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Old Nov 24, 2016 | 02:28 PM
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Hello,

I am Gerard and I have a 1966 MK2 with a 3.8 MOD. We used to live in England and I went to the factory in Coventry to pick up this car together with my father in April of 1966. It sat stagnant in Pittsburgh for almost 12 years in his garage, when I began a long journey to bring it back to life. This is of course a continual process and I am now working on the wood and installing new carpet from Skinner in the UK.

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Old Nov 24, 2016 | 03:11 PM
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Wow, Gerard,
What a Cool Jaguar! And you have a history with it! That's *Very* cool!

Welcome to the forums from ElinorB.
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Old Nov 24, 2016 | 05:16 PM
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Welcome aboard Gerard, an original purchase, bet you can't wait to drive it.
 
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Old Nov 24, 2016 | 08:29 PM
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Welcome. Excellent story.
 
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Old Nov 24, 2016 | 08:51 PM
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Oh I drive this as much as I can. I recall my father taking off the spat and putting on chains and we would be power sliding all the way up the mountain to get home. That LSD works great!

Here is a recent video of me going hard through the gears and coming onto the highway in a decent slide. I didn't want to go to fast on this stretch of highway but you can watch the tach and we are pushing her hard:


I am holding the camera so its a bit shaky..

Driven like its stolen!


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Old Nov 24, 2016 | 09:28 PM
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It wouldn't let me play!

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Old Nov 24, 2016 | 09:35 PM
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Mea culpa. I made it public now
1962 Vespa Bought new by my dad.


, try it again.
 
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Old Nov 25, 2016 | 02:46 AM
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Welcome to the forum Gerard,

Good to have you with us at Jaguar forums.

There'll not be many of those still in the same family after fifty years.

Follow this link MKI / MKII S type 240 340 & Daimler - Jaguar Forums - Jaguar Enthusiasts Forum to the MK I/MK II forum for help, advice and information.
The 'HOW TO' thread at the top is a good place to start for information on regular issues.

Please remember to add vehicle details to your Signature to help others to give relevant advice. Go to the User CP button on the left of the top menu bar, then Settings & Options under Your Control Panel. Select Edit Signature and enter the details.

You can also visit the US Central Region forum by following this link US Central - Jaguar Forums - Jaguar Enthusiasts Forum
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Enjoy the forums.

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Old Nov 25, 2016 | 04:23 AM
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Welcome to the forum, very cool intro.
 
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Old Nov 25, 2016 | 04:41 AM
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Welcome.

Well done.
 
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Old Nov 25, 2016 | 07:01 AM
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welcome to the forum - enjoy!!
 
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Old Nov 25, 2016 | 11:12 AM
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Welcome to Jaguar Forums Gerard,

Good to have you with us.
Enjoy the forum.

If you haven't done so already you should add your car details to your signature to help others to help you.
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