>>>Do they really perro? I thought a well-maintained Jaguar six was a fairly reliable unit. Stand to be corrected of course because I've never owned one<<<
Oh but of course Lud, I was just getting that in before the B.L. knockers come a'knocking!
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They were good enough to be the original power unit in the Scorpion light tank. As Lud says if looked after they were reliable enough; my own experience with the Scorpions was that the gearbox was much more trouble than the engine, and even that was due to poor driving technique (pulling away in too high a gear) more than actual design. One serious design flaw was the fan-belt. To change it ( an annoyingly regular job) one had to remove the propshaft whch was secured by "whizz" bolts, which couldn't be re-used.
A well-fettled Scorpion would touch 80 miles per hour; an unnerving experience in a tracked vehicle!
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nice car
no they didnt blow up
what an evil colour though,what possesed someone to order it in unshelled pea green?
madness.........
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I actually think the colour looks OK - very period. I also like the chromed hubcaps that came from the V12 Series III E type.
An uncle of mine had two Series II XJ saloons during their production run, both a Jaguar and a Daimler. I remember them being very nice cars at the time but they can't have been built with longevity in mind. He also ran a very early BMW 7 series either in between or after I don't remember. I do recall he rated the Daimler version.
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Moss green looks a lot better in the flesh, AND anyway... being that colour probably saved that car....
many of the coupés had their roofs hacked off, and converted into convertibles.
tinyurl.com/xjcoupechop
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>>>many of the coupés had their roofs hacked off, and converted into convertibles<<<
Wow! I didn't know that - looks quite nice, bet it was noisy though at speed!
I do have a fondness for these old Jaguars, I'd rather be driving that Coupe than my Almera
I did own a nice XJ6 'finished' in old English white with red leather int. + I tuned many jags & Daimler's of all shapes & sizes inc. the V8's.
One of the main probs with the old Jag's was the AED cold start unit, I stripped down many of the critters but they were a pain & best replaced :)
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It does look very nice - rustproofed too, that's the biggest killer, er, killed - or at least hibernating.
It reminds me of a Diamler Sovereign 4.2 (the S111 XJ6 under the skin) of 1981 vintage in shiny black. Absolutely gorgeous car to do distance in or just swan around in. It was an ex-government car of some kind as it had a crest affixed to the dash woodwork at some point (slightly less fading of lacquer was a visible outline) with tan leather, sunroof & cruise. It was knackered eventually by internal/hidden rust - the exterior was always rust-free & sparkling though.
Never had problem with the engine/transmission, which was always smooth as honey & near-silent. Best trip was a return trip to Edingurgh Festival in 1990 from Brighton - the return jouney made without re-fuelling courtesy of twin 10 gallon tanks (with chrome filler caps the size of a fist) & the cruise set to a restful 55-60mph. I calculated a (rough) 28mpg average from the residue at jouney's end. It was the best riding car I can remember, by virtue of the fact I was never aware of anything other than snooker-table-smooth roads - and never aware either, of any wallowy feeling or perceptible lean in corners. Women friends loved it too!
Edited by woodbines on 25/09/2009 at 09:56
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((( twin 10 gallon tanks )))
I was never any good at math but - would that be over £80 to 'fill er up' at today's prices!!
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Nudging £100, never mind £80.
My most expensive fill ever was my Jag XJC, twin tanks, at £110 ish.
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>>>Nudging £100, never mind £80.<<<
See! I told you I was no good at math (hehe!)
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Nearly a ton if they were near empty.
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The XJ coupes (in fact all the series 1 short wheelbase XJs) are beautiful, although a recommended tip from my brother-in-law who's owned two, is to insert screws to keep the windows firmly up, to stop leaks :-)
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Mini Vans were great in 1969
www.oilrag.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/1969.jpg
(short term image)
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Look at that now and it makes you feel like a paedophile.
I've similar pics of SWMBO (and others) from forty-odd years ago - I'm not publishing them. ;>)
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Mini Vans were great in 1969
Is that the very dapper Oily himself?
