Introducing Scott's 1970 Primrose OTS

Hi There,

This will be a blog discussing the work I am going to be doing on Scott's E Type Jaguar.  Scott bought this car in 1988 reportedly with 29,341 original miles on the odometer.  He is the second owner of this well documented car which now has 38.083 miles on it.   Scott tells me that the original owner bought it in September of 1970 from Continental Motors in St. Louis, Mo. after she passed away the car sat for three years till it was purchased by the second owner who replaced the left rocker panel and repainted the car in it's original primrose.

Scott bought the car in August of '88 as a fortieth birthday present for himself and has been it's caretaker since.

It appears to be a very original car that has been well maintained over the course of years with Scott keeping meticulous records of the service done on the car.  As with most cars of this vintage there are a few issues but in general the car appears to be very well preserved with no apparent corrosion issues!





Even has the original Lucas Headlights!

There's always something, the 'gators' have long since perished and should be replaced at some point.






I get so tired of seeing jacking damage from careless shops who try to lift the car with a 2 post lift and poor placement of the arms!  This car has less damage than most and can likely be tapped out pretty easily.  I hope ;-)


This was interesting, the dip stick didn't register when I checked the oil after changing it, well this is why.  Occasionally the dipstick will catch on the baffle in the oil pan and get caught, if you continue to push it this is what happens.  Easy to fix but only if you know what's going on. 



Today I changed the oil with Mobil 1 15W-50, replaced the coolant, straightened the dipstick and the antenna.  Will check the clutch freeplay and start on bleeding the brakes tomorrow.

Cheers,
Lynn

5hrs 
 

Comments

  1. Drew ScherzJuly 27, 2020 at 8:30 PM

    I have a soft spot for Pale Primrose E-Types as the first one I ever saw was that color. Fell in love. This car does look very clean and rust free.

    Good catch on the dipstick. I had the same problem on my Series 2 and eventually figured out it fit through the hole in the baffle. Had me baffled initially. :-)

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  2. LynnGJuly 28, 2020 at 11:32 AM

    Hi Drew,
    I really like the color too, if I didn't already have a roadster....
    Your pretty funny ;-)
    Cheers,
    Lynn

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