Hi all, my name is Eric Rippin and I live in Nova Scotia, Canada. I grew up in the UK and owned a 1961 MK2 3.4 there. I emigrated to Canada in 1971 and sold (to my everlasting regret) the car.
In 1985 I bought a 1978 (reg 1979) Series IIXJ6L It has some series III stuff on it, e.g. fuel injection. I was pretty disgusted with the unreliability and the floor was rusted from a leaking windshield so in 1990 I parked the car in my barn expecting to repair the issues but never got to it and it hasn't been driven since.
Now, twenty four years later I'm retired and have started some refurbishing. The issues are numerous now as you would expect. Apart from the obvious mechanical stuff, the headliner has fallen and the seat leather is perfect but the stitching has deteriorated. I'm not looking at doing a full restoration at the moment, I just plan on getting it drive-able and cosmetically OK first.
My other cars are a 1959 Ford Galaxie (body off restoration) and a 2001 Toyota Solara which I bought new and have never winter driven.

 

Welcome!

 

Welcome to the forum Eric,

Good to have you with us at Jaguar forums. Join the large number of us here who also wish we'd kept the early model Jaguars we had in our youth!

Follow this link XJ6 & XJ12 Series I, II & III - Jaguar Forums - Jaguar Enthusiasts Forum to the XJ6 Series I, II & III forum for help, advice and information. The 'HOW TO' thread at the top is a good place to start for info on regular issues.

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Good luck with the project and enjoy the forums.

Graham

 

Welcome to Jaguar Forums Eric,

Good to have you with us.
Enjoy the forum.

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Hi Eric

and welcome from a fellow Canadian. There's a surprisingly large number of us here- quite a few from the Maritimes.

Post up some pics of your car when you have a chance and stop by the Canadian regional section from time to time. If/when winter ever ends we're expecting lots of news on upcoming shows and tours around the country.

 

welcome to the forum - you will find plenty of info and support here simply follow the links Graham has provided - enjoy!!

 

Welcome Eric

 

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone.
Cheers, Eric.

 

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