Great tour of Autoclassics in Latvia! As you say the hidden secret for big time restoration shops in Europe. Looks like they have the process down: prefit the chrome, work the door skin flanges for good seal fit, remaking the trim that's unavailable. And yes, the Ferrari presented by Tom Yang at Cavallino 2024 was done there too.
Hi Richard 👋, yes you were damned right with that workshop. Good, you told 😁😁. Apart from Eagle, I have never seen such a complete in-house restoration. And only with they are able to manage a first class restoration in only 14 month. Imagine 30 people are working there. You can tell they get things done. Looking forward to your next video. The 2 hours Retromobile ua-cam.com/video/Yf3V5nfKUHs/v-deo.htmlfeature=shared is running 🔥 🔥. Thanks for watching ✌️
Maikel, A couple comments..I was taught..my wife and I never touch the body with our bare hands..we always wear gloves..And finish is a real issue to me...Jaguar did not buff the cars (well, Jag did if there was damage caused "in the shop" and had to be spotted in)..if buffed then one is walking away from originality as the paint becomes very flat..original paint had some orange peel ( reality is, new cars are NOT buffed..look at even high dollar cars...all have some orange peel..look at dark colors especially black) Buffing is done, as I have, at times, to correct mistakes...perfection is not buffed. The more you know..well ??...Buffing IS paint correction. Enough is enough..a breath of fresh air from you, Maikel...as you said, "do as much work when you still have enthusiasm"..rings in my head..for that and all you bring, I thank you Mitch
Hi Mitch, thank you very much for your knowledgeable feedback. You are right with what you say. These guys are just trying to make things better, even if the paint was as good as when Jaguar did it. Exactly that orange skin, what I do see very often, is something I personally do not like. Here, the paint looks like a smooth mirror. Every reflection is christal clear. Certainly better than original. Many thanks, Mitch, keep up the good work. 👍
Now I understand why it’s good to buy new old stock because it’s original jaguar parts from 1970s or 80s when there was loads of Jaguar specialist Parts people around London I remember GH Nolan Southeast London loads of brand-new E type Parts also Norman’s West End Lane NW London old stock. My late dad had best solid solid Original Series 1 4.2 Roadster with original factory hardtop I should never sold that should’ve just left it in the garage in AXLE stands. Massive mistake today in 2024 I could’ve chucked £80 bags at it with a proper Etype or XK specialist, never mind. It’s gone now.
If it is not a Series 1 Etype forget it simple it look’s sexiest meaner look headlamp covers like Aston DB5 love rear lights on top just the nuts 9.1 compression ratio English spec were best purest
Hello @danielguillien9395, many thanks for watching and your feedback. I have seen various workshops, different cultures, levels, attitudes. This one is not fancy, but very meticulous. They do have all the skills in-house what makes things so much easier. You need something, they get it done. Very good to see. This is probably very close to how Jaguar did built the very first 500 E Types. However, I was very pleased they shared the time with me and have shown me round. There is always something to learn for me and maybe also for you. Stay tuned.
Hi @Thereishope664, perfection never comes cheap, but you would enjoy it every time you are looking at it. Chucking things together is easy, the last 20% is the tedious and expensive part of the job. A nice story comes in my mind. Someone witnessing an auction of an E Type said:" For this price I can buy a nice home." The person next to him said:" Probably, but nobody could see you, where everyone will notice you when driving round in a nice car." 😂
Having owned two E-types, a Series 1 OTS and a Series 2 FHC during the late '70's and early '80's and selling them both before they started being "valuable", I find this channel most captivating. My goal is to own an early 4.2 liter OTS before I die. Watching these videos that you make inspires and educates me towards reaching that goal. I'm so glad that I subscribed once I found this channel! Thanks for all you do, Mark! I will be in touch. You're the man when it comes to the world of E-types.
🤣🤣 well I hope you got some good dough £££ around you okay you know the prices my friend gone crazy. I remember when they were affordable my dad had series 1 4.2 Roadster with a factory hardtop my mum use to drive it as well They have got so much torque they easily pull off in fourth gear and parts were easy too get lots old new stock around I use to see as a kid 14-15 years of age old 3.8 FHC - DHC being broken up for spares dash boards centre counsels headlamp glass chrome surround 3.8 bucket seats and 4.2 seats clocks everything radius arms you name it I saw it everywhere. 🤣 Listen for me for me if it is not a Series 1 E I am not interested at all. Series 2 was crap and V12 was no goer juicy and bulky lost its beauty. 40-50 years on everybody, everybody wants a series 1. E why because they look the nuts Simple.👌👌
@@joemorgan636 We use Dollars here in the States, as I'm sure you know. I got $13,000 for both series ! Jaguars in 1981 when I sold them, in short, about the price for two new Ford pickup trucks. Yep, I never should have sold them. I'm 71 years old and if I made a list of the cars that slipped through my hands over the years, I would cry until Christmas. I passed on a Ferrari 250 GTO in 1976 ($18,000) because at the time a house here in Connecticut costs half that amount. Hey, I was just a working guy that had to make decisions in life. Let me know if you know anybody that has a time machine that goes back in time!, I'll rent it!
