@scottc6537]

Reassemble, fix what’s broken, clean it up and leave it alone. Careful with the re-plating, it just doesn’t fit with the other survivor patina. Just my opinion.

[@JustAlanJohn]

Denmark original I think I see the DK badge on the rear. The spidering marks are from faults in the prepping from the factory I think. Nice find just looking at Lady J gives me goose bumps. 👍👍👍👍

[@alexbrown1995]

I thought that too, but wouldn't a Danish car have a metric speedometer?

[@JustAlanJohn]

@@alexbrown1995 Yes in the UK wel sill have MPH happy to say that. 👍👍👍

[@tejolisboa]

It looks great! Maybe you can use dry ice blasting to clean it rather than repaint it. In the end a thorough detail will make it shine as new. There are a lot of restored e-types but not too many original ones in such condition.