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88v8
Ivor Duarte
Gloucestershire UK
(1041 posts)

Registered:
02/11/2010 04:29AM

Main British Car:
1974 Land Rover Lightweight V8

Anyone in Palmdale CA? - 1963 Jaguar S type + sbc
Posted by: 88v8
Date: January 04, 2018 04:53AM

This car is of interest to me
[www.ebay.co.uk]
but the seller has zero feedback and the photos are poor.

Looks as if it's been sitting a while. Wouldn't want to find I've bought a backyard rustheap.

Does anyone live nearby who could go and take a look at it for me? More than expenses happily paid.
Or know a shop that might make an inspection? I see quite a few shops in the area, but no idea of their abilities, although Ace Customs in St Clarita looks promising
[www.acecustoms.com]

Thankyou
Ivor


BlownMGB-V8
Jim Blackwood
9406 Gunpowder Rd., Florence, KY 41042
(6468 posts)

Registered:
10/23/2007 12:59PM

Main British Car:
1971 MGB Blown,Injected,Intercooled Buick 340/AA80E/JagIRS

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Re: Anyone in Palmdale CA? - 1963 Jaguar S type + sbc
Posted by: BlownMGB-V8
Date: January 04, 2018 01:06PM

Now that could be a find. Love those old Jag sedans.

Jim


40indianss
don foote

(83 posts)

Registered:
08/01/2013 04:35PM

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Re: Anyone in Palmdale CA? - 1963 Jaguar S type + sbc
Posted by: 40indianss
Date: January 04, 2018 09:35PM

If a California car unlikely a rust bucket. Very cool potential


88v8
Ivor Duarte
Gloucestershire UK
(1041 posts)

Registered:
02/11/2010 04:29AM

Main British Car:
1974 Land Rover Lightweight V8

Re: Anyone in Palmdale CA? - 1963 Jaguar S type + sbc
Posted by: 88v8
Date: January 08, 2018 01:23PM

No go.
The seller doesn't reply to questions.
And it has a 'Reconstructed' title, which I'm told will make it pretty well impossible to register over here.
Unfortunately the Gubmt is interfering much more nowadays in the custom/hotrod hobby, and importing a modified historic car is now very difficult.
So no go.
Shame

Ivor


88v8
Ivor Duarte
Gloucestershire UK
(1041 posts)

Registered:
02/11/2010 04:29AM

Main British Car:
1974 Land Rover Lightweight V8

Re: Anyone in Palmdale CA? - 1963 Jaguar S type + sbc
Posted by: 88v8
Date: January 20, 2018 01:26PM

Relisted.
[www.ebay.co.uk]

Seller says it has brake problems. Which may make the claim in the ad that it 'runs good' the truth but crucially not the whole truth.

Apparently it was converted last year by 'a friend'.
In the process the original engine was stolen, so it is said, and after the insurer paid out the car got a Reconstructed title, presumably meaning that the engine was worth more than the car.

Anyway, as I've said, sadly not for me.

Ivor


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