Nice video again Maikel, I try to make everything, too, because I cannot affort the money to buy all parts, so it takes a lot of years to finish the car of mine. Made floors, doors, Leathers for the seats, restore engines, exhausts, gearbox, hinges and now I want to make trims, don't know yet. Even made the rear lights of RVS(Stainless). Frank.
@@JaguarEType Maikel, I will but summer is not yet here...although spring. So preparing my S1 FHC to be ready for the season. 😎 An important but many times ignored thing sorted this week. My e-type got new rubbers on wire wheels. Old tyres had still a lot of rubber (only 12K kms) but aged as baked back in 2011 so not that safe anymore. You could mention this important safety but also comfortability point on one of your videos as too many times we only think about how much rubber our classic's tyres have and not how old those are. 🤔 It's so easy to think that I will do one more summer with the existing tyres. But sometimes it's just better to bite the bullet. You could share your experiences of various options for different type of e-types (S1/2/3 & OTS/FHC) and driving needs/styles. I'm sure many would like it.
@jukkaaunola5942 Fully agree with you. Old hard tyres might still be good for dry roads, but even a small rainfall puts you on ice. So true 👍 Will try to remember my followers.
Someone said that before, but as I am always working and restoring these cars, I can not stop touching them. I hope I will lose this habit once I have retired.
Great video Markel! I currently own a 1970 E-type 4.2 series II. It is a driver and I enjoy working on improving various parts of the car. My question to you is, do you have a good source for obtaining original looking hardware for the car? I’ve notice when working on my car I have found numerous trim screws that have a Phillips head and I know they should be slotted head. I would like to replace these trim parts with period correct fasteners. P.S. I live on the East Coast of USA. Thank you so much for your time.
Good day, and thanks for following. I am using these screws from Martin Robey www.martinrobey.com/jaguar/e-type/e-type-series-3-2-2/body-fittings/quarter/18087 You might search for these "DIN 7973 Blechschrauben Linsensenkkopf Schlitz" called self tapping slotted oval head chrome plated, but maybe stainless steel could be sufficient. Good luck.
There is no doubt Maikel that you are the number 1 . I doubt anyone can match your intricate knowledge of these cars . You definitely had this specialist on the edge of their seats !!! ....Time and again .... thanks Maikel
Good day @johndavey72 you are most welcome to join me on my E Type journey. As you know, I am trying to bring the most iconic car closer to the enthusiast. Hope it inspires you to show your E Type on the road. 👍🏻
Another excellent and very informative video. These guys are doing absolutely superb work and must be applauded for that. I agree about the green on green colour combination. My first E-type 38 years ago was slightly different, BRG but with that same suede green interior and I just loved it. Cheers!
I am very happy you enjoyed the video and even more for your feedback. 😊, the green OTS in the video definitely was my favourite. Also loved the light blue XK 120. 💙. The staff there is very friendly and educated, they are the people behind these wonderful cars, they really do a great job and need our respect and certainly some kind of reward. Thank you for your applause 👏.
Fascinating video Maikel , great to see the dedication to the art of authentic restoration. If you have to ask how much it will cost to restore your car, you can't afford it in the first place. 😆
Haha, Paul, better don't ask but get it started. 😄😄. The price will long be forgotten when you still enjoy the car. Thanks for watching and sharing. Maikel
Great shop,great work, thanks Maikel.The opalescent bronze OBL was the same colour as chassis 198 that I recently sold as as a fully restored and detailed OBL from our OBL stock.Also great to see at 16:59 with the early rear bulkhead with only horizontal rib stiffener pressings,heavy painting of bonnet good for finish …but over the years after painting many OBL’s I have always reduced the paint coverage around the welded louvres to retain the spot weld imperfections from the factory .Generally,.most changes in the body and fittings build up ( including such details as the thin/thick lower windscreen chrome) can be accurately defined by referencing the changes in the official Jaguar parts catalogue from the day alongside the intuitive knowledge gained from specialists in the obls such as myself who have rebuilt and repaired these cars for 40 years ,dealing with all the idiosyncrasies that Browns Lane threw into the mix back in 1961,again great work and keep on learning with the OBL enigma.
