Tales from the workshop
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Dear admin, would an ad-hoc series of ramblings about a classic workshop over the past 40 odd years be of interest ?
I have access to lots of photos and stories of past heroes and famous and infamous stars of the past and also the variety of current classic and race cars that come through the workshop .
I have access to lots of photos and stories of past heroes and famous and infamous stars of the past and also the variety of current classic and race cars that come through the workshop .
nicanary said:
RichB said:
nicanary said:
That's an XK120, and also Prince Bira didn't own it, he raced it IIRC.
I assume the XK150 is the other white one behind it. 
grumpy52 said:
Dear admin, would an ad-hoc series of ramblings about a classic workshop over the past 40 odd years be of interest ?
I have access to lots of photos and stories of past heroes and famous and infamous stars of the past and also the variety of current classic and race cars that come through the workshop .
Not an admin, but yes please definitely interested I have access to lots of photos and stories of past heroes and famous and infamous stars of the past and also the variety of current classic and race cars that come through the workshop .
Chunkychucky said:
grumpy52 said:
Dear admin, would an ad-hoc series of ramblings about a classic workshop over the past 40 odd years be of interest ?
I have access to lots of photos and stories of past heroes and famous and infamous stars of the past and also the variety of current classic and race cars that come through the workshop .
Not an admin, but yes please definitely interested I have access to lots of photos and stories of past heroes and famous and infamous stars of the past and also the variety of current classic and race cars that come through the workshop .
Just so I don't confuse anyone the stories don't come from my workshops but from a very good friends . They date back late 60s as the earliest, when they were run by my mates father . Through to the present time , including when I worked for him 15 or so years ago .
It includes cars in films ,music videos,prizes in magazines . Cars that weren't what the owners thought they were .
Cars owned by famous people and infamous people .
It includes cars in films ,music videos,prizes in magazines . Cars that weren't what the owners thought they were .
Cars owned by famous people and infamous people .
https://exclusivecarregistry.com/details/ferrari/3...
Owned in the past by the workshop owners father who purchased it for £7500 . Originally it was red .
Would be interesting see what it sells for .
Owned in the past by the workshop owners father who purchased it for £7500 . Originally it was red .
Would be interesting see what it sells for .
Lots of tales about cars sharing identities in the past with dodgy dealings.
This involves another Jag Xk , it had a restoration then got exported to Australia.
Some enterprising person had a chassis plate made up and copied the registration and built up another car .
All this came to light when the original legitimate car returned from Australia, another twist was while in Australia it had another "Restoration" more accurately it had every bodge known to man performed on the car .
Two XKs both with the same chassis number.
This involves another Jag Xk , it had a restoration then got exported to Australia.
Some enterprising person had a chassis plate made up and copied the registration and built up another car .
All this came to light when the original legitimate car returned from Australia, another twist was while in Australia it had another "Restoration" more accurately it had every bodge known to man performed on the car .
Two XKs both with the same chassis number.
Another not quite Kosher car turned up when I worked there.
Even from a distance it looked "wrong "
It was supposed to be an early flat floor convertible E type manual RHD .
Recently arrived from the USA and bought by an exited owner who insisted that he had acquired a "bargain".
The car was booked on to have seat belts fitted,they were not required when it was originally built .
Suspicion was highlighted when drilling the mountings for the belts when treble thickness metal was found where it shouldn't be.
So the oracle was consulted , a book listing every Jag chassis giving it's configuration and the market it was destined for .
It certainly wasn't an early flat floor ,nor was it a convertible,or RHD
It originally was a LHD hardtop
This happened pretty often with cars that were exported back and forth.
Even from a distance it looked "wrong "
It was supposed to be an early flat floor convertible E type manual RHD .
Recently arrived from the USA and bought by an exited owner who insisted that he had acquired a "bargain".
The car was booked on to have seat belts fitted,they were not required when it was originally built .
Suspicion was highlighted when drilling the mountings for the belts when treble thickness metal was found where it shouldn't be.
So the oracle was consulted , a book listing every Jag chassis giving it's configuration and the market it was destined for .
It certainly wasn't an early flat floor ,nor was it a convertible,or RHD
It originally was a LHD hardtop
This happened pretty often with cars that were exported back and forth.
Edited by grumpy52 on Friday 24th March 11:46
Not all the tales come from classic workshops.
A guy that was none too bright was the general labourer in a Ford dealership back in the days of the 3ltr Capri. He took a fancy to a brand new demonstrator on the forecourt and hid the spare keys and took them home. In the dead of night he returned to work and had the car away .
The police found the car and him at the weekend when he was spotted standing in the road with paintbrush in hand painting the car . When asked why he said I like blue and this one was white.
Also the tale of a London BMW dealership that got hit one night and a transporter full of new and unregistered cars was loaded up and they were gone ,never to be seen again.
The dealer's insurance excess was so high the didn't even claim for the cars . Remember that when you look at your insurance when renewing it . Another reason why the main dealer rates are so high .
A guy that was none too bright was the general labourer in a Ford dealership back in the days of the 3ltr Capri. He took a fancy to a brand new demonstrator on the forecourt and hid the spare keys and took them home. In the dead of night he returned to work and had the car away .
The police found the car and him at the weekend when he was spotted standing in the road with paintbrush in hand painting the car . When asked why he said I like blue and this one was white.
Also the tale of a London BMW dealership that got hit one night and a transporter full of new and unregistered cars was loaded up and they were gone ,never to be seen again.
The dealer's insurance excess was so high the didn't even claim for the cars . Remember that when you look at your insurance when renewing it . Another reason why the main dealer rates are so high .
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