20 05 2013

After removing the bodywork, we took a closer look on the running gear and mechanics. I have to say that we are very pleased on what we found. We inspected the rear axle, just to found out that it is in great shape. Moreover it is the rare "Powerlock" limited slip differential that was an option on theese cars. The gearbox also looks good, with no visible rust on the gears on other internals. Although for some reason it is not free. We will see the cause later. Maybe the old oil is sticking a bearing. Most of the suspension parts are in acceptable os rebuildable condition. Only the disc brake calippers are gone.

10. 05. 2013

Next step is to document and dismantle the car. It is a delicate job. We wouldl ike to save as much of the original parts as possible. We find it important to reuse the correct fastners at the right places, so we take 100s of pictures, including special shots of the collected part groups.

For Your joy, we set up a fixed camera and took one shot per 20 mins, soo now we have a nice slideshow of the dismantling.

Day 1 

Day 2

2013 may

First task is to clear the originality and pedigree of the car. Thats why we ordered the Heritage Certificate as soon as we got the car.

This paper is vital to prove that we have the right thing. Now we can be sure that we do.

2013 april

Finaly we unloaded the car from the trailer, and took a closer exam. Here is a little slideshow with some "extra".

Camel & Jag

2012 october

It was a rainy wednesday afternoon when I first spotted the car on the Beverly Hills Car Club website. It was a love at frst site. I contacted some of my old customers and spoke with them about the outstanding oppurtunity. One of them agreed and we decided to take the car. One day after it was reserved.

It was clear from the beginning, that the car is in a very poor condition. In need of a realy major surgery. But the numbers were maching, and the wreck was more or less complete.

Welcome!

This blog is dedicated to the restoration of a 1958 Jaguar XK150S OTS (Open Two Seater). Writing this blog has two motivations. First restoring such a car is not an easy task, I would like to offer help to thoose who are involved in such challenges, and at the same point I am pretty sure that from time to time I will be asking for some advices from others around the world concerning our own problems. The other motivation came from the customer who kindly entrusted us to do the work, which we consider as an honour. At the point right now he is not 100% sure if he is willing to keep this  car and start out a collection, or if he would like to offer it for sale when completed. Although this is not an advertisment, You might take advantage of following the work from step to step if You are interested in buying one of theese rare beauties. 

The car is a complete basket case at the moment, a very badly rotten wreck, but with very low mileage, and 100% originality, our goal is to restore it to factory specification, using as many of the original or new old stock parts as possible.

We plan to post once  every 2-3 weeks. Please follow us.

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