Good day xxxxxx ???? Many thanks for your in-depth feedback and contribution to my channel. The OBL's are the real evolution of the E Type before they really became a "mass-production" car. For me as an engineer, it it entering the browns lane engineering department in 61. That is why I find it so interesting and fascinating as we all can witness today what they changed and we can find out why. Where are you located?
A really really great video. Interesting, informative and a pleasant way to pass an hour or so. A tremendous company doing fantastic work on an incredible selection of E-types. Thank you Maikel.
Hi David, thanks for watching, Thought it is worth showing that some people do believe in the E Type. It's fascinating to see how a man makes his dream come true. It is always something to learn from others. On top, they are very pleasant people to talk to.
Great tour of Autoclassics in Latvia! As you say the hidden secret for big time restoration shops in Europe. Looks like they have the process down: prefit the chrome, work the door skin flanges for good seal fit, remaking the trim that's unavailable. And yes, the Ferrari presented by Tom Yang at Cavallino 2024 was done there too.
Hi Richard 👋, yes you were damned right with that workshop. Good, you told 😁😁. Apart from Eagle, I have never seen such a complete in-house restoration. And only with they are able to manage a first class restoration in only 14 month. Imagine 30 people are working there. You can tell they get things done. Looking forward to your next video. The 2 hours Retromobile ua-cam.com/video/Yf3V5nfKUHs/v-deo.htmlfeature=shared is running 🔥 🔥.
Thanks for watching ✌️
Sehr interessant, so viele E-Types in Arbeit, man kann alle Arbeitsschritte sehen! Ich bin begeistert was machen die Jungs. Vielen Dank Maikel!
Danke Juri, freut mich das es Dir gefällt. Die Werkstatt und das know how ist beeindruckend . Bitte Video teilen 👍
Great video. I learnt a lot. Thank you. The English word for reducing the thickness of the leather is ‘skive’ or ‘skiving the leather.’
Many thanks, I never came cross that technique and I never looked it up. Thanks for helping out. 👍
Maikel,
A couple comments..I was taught..my wife and I never touch the body with our bare hands..we always wear gloves..And finish is a real issue to me...Jaguar did not buff the cars (well, Jag did if there was damage caused "in the shop" and had to be spotted in)..if buffed then one is walking away from originality as the paint becomes very flat..original paint had some orange peel ( reality is, new cars are NOT buffed..look at even high dollar cars...all have some orange peel..look at dark colors especially black) Buffing is done, as I have, at times, to correct mistakes...perfection is not buffed. The more you know..well ??...Buffing IS paint correction.
Enough is enough..a breath of fresh air from you, Maikel...as you said, "do as much work when you still have enthusiasm"..rings in my head..for that and all you bring, I thank you
Mitch
Hi Mitch, thank you very much for your knowledgeable feedback. You are right with what you say. These guys are just trying to make things better, even if the paint was as good as when Jaguar did it.
Exactly that orange skin, what I do see very often, is something I personally do not like. Here, the paint looks like a smooth mirror. Every reflection is christal clear. Certainly better than original.
Many thanks, Mitch, keep up the good work. 👍
Now I understand why it’s good to buy new old stock because it’s original jaguar parts from 1970s or 80s when there was loads of Jaguar specialist Parts people around London I remember GH Nolan Southeast London loads of brand-new E type Parts also Norman’s West End Lane NW London old stock.
My late dad had best solid solid Original Series 1 4.2 Roadster with original factory hardtop I should never sold that should’ve just left it in the garage in AXLE stands. Massive mistake today in 2024 I could’ve chucked £80 bags at it with a proper Etype or XK specialist, never mind. It’s gone now.
If it is not a Series 1 Etype forget it simple it look’s sexiest meaner look headlamp covers like Aston DB5 love rear lights on top just the nuts 9.1 compression ratio English spec were best purest
Beautiful garage ! And marvelous Jaguar !! Crazy make ...
Hello @robertsalanon2909,
I could not agree more. Thanks for your feedback and watching.👍
Very interesting video thank you.
very impressive
Thank you for watching and sharing. 👍
very good video with a company that we would like to visit. This is where the passion for the E type grows
Hello @danielguillien9395,
many thanks for watching