Re: Harry’s Garage
Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2025 7:29 am
Maybe the opposite. Perhaps the owner is keen for his new spec to have lots of press coverage to try and boost the value in the future.
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Re: Harry’s Garage
Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2025 7:54 am
Anybody else think the exhaust note was a bit crap?
Re: Harry’s Garage
Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2025 11:46 am
Someone on PH noticed it had paint chips. Ouch, hope they fix those before the owner takes delivery. I wasn't paying sufficient attention when he did the walk around - it was only towards the end that Harry said it was going to Jeremy next and the owner hadn't yet driven it.
Re: Harry’s Garage
Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2025 1:27 pm
That was my thought too. If they are splashing $1MM on it, hopefully either Eagle or the new owner is happy to spend another £1k to get the stone chips sorted before customer deliver.Rich B wrote: Mon Oct 27, 2025 7:29 am Maybe the opposite. Perhaps the owner is keen for his new spec to have lots of press coverage to try and boost the value in the future.
Re: Harry’s Garage
Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2025 2:00 pm
Maybe i'm alone here but i was a bit Meh at that jag. The £1m+ price I cant get past.
Re: Harry’s Garage
Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2025 3:39 pm
I always think that about e-types. Very underwhelming on anything with a "sporty" exhaust. Ironically the standard more muted version on the normal e-type I drove was preferable. I'm sure someone must be able to "tune" it to have a less farty sound.
I think if I were being a philistine I'd do an engine swap and stick the V12 from a later model into a Series 1 with an exhaust on it a la Harry's XJ Coupe.
Re: Harry’s Garage
Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2025 7:43 am
I wasn't sure if it was me, or the microphones clipping, or it was just too brappy. Maybe in the lightness brief the centre silencers have been binned leaving all the braps.GG. wrote: Mon Oct 27, 2025 3:39 pmI always think that about e-types. Very underwhelming on anything with a "sporty" exhaust. Ironically the standard more muted version on the normal e-type I drove was preferable. I'm sure someone must be able to "tune" it to have a less farty sound.
I think if I were being a philistine I'd do an engine swap and stick the V12 from a later model into a Series 1 with an exhaust on it a la Harry's XJ Coupe.
Re: Harry’s Garage
Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2025 8:54 am
It sounded too "open" to me also. I've spent a day in a (hired for my birthday) 4.2 E-Type, and passed a good bit more time passengering & driving my late dad's '65 3.8 S-Type : the more mundane XK makes a fabulous noise. Lightly silenced (by today's standards) it has a really bassy undertone, and with the headers all being slightly different lengths, it has a bit of warble. Lovely.RobYob wrote: Tue Oct 28, 2025 7:43 amI wasn't sure if it was me, or the microphones clipping, or it was just too brappy. Maybe in the lightness brief the centre silencers have been binned leaving all the braps.GG. wrote: Mon Oct 27, 2025 3:39 pmI always think that about e-types. Very underwhelming on anything with a "sporty" exhaust. Ironically the standard more muted version on the normal e-type I drove was preferable. I'm sure someone must be able to "tune" it to have a less farty sound.
I think if I were being a philistine I'd do an engine swap and stick the V12 from a later model into a Series 1 with an exhaust on it a la Harry's XJ Coupe.
Re: Harry’s Garage
Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2025 4:12 pm
Indeed…
Re: Harry’s Garage
Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2025 5:47 pm
It's nice.
It's not a million quid nice though.
And I wouldn't pay a million quid for anything* that Jeremy Clarkson has ragged around the Cotswolds for a week or so.
*cars, people, farm animals, etc.
It's not a million quid nice though.
And I wouldn't pay a million quid for anything* that Jeremy Clarkson has ragged around the Cotswolds for a week or so.
*cars, people, farm animals, etc.
Re: Harry’s Garage
Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2025 8:17 pm
That's not bad
needs to lose the chrome for more future in that retro.Re: Harry’s Garage
Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2025 7:11 pm
He's got to be pleased about that!
Re: Harry’s Garage
Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2025 7:29 pm
£118k for the Espada , £140k for the XJ-C and about £15k for the LR series 1 I think. The Jag is a decent result; I expected about half that.
Re: Harry’s Garage
Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2025 8:19 pm
£140k seems mental!
Re: Harry’s Garage
Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2025 8:35 pm
Reserve was £60k, guess someone (well, at least two people) got carried away!..
Re: Harry’s Garage
Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2025 9:33 pm
Sure does, but I supose it's unique, famous and a good "investment".
Re: Harry’s Garage
Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2025 9:47 pm
I’m not convinced the XJ-C is a good investment. Look at the values of E-types falling.
Re: Harry’s Garage
Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2025 10:33 pm
A good investment for Harry, wonder if he’ll do a breakdown on how much the rebuild and modifications cost. Not usually something you’ll make money on unless you’re the person doing the restoration.
I’m amazed there are two people who think it’s worth that much, I thought 60k sounded pretty high as a reserve.
I’m amazed there are two people who think it’s worth that much, I thought 60k sounded pretty high as a reserve.
Re: Harry’s Garage
Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2025 10:35 pm
If you want an XJ-C and have the cash it surely has to be the best available, and it would take two years and £100k to recreate it.Jobbo wrote: Sat Nov 08, 2025 9:47 pm I’m not convinced the XJ-C is a good investment. Look at the values of E-types falling.
I'm surprised that the Espada didn't make more - they were very cheap and unloved in the mid-late 90s and they are serious money pits unless you get one in regualr use or a fresh restoration.
Re: Harry’s Garage
Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2025 10:44 pm
It’s cool, but I guess the number of people who wanted one back in the day is constantly shrinking. Like above, etype values are dropping, there just aren’t enough people interested for the numbers around. The people who have done well / paid of mortgages, kids grown up, fancy a toy or relive memories from their youth are probably looking more at things from the 80s / 90s