In the previous issue of Classic Jaguar, it would appear our otherwise enlightened editor suffered an aberration of judgement in his appraisal of my E-type, by declaring in his introduction to the Running Report that it was “definitely not a project” (I thought Peter understood the concept of sarcasm – Ed.) Considering the following misadventures experienced over recent weeks, you may be inclined to question that assertion.
Naturally, looking at the restored perfection of the car, along with a price tag that has more digits in front of the decimal point than a calculator, anyone would assume my E-type to be well-sorted. However, E-types are priced according to perceived desirability and not reliability.
Nevertheless, I was relieved to collect ‘Kermit’ from Butlin Classic Cars in time for this month’s
