1953 Jaguar XK120 DHC

1953 Jaguar XK120 Drop Head Coupe. Chassis 677121. Recently discovered in a N. Seattle garage after being parked in 1975 with a bad fuel pump. 78,000 miles, unrusted and complete.

1953 Jaguar XK120 DHC

1953 Jaguar XK120 DHC

1953 Jaguar XK120 DHC

1953 Jaguar XK120 DHC

1953 Jaguar XK120 DHC

1953 Jaguar XK120 DHC.

1953 Jaguar XK120 DHC

1953 Jaguar XK120 DHC Interior. Original leather, wood fascia and panels.

1953 Jaguar XK120 DHC

1953 Jaguar XK120 DHC. The seat leather is actually quite good. I decided to treat the original leather with hide food in lieu of replacement. These cars are only original once.

1953 Jaguar XK120 DHC

1953 Jaguar XK120 DHC. The wood fascia is quite good. A good clean up and polish will work nicely. The carpet is soiled beyond presentable use and will be replaced. The aftermarket wooden gearlever knob will be tossed and an original knob with the right amount of matching patina fitted. The paper on the trans tunnel are registrations dating back to at least 1964.

1953 Jaguar XK120 DHC

1953 Jaguar XK120 DHC. Oops..the radiator is out for rodding and cleaning. The first step down a slippery slope. Check out that glossy paint on LF fender under 35 years of dirt and spider webs.

1953 Jaguar XK120 DHC

1953 Jaguar XK120 DHC. The initial desire was to attempt a startup after the 35 year sleep, but I decided against it, preferring a full engine out service as a precaution. It was a good thing, as the cooling system as well as the intake manifold was choked shut. The engine will be disassembled and checked thoroughly, and the head machined for no lead, fitted with new valves and guides. The carburetors will be fully rebuilt along with all engine ancillaries. A complete service of the braking, cooling, and fuel systems will follow. Amazingly, the car is absolutely rust free.

1953 Jaguar XK120 DHC

1953 Jaguar XK120 DHC. A full engine out service and mechanical rebuild commences after a 35 year slumber.

1953 Jaguar XK120 DHC

1953 Jaguar XK120 DHC. Engine out for full mechanical service. All systems to be checked and repaired as nec’y.

1953 Jaguar XK120 DHC

1953 Jaguar XK120 DHC. The lump is on the ground. Of course a fresh clutch will be fitted with a flywheel surface, and the Moss gearbox gone thru completely.

1954 Jaguar XK120SE OTS

1954 Jaguar XK120SE Roadster. Chassis S674265.  Four owner unrestored car originally sold thru Charles Hornburg in Los Angeles. Always a Seattle car. Actively raced in the late 50’s and early 60’s in no less than 16 events in the Pacific Northwest including Seattle Raceways, Bremerton, Shelton, Arlington and three trips up the Maryhill Climb in Goldendale, WA. in 1959, 1960 and in 1961, when it placed second in C Production.

1954 Jaguar XK120 OTS

1954 Jaguar XK120SE OTS.

1954 Jaguar XK120 OTS

1954 Jaguar XK120SE OTS Engine Bay.

1954 Jaguar XK120 OTS

1954 Jaguar XK120SE OTS.

1954 Jaguar XK120 Tool Roll

1954 Jaguar XK120SE OTS Factory Tool Roll, trouble light, and original owners manual.

Jaguar XK120 plaques

1954 Jaguar XK120SE OTS. Surviving dash plaques of events in which the car was campaigned.

Jaguar XK120

1954 Jaguar XK120SE OTS. The helmet of the gentleman who raced the car..second owner, 1957 to 1999.

Jaguar XK120

1954 Jaguar XK120SE OTS. Original photos of the car when brought to Seattle new, late 1953. For you Seattle folk, note Montlake drawbridge in the background in the largest photo, and all the expensive undeveloped land between the car and the bridge. Upper photos of the original factory red car in LA when picked up at Hornburg Jaguar new. Note the Dunlop tire stickers, and the rear bumper mounting brackets painted body color from the factory. Lower photos of the car are in North Seattle in the fall of 2003. Exactly 50 years after the original photos. The elderly gentleman is the original owner of the car, who I tracked down after a good deal of detective work, painfully trying to duplicate the 1953 photo when he proudly posed  with his new purchase at Montlake.

Jaguar XK120

1954 Jaguar XK120SE OTS. One of the several trophies that have managed to stay with the car for 50 years.

1954 Jaguar XK120 OTS

1954 Jaguar XK120 OTS. Still some detective work to do, but I believe the fourth car in line is my OTS, Arlington airfield races, circa 1961.

