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Original Jaguar E Type: Restorer's Guide to 3.8, 4.2 and V12 (Original)
 
 

Original Jaguar E Type: Restorer's Guide to 3.8, 4.2 and V12 (Original) [Illustrated] (Hardcover)

by Philip Porter (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 960 pages
  • Publisher: MBI Publishing; Reprinted Ed edition (1 May 1990)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1870979125
  • ISBN-13: 978-1870979122
  • Product Dimensions: 29.6 x 23 x 1.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 365,620 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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This book is a must have for Jaguar E-Type enthusiasts. Intended as a restorers guide, this book has little historical information. It is largely comprised of build details of every model of E-Type - from the original Series I 3.8 litre, with outside bonnet latches, to the last Series III V-12. Successive changes in each model are well documented, including the Series 1 1/2 changes. Each model change is bracketed by the starting and ending serial numbers of the models effected. The color photographs in this book are outstanding. Photos were taken of meticulously restored, clean vehicles, in ideal lighting situations. Billed as a restorers guide, this book is more of a checklist for item completion during the restoration process, or a guide to authenticity when you are reviewing an E-Type at a show, auction, or for purchase. If you are looking for a book to assist you during the restoration process, this is not it. However, if you want to double check that you have a correct car, this will get you most of the way there. Additionally, I know of no one who has restored any automobile without looking over as many examples as possible. Couple this book with the "Jaguar E-Type 6 & 12 Cylinder Restoration Guide," and you are most of the way there. --Rod and Custom

Another in the Original Cars Series by Philip Porter. Excellent color photography by Tim Andrew. All of the cars pictured are right hand drive. There are enough close-ups of details, especially interiors to make this car worth the price. Covers everything from the flat-floor S1's to the last black S3. Especially useful is the charts of all of the original factory interior - exterior color combinations. Lots of details on production changes. Well worth the price --Pitstop


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The Restorer's Guide to 3.8, 4.2 and V12 Roadster, Fixed-Head CoupT and 2+2. A complete guide to authenticating your Jaguar to 100% originality. Covers every area of the car. Includes serial and engine numbers, paint, trim, options, technical features, even changes in production with the date the change was implemented and in many cases the chassis or engine number. Over 150 full color photos illustrate every detail - even the tool kit. Essential for Jaguar restorers, owners and enthusiasts.

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars An interesting volume and originality guide on the Jaguar E, 8 May 2001
Phillip Porter present us with a bulky volume on one of the most exciting cars of all time. The book is very comprehensive although it can be hard work to read sometimes. In any case it is a very interesting volume for initiated E-type enthusiasts looking for a guide to originality. Further editions may benefit for added pictures on the various details which constitute the have and have nots of the car.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars The E-type dissected, 3 Feb 2005
By Mr. John Evans "jodelaviator" (Northamptonshire UK) - See all my reviews
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Philip Porter is an acknowledged expert on the E-type but his words in this modest volume (compared with other "Original" series books) are overshadowed by the brilliant pictures. The photos really are exceptional and the book is almost worth the price for these alone. Porter takes us through each version of the E-type, from the no compromise 3.8 to its last incarnation as a flabby V12 for the US market. Even so, almost any E-type would be a car to treasure. Detailed changes are listed and many of them illustrated. While it's essential reading for those who admire the E-type, or own one, somehow this volume doesn't quite match those on the MGs and VW Beetle, which go into even more detail and are rather better organised.
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