Posted on 08/19/2015 12:35:55 PM PDT by BenLurkin
Malcolm Croxton couldn’t wait to get his hands on the 1962 E-Type Jaguar he had purchased for $50,000 from someone in Oklahoma.
On Tuesday, the vintage Jag was finally delivered, albeit not in the condition the car restoration hobbyist from Torrance had bargained for.
The Jaguar was badly charred in a fast-moving wildfire as a rig transported it on I-15 to the South Bay. The car was one of several dozen vehicles abandoned on the congested freeway as the North Fire approached, forcing the occupants to flee in a scene captured on live TV.
Still, Croxton was surprisingly upbeat when he finally laid his eyes on the classic car.
“It’s still restorable,” he said. “There’s some trauma and damage, but nothing that can’t be fixed. In a way I haven’t seen anything yet that has really disappointed me. I’m a bit positive about it. There’s nothing on it that’s broken, damaged or melted that can’t be repaired or replaced or made as good as new.”
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I’d say he needs a bigger garage!
I hope somebody had insurance.
Unless the buyer picked an idiot for a transporter, the transporters insurance company should handle it.
“I’d say he needs a bigger garage!”
Nope. Just another car lift.
Just change it into a Firebird.
Croxton looked over the burned out Jag and said; “Well, at least the electricals are no worse.”
That will buff right out.
I am restoring a 57 Bel Air and a 67 Camaro. The fire may in some ways have done him a favor by burning off decades of old paint.
Needs paint.
Maybe not, since it would be considered an act of God. It’ll be a comprehensive loss - I’m not sure they could be found liable for a wildfire. Hopefully he had completed the purchase prior to the transport - if so, he should be covered under his policy for a newly purchased vehicle.
I’d bet there is a lot of panel warpage.
Not good.
LOL! You win the internet today.
I dunno. Antiques and classics are not covered under your typical auto policy. You need a separate (and expensive) policy. But judging by the looks of his garage - he probably knows (and hopefully) has the right kind of coverage.
Is that a Lotus 7 on the lift?
Sure looks like one, or a clone.
The guy certainly has “high density” storage, LOL
Actually the Haggerty policy on my 67 Camaro convert isn’t expensive at all.
They realize these garage queens don’t get much exposure to theft or road crashes.
An elan? The 7 was The Prisoner’s car wasn’t it?
ROTFLMAO!
As a fully recovered classic Jaguar owner I really, really feel the bite of your comment.
On a side note, long ago during my weekly visit to a Jaguar dealer asking if my clutch assembly had arrive from Coventry, he told of a sweet deal on a year old E-type coupe. From a hundred feet away the cooper metal flake paint job turned my stomach. A peek into the rolled and pleated upholstry in alternating candy apple red, white, and candy sapphire blue and I just started laughing. I said I’d consider the 4.2L engine and drive train...maybe.;>)
Wow. That man is a real optimist.
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