This is rot & repair.
Now it's repainted,photos in coming.

 

Good repair work on the wheelarch and door.

Have you had any repairs to do on the bonnet? It's sixteen years since I had my XJ40 and even then the bonnet had rotted across the front in the middle and both corners.





Effects of road salt - don't you just love it!

Graham

 

Yes! i haved the same bonnet demages, and i also repaired them. At first they seems like a little rot piece without hole. But after screwdriver pushing i understood that i need welding wire))))

Salt-it's reason why i don't drive this cat at the winter....Now i driving cheap "winter" car. Citroen Xantia, probably rare car in US)

 

My car was came from Florida,but it was in the middle of 90's, so haved time to rot)
Untill my owning car was everytime in Finland,and i finish citizen, which lives in Russia

 

My english is poor, sorry)))

i have one question,about original looking:
Round headlight at VDP? Was it possible at new xj40 VDP? I bought pair from german ebay, because sometimes i like rectangulars, sometimes ronund.
I'll change them by my mood)

 

Yes - it's had time since getting to Finland for the salt to start the rot.

Has you Bootlid gone on the lip? Mine was so bad, I had to fit a replacement.

Graham

(Your English is easily understood. )

 

No it isn't :-)


No need to apologize!




Generally the standard, base-level cars had the round lamps, yes, and the higher trim level cars had the rectangular. But over the years I've discovered exceptions. I think this is something that varied from market-to-market and year-to-year.

Personally I never cared for the rectangular XJ40 lamps. Too big !

Cheers
DD

 

Apparently US model square headlights are quite different from the European fitment - European square headlights (fishtanks) are single reflector while the North American squares are dual reflectors in a square unit.

Supposedly difficult to fit US style squares to European cars.

ps - I prefer the US squares on a '40, much more distinctive.

Have to agree on European fishtanks though, too big.

 

Doug
i hear that VDP buyer could choice rectangular/round lights.Daimler may have only rectangulars.

Sadly i need to use google-translater sometimes))

 

Lawrence
Yes!I like US squres too.
This is a big secret about US&EU lights difference)))

 

That's certainly possible.

USA-market cars generally had very few buyer options. The model lineup was minimal (compared to most other markets) and options/specification choices that were available individually for many buyers were pre-determined and standardized for USA-market cars.

Cheers
DD

 

always i was sure US-buyers are freer in options...
In Russia are many US-imported cars. Generaly they haves rich equipment, but yes, it doesn't mean FREE in choice

 

Here in New Zealand the round seemed to be on the sport model with stiffer suspention;
Plus all the manual shift'.
cheers Ray