1974 Jaguar E Type V12 Roadster

1974 Jaguar E Type V12 Roadster. Chassis UE1S23616BW. Silver/Black. 34,000 mile three owner unrestored car. Sold new in Phoenix, AZ. to a female first owner. She sold the car in early 1981 to a Jaguar collector who, according to his ex-wife, bought five V12 E Types. One for each of his four children and one for his mistress. This car, destined for a daughter, was not driven by her as she lived and worked in the UK.(and still does). Stored from 1981 to 2008, I purchased the car from her out of a friends storage facility here in Seattle. Recently sorted for the road. Auto, AC, tools, records, manuals, and factory hardtop.

1974 Jaguar E Type

1974 Jaguar V12 E Type OTS Interior Shot.

1974 Jaguar E Type

1974 Jaguar V12 E Type OTS Engine Bay Shot.

1974 Jaguar E Type tools

1974 Jaguar V12 E Type Factory Tool Roll and Owners Manual.

1974 Jaguar E Type

1974 Jaguar V12 E Type. Summertime getaway, Carmel, CA. Sept. 2009.

1974 Jaguar E Type

1974 Jaguar V12 E Type. Summer 2009. Any view is a great view.

1967 Jaguar E Type

1967 Jaguar 4.2 Litre E Type OTS.  Chassis 1E13876. Opalescent Silver Blue/Blue. 46,000 mile four owner unrestored car in very nice condition. Great history and provenance. Ordered new in Japan by a US Naval combat pilot on a tour in Vietnam in 1966 for delivery to Florida upon his return to the States. He went on to become a NASA astronaut who flew one of the Shuttle missions. Accidentally killed in a air show in 1989, he is buried in Arlington National Cemetery. Books, voluminous records including the original UK registration and Trans Atlantic shipping documents, full tools, original manuals and factory hardtop.

1967 Jaguar E Type

1967 Jaguar 4.2 Litre E Type

1967 Jaguar E Type

1967 Jaguar 4.2 Litre E Type OTS Engine Bay Shot.

1967 Jaguar E Type

1967 Jaguar 4.2 Litre E Type Interior Shot.

1967 Jaguar E Type

1967 Jaguar 4.2 Litre E Type Center Dash

1967 Jaguar E Type tool roll

1967 Jaguar 4.2 Litre E Type Factory Tool Roll and Original Owners Manual and Documents.

1967 Jaguar 4.2 Litre E Type

1967 Jaguar 4.2 Litre E Type speedometer/odometer photo.

1967 Jaguar 4.2 Litre E Type OTS

On display 2007 at Jaguars On The Island, Victoria, B.C.

1967 Jaguar 4.2 Litre E Type OTS

2007.  Enroute home from Victoria following a friend down Hiway 3 between Port Angeles and Bremerton, WA.

1962 Triumph TR3B

1962 Triumph TR3B. Chassis TSF15L. Black/Red Leather. The 15th TR3B produced at the Forward Radiator factory. Chassis No. 15. Body No. 39, and Gearbox No. 43. 81,000 three owner miles from new. Largely unrestored with all original interior panels and weather equipment. Sold new at Oxford Motors in East Rutherford, N.J. to a West Point cadet. Sold to the 2nd owner in Tacoma, WA. in 1963. I purchased the car from him in 2000 after a 17 year sit in his garage. Sorted for the road in 2000-2001. Fitted with overdrive, wires, factory steel hardtop, and dealer installed Motorola AM radio.  Original purchase order and dealer documents with car listing a sale price of $2407.50.

TR3B interior

1962 Triumph TR3B Interior Shot.

TR3B engine shot

1962 Triumph TR3B Engine Bay Shot.

1962 Triumph TR3B

1962 Triumph TR3B. Invited to display, Kirkland Concours 2007.

Triumph TR3B Tool Roll

1962 Triumph TR3B Factory Tool Roll with original owners manual and gas/oil/mtce log from new.

1962 Triumph TR3B

1962 Triumph TR3B. I changed the look a bit. Resprayed the factory hardtop black to match body color. Installed a fresh set of Michelin XZX tires. When the tires were off, I sprayed the factory wires satin black. Also fitted is a set of restored, original side curtains in black. All of the original factory weather equipment that came with the car, ie: soft top, tonneau, hood stick cover, and side curtains, are safely stored as I rarely remove the hardtop.

1962 Triumph TR3B

1962 Triumph TR3B. The new “black out” look.

TR3 Montana Tour 2010

Montana Tour 2010. 2,250 miles in six days. Summit of Lookout Pass. Montana-Idaho border. Averaging just over 29MPG at 70-80 MPH cruising speed.

This car has been sitting for a while, but it is mostly complete. It’s missing the windscreen washer bottle and that’s it. It has 5 Jaguar “rim embelishers”–hard to find a set of those.