This has not been a good summer for the coupe. Since moving to Denver, the V12 has not been running well….and then there was the breakdown on the freeway. Let’s start with that….
Continue reading “Fall update”Fall update
XJ6C for Sale
I haven’t seen any XJ12C’s with their original V12 for sale since last November. This, nice looking XJ6C from Worldwide Vintage Autos came up and it has some nice upgrades, including a fuel injected engine from a series 3 XJ6.
Continue reading “XJ6C for Sale”The British Mountain Goat
We have added another British vehicle to the family. Decided we needed an SUV, so started looking for something interesting and mechanically straight forward. Ended up with this Land Rover Discovery 2. Have started another blog on this truck, if you would like to see more on it. This one needs to be more practical and reliable than the Jaguar. Hope it turns out that way 🙂
I have seen the Future…and it is Now
How many times have you been working on your car, needed to replace a part, gone to your favorite parts vendor web site to find the dreaded words “no longer available“? Next you’re on EBay crossing your fingers and hoping to find a used part somewhere. What if you could build your own replacement part by printing it out….well, you can today…sort of.
Continue reading “I have seen the Future…and it is Now”Quick update
Winter has hit Calgary and all fun cars are in hibernation until probably May 🙁 I have updated the last post on improving the vapor lock issues with my observations after running the car all summer with the upgrades. Go to the very bottom of that post for the updates. This winter will be slow for new project postings as we are moving to Denver and I don’t have any projects planned. I will keep posting coupes that come up for sale and plan to document previous upgrades and repairs as well as review a collection of new repair, maintenance and general interest documentation I have received for the coupe. Also…if you see something on my car that you have questions about, let me know I will post on that as well. Stay warm…….