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She looks great Oily, and the car ain't half bad either ;-)
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And forty years on.....
www.oilrag.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/216.jpg
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Thanks Oily, for some reason i guessed you sported some facial camo, all you need is a white coat blowing in the wind whilst gesticulating wildly with your arms and Magnus Pike is found again..;)
It's rather nice to have a face to put with those off the wall posts...still cuddling the girls too, good man yourself.
By the way it's all your fault but i found meself in helfords today purchasing castrol cl grease, trying to find some leather now to bind the rear leaf springs in...swmbo thinks she may have a black leather skirt somewhere, it may be too small though..;)
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Thought you would be using your 1970 leather underpants GB..;-)
Bought a tub of discounted Mobil 1 a couple of days back at Halfords. Did you see it and were you tempted?
Edited by oilrag on 25/09/2009 at 22:00
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Blimey, haven't worn underpants since then... moving swiftly along.
I saw the semi mobil is discounted, though didn't notice the numero uno being so at the time...i tend to shy away from such exotica..;)
Got another 12 months at least before i can really use my own oil choice, so will be keeping the mincers open for bargains on Millers and Fuchs.
Good to have you back from the far east matey, looking forward to your cryptic threads way above my feeble again.
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I always enjoy your posts GB - looking forward to more on your spring protection job.
Did you see my points on Double Cab chassis corrosion in Tacloban? Touched on in the `three wheeler` thread.
They just don`t rust in the way they seem to here in the UK. Four or five years old and they are all just like new. (across all the marques)
Best money ever invested in your professional rustproofing think.
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I reckon she still looks much younger than you!
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That`s right SWMBO- not yet born at the time of the first photo.... but we just had our 20th wedding anniversary.
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Best money ever invested in your professional rustproofing think.
We'll see Oily, it looks good but time will tell, i'll be keeping an eye on it.
I'm not surprised at all at the lack of rust on those ladder chassis (is that the right gramma John?), seeing ancient Fiats and the like 40 years old and still in fine if dented and used fettle in warmer climes proves just how hostile our wasteful and damaging method of road defrosting really is.
I wonder how other countries deal with this, surely not everyone dumps thousands of tons of highly corrosive salt onto the roads every year.
Did you ask any of the owners whether they treat the chassis at all, i wonder if they spray any water repellent on the underside for example, or do they paint with some magic mix when new or every so often?
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No, I just observed them GB. Original chassis paint - not touched I`m sure. They are all the same - not one is rusting as they do here in the UK.
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not one is rusting as they do here in theUK.
Bit of a thread about this going on in my vehicle specific forum at the mo.
I'd like to say that it's just other peoples neglect , and that's probably true in many cases but even after one and a half winters of careful weekly underbody washing (not pressure blasting) my underbody (and the car's but mine's worse;) was showing signs of deteriorating too quickly.
For some reason many owners of all types vehicles seem to think that rust is a thing of the past, now that makers have managed to keep the topside visible bits looking good for longer.
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Something in the the back of my mind about New Zealanders using volcanic rock dust.
Is it less reactive than salt?
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>>>not one is rusting as they do here in the UK<<<
When we lived in the Canaries, I would often come across very ancient British cars abandoned long ago on Banana plantations but - I used to examine them very closely, having a fondness for old fings, and there was never any real rust as such (for obvious reasons)
I also used to see some old Mercedes bull nosed trucks here & there in perfect condition body wise.
I bought an old 85 320i a few years back, just as a run around, the garage that MOT'd it said they had never seen a BMW with sooooooooo much rust b4, turns out the 1 owner chap had used it to get to the link course (as in sea!)
I'm tarting up the 73 year old fascia or barge boards (whatever they're called) above the bay windows - inverted V shaped thingys, anyway - the old paint (obviously not Sikkens!) is just flaking off, so the rain has been getting underneath - and staying there ... just like the old black underseal used on cars.
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