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    Image of RoninianHoon RoninianHoon
    12/06/08

    In reply to British Man Cobbles Together Last Jaguar E-Type From 31-Year-Old Factory Leftovers
    I'd drive it naked...
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    Image of LuciferV8 LuciferV8
    12/05/08

    In reply to British Man Cobbles Together Last Jaguar E-Type From 31-Year-Old Factory Leftovers
    Is this Project Car HEAVEN?
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    Image of sos10 sos10
    12/05/08

    In reply to British Man Cobbles Together Last Jaguar E-Type From 31-Year-Old Factory Leftovers
    I had to lay down for a while. This car and its history is seriously awesome.
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    Image of Tanshanomi Tanshanomi
    12/05/08

    In reply to British Man Cobbles Together Last Jaguar E-Type From 31-Year-Old Factory Leftovers
    "The idea of actually putting a brand new, still in packaging parts of a thirty year old car together for the first time is astonishing."


    So, you're discussing "a parts." Is that singular or plural?


    "The car has been tested by the Ministry of Transportation and is awaiting its VIN and chassis numbers along with legal registration, which has been assured will happen."


    So, the car has been assured... no wait, it's the legal registration that has been assured...

    ...that what will happen?


    Lordy, what painful reading. I attempted to diagram these two sentences and my desk caught fire.

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    Image of TheBrewPub TheBrewPub
    12/05/08

    @Tanshanomi: Grammar nazi! No soup for Ben!
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    Image of Tanshanomi Tanshanomi
    12/05/08

    @TheBrewPub: I suppose, if I criticize the Dodge Nitro, you're going to call me a "Quality Nazi?"


    Unlike us, Ben makes his living writing; it should be right.

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    Image of Jo Schmo Jo Schmo
    12/05/08

    In reply to British Man Cobbles Together Last Jaguar E-Type From 31-Year-Old Factory Leftovers
    nice 1:1 model
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    Image of bzr bzr
    12/05/08

    In reply to British Man Cobbles Together Last Jaguar E-Type From 31-Year-Old Factory Leftovers
    As a guy who's currently working on his own PMH (Project Motorcycle Hell), I'm seething with jealousy. It's like assembling a giant LEGO set!


    (Which, incidentally, is the exact same thing I told myself when I embarked on my hellish project.)

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    Image of Tanshanomi Tanshanomi
    12/05/08

    @bzr: When I married my lovely wife, I solemnly vowed to never again visit Project Motorcycle Hell.


    Twelve years later, I still get the jones-shakes for it.

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    Image of Mr.choppers - Delenda Carthago Est Mr.choppers - Delenda Carthago Est
    12/05/08

    In reply to British Man Cobbles Together Last Jaguar E-Type From 31-Year-Old Factory Leftovers
    Lovely - unbelievable that no one assembled these parts at some previous time. 31 years!


    Also I call moratorium on Harold's hearse. No more pictures of it, please.

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    Image of Elhigh Elhigh
    12/05/08

    In reply to British Man Cobbles Together Last Jaguar E-Type From 31-Year-Old Factory Leftovers
    It's a Magnet Pussy.
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    Image of thunder; now eta-powered thunder; now eta-powered
    12/05/08

    In reply to British Man Cobbles Together Last Jaguar E-Type From 31-Year-Old Factory Leftovers
    It's almost a Johnny Cash song in real life!


    "... Every day I'd watch those beauties roll by,

    And sometimes I'd hang my head and cry,

    Cause I always wanted me one that was long and black."

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    Image of acarr260 acarr260
    12/05/08

    @thunder: You know, on some other sites, people would assume that you aren't talking about a car.
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    Image of thunder; now eta-powered thunder; now eta-powered
    12/05/08

    @acarr260: Yeah; that thought crossed my mind as I hit the submit button. Sad. Does anybody but me listen to Johnny Cash enough to get that reference?
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    Image of Graverobber Graverobber
    12/05/08

    In reply to British Man Cobbles Together Last Jaguar E-Type From 31-Year-Old Factory Leftovers
    As I noted on Autofiends, this remains the less attractive long-wheelbase car. There's a small number of late series 3, 12 cylinder, SWB roadsters out there that are more attractive, and hugely desirable. This remains a great achievement, and it's always a good thing to have more Es on the road than fewer.
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    Image of UDMan UDMan
    12/05/08

    In reply to British Man Cobbles Together Last Jaguar E-Type From 31-Year-Old Factory Leftovers
    More breathtaking than any of the US Jags, all the grace, without the large bumpers mandated in 1974. Like this one:
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    Image of FЯeeMan FЯeeMan
    12/05/08

    In reply to British Man Cobbles Together Last Jaguar E-Type From 31-Year-Old Factory Leftovers
    I wonder which 5% of the parts he needed to acquire to get it into running condition. Maybe, somehow, some of Mr. Lucas' electricals when mysteriously 'missing'.
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    Image of Ash78, cube farmer Ash78, cube farmer
    12/05/08

    In reply to British Man Cobbles Together Last Jaguar E-Type From 31-Year-Old Factory Leftovers
    I'm at a loss for words. How fortunate and resourceful!
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    Image of 71rivnut 71rivnut
    12/05/08

    In reply to British Man Cobbles Together Last Jaguar E-Type From 31-Year-Old Factory Leftovers
    Much more practical than the autoworker who supposedly built a car by stealing one part from the factory every day and assembling it at home. I always wondered how he got the chassis out of the plant.
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    Image of FormerlyPreferredCustomer FormerlyPreferredCustomer
    12/05/08

    @71rivnut:


    The small parts he took out in his lunch box, and the big parts went in his buddy's RV.

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    Image of Schweppes - Now with more school work Schweppes - Now with more school work
    12/05/08

    @71rivnut: I've seen some pretty good sized parts that guys have taken off the line in the last few years. MacPherson struts, mirrors, trim pieces, and apparently some GPS units disappeared too. Not enough to build a car, but a step in the right direction if you want to stockpile some spare parts for when your car's warranty ends.
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    Image of mechimike mechimike
    12/05/08

    @FormerlyPreferredCustomer: It wasn't an RV. It was a "Mobeel Home".


    Unrepentant Johny Cash Gearhead

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    Image of v8corvairpickup v8corvairpickup
    12/05/08

    In reply to British Man Cobbles Together Last Jaguar E-Type From 31-Year-Old Factory Leftovers
    Imagine the dry-rot on those Dunlops!
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    Image of sos10 sos10
    12/06/08

    @v8corvairpickup: Although the original tires were there, he didn't use them on the car.. wise decision.
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