1. Is it the right car for you? 2. Cost considerations 3. Living with an E-type 4. Relative values 5. Before you view 6. Inspection equipment 7. Fifteen minute evaluation 8. Key points 9. Serious evaluation 10. Auctions 11. Paperwork 12. What s it worth? 13. Do you really want to restore? 14. Paint problems 15. Lack of use problems 16. The E-type community 17. Vital statistics Index
Author of a sister volume for 6-cylinder E-type buyers, Peter Crespin has many years experience working on his own Jaguar and Daimler cars, old and new, sporting and saloon. A frequent respondent to the technical queries aired on various Jag-Lover s forums, he has almost 40 year s experience of working on classic cars and award-winning British racing and road-going motorcycles, from his well-equipped workshop. A medical writer by profession, he turns his analytical talents to task of demystifying the legendary V12 E-type and helping buyers turn their driving and ownership dreams into reality for these fine cars.
The V12 E-type is a complicated beast so if you're planning on
owning one you could save yourself a lot of grief by picking up a
copy of this book. Although written for an American audience it
covers British and American spec cars - useful with the number of
Jags finding their way back to the UK. Good clear photos and a huge
amount of sensible information makes this great value for money.
Don't buy a V12 without it. - Classics Monthly
Australian Classic Car, September 2007, Australian magazine Veloce
has now published 13 of these handy pocket size books. Each serves
as a useful guide for enthusiasts and assumes that readers will
already know a little about older cars. The publications follow a
pattern, starting off with the question, "Is this car right for
you?" - It's a valid question, since many first-time owners buy
with their hearts and not their heads, and live to regret it.
Included are chapters on costs, what it's like living with a Morrie
- or V12 E-type. Items to watch out for are helpfully divided into
a 15-minute evaluation and a more serious investigation examining
mechanicals, body, trim and so forth in close detail. The author
then compares the various advantages of auctions against private
sales before discussing the all important paperwork - after all,
you'll want to make sure that the seller actually owns what you are
buying. Internet links and tips on where to find spares are helpful
as is the list of relevant publications. Put it in your pocket
before you start looking.
Mark Holman for New Zealand Classic Car, October 2007
NZ magazineAs with previous books from this series, these are
64-page soft-cover books, small enough to fit into a coat pocket
and pretty well guaranteed to come in very handy if you are buying
any of these cars from very different ends of the classic scale.
All follow a similar layout, starting with 'is it the right car for
you?', and then going through the 15-minute quick check (walk away
or not?) followed by a very detailed checklist which you can use to
'mark' the car, and what to look out for on a test drive. There are
also chapters on whether you want to restore a model, paint
problems, things to watch out for if the car has had little recent
use, and lists of clubs and spares specialists. The books are
well-illustrated, and the advice looks really practical. They don't
pretend that classic car ownership is easy, or necessary profitable
in purely financial terms, yet they are clearly written by guys who
are enthusiastic about the pleasure you can get from a good example
of any of these cars. While I have never been in the market for
them, I would want to have one of these books if I were -
definitely recommended.
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