well ive finally had the car back from the paint shop and this is the first time in my ownership of 10 years that i have seen the car all one colour signal red, it looks superb in my opinion, and i now have the task of fitting it up.
the wheels are going i have the original kents all polished ready just looking for tyres i would hope to complete by next summer so here goes.
my very early xjs finally painted
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Re: my very early xjs finally painted
keri,
Well done! It's a VERY long time since I saw the paintwork on JVC 810N looking so good!
Good luck with the rest of the restoration!
Paul
Well done! It's a VERY long time since I saw the paintwork on JVC 810N looking so good!
Good luck with the rest of the restoration!
Paul
1995 XJS 4.0 Convertible
1980 XJ-S Pre-HE
Jaguar 4.2 Supercharged engine (but not with a Jaguar body..)
1980 XJ-S Pre-HE
Jaguar 4.2 Supercharged engine (but not with a Jaguar body..)
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Re: my very early xjs finally painted
congrats m8 ,
nothing like getting it back all freshly painted , its all downhill from now on, and with all the new parts you she will look stunning
did you see the pre he v12 speedo on ebay , i did send a link,,,,
cant wait to see her on the show scene m8
well done again
BB
ps , if you need any ' knick knacks' give me a shout , i got loads of new screws and fixings etc hanging around....
nothing like getting it back all freshly painted , its all downhill from now on, and with all the new parts you she will look stunning
did you see the pre he v12 speedo on ebay , i did send a link,,,,
cant wait to see her on the show scene m8
well done again
BB
ps , if you need any ' knick knacks' give me a shout , i got loads of new screws and fixings etc hanging around....
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2015 2.2TD Sportbrake in BRG and black leather
1994 3.2S XJ40 in Morocco Red with Doeskin interior
old cars
1999 4ltr Sovereign XJ8
2004 X-Type
Re: my very early xjs finally painted
Keri,
That looks pretty dam good to me - I like the colour too
Well done
That looks pretty dam good to me - I like the colour too
Well done
Re: my very early xjs finally painted
keri,
Remember that to be completely authentic, you will need to also have the plates "JVC 810P" & "JVC 810S". This is because Jaguar just touched up the brochure cover photo to read JVC 810P for the next years brochure! They also touched up the photos of your car to read JVC 810S for some of the photos in the original 1975 brochure!
Seeing your pics has made me go and dig out the original brochure (which I haven't looked at for about 10 years). See pics below of your car (including one with the swapped plates):
It's not clear whether the engine bay pic is from your car, or from the one in the brochure with the French plate 160 W 64.
(Addendum: You're right, keri! The commission number stamped on the RH inner wing confirms the engine bay is your car!)
Jaguar were prone to playing with both plates and photos as 160 W 64 is both LHD & RHD in different pics in the brochure! I've also often wondered if the RHD 160 W 64 is actually JVC 810N?
It will be great to see the finished car and how close it now compares to all the original brochure pics of it!
Paul
Remember that to be completely authentic, you will need to also have the plates "JVC 810P" & "JVC 810S". This is because Jaguar just touched up the brochure cover photo to read JVC 810P for the next years brochure! They also touched up the photos of your car to read JVC 810S for some of the photos in the original 1975 brochure!
Seeing your pics has made me go and dig out the original brochure (which I haven't looked at for about 10 years). See pics below of your car (including one with the swapped plates):
It's not clear whether the engine bay pic is from your car, or from the one in the brochure with the French plate 160 W 64.
(Addendum: You're right, keri! The commission number stamped on the RH inner wing confirms the engine bay is your car!)
Jaguar were prone to playing with both plates and photos as 160 W 64 is both LHD & RHD in different pics in the brochure! I've also often wondered if the RHD 160 W 64 is actually JVC 810N?
It will be great to see the finished car and how close it now compares to all the original brochure pics of it!
Paul
1995 XJS 4.0 Convertible
1980 XJ-S Pre-HE
Jaguar 4.2 Supercharged engine (but not with a Jaguar body..)
1980 XJ-S Pre-HE
Jaguar 4.2 Supercharged engine (but not with a Jaguar body..)
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