I never cared for 'vettes although the split-window was almost passable.
1969...pure classic lines that STILL look great!
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 never cared for 'vettes although the split-window was almost passable.
1969...pure classic lines that STILL look great!
I thought the bonnet was aluminum.
Burnt prize car? Ugh! I HATE when that happens!
If he was planing anyway to do a full restore..then the fire really had little impact on that cost.. but now get money from insurance
Be like planning to do a full tear down remodel of a house..the have the same house burn down before you start and it was insured...it a win win
Well at least he follows the always sound strategy of having two jaguars, one to drive while the other is in the shop getting fixed.
Even that’s an optimistic scenario, LOL
So you know the magic smoke theory of electronic?
See all electrical works on magic smoke in the system... that why if you see the magic smoke escape ..it does not work anymore
I restored my first bike, a ‘72 Kawasaki triple 350, as I sanded down the tank I noted it must have been resprayed a dozen or more times, from the original orange. Hilarious! It ended up 68-69 Ford’s Candyapple Red. My fave...
“There’s some trauma and damage, but nothing that can’t be fixed”
Spoken like a true restorer.
Does he have any cars that run? ;-)
LOL probably a Toyota daily driver.
:O)
they accidentally created a work of art. (the electrics stank but art to the eye)
This one would be a challenge. It’s also one of my best accidental discoveries that I make a few bucks on even after all these years. Good horn relay in action.
http://www.shutterstock.com/video/video.html?id=193501
With the number of car restoration shows on cable TV, this CAR could be a STAR in the near future. Great backstory and something very close to being a complete rebuild!
PS: I don’t think that I’d trust the rubber!
“Croxton looked over the burned out Jag and said; “Well, at least the electricals are no worse.” “
Lucas, the Prince of Darkness. I had a ‘68 Mk2 340.
“There’s nothing on it that’s broken, damaged or melted that can’t be repaired or replaced or made as good as new.” “
Heck, if you’ve got a valid VIN and the title to it, you can replace everything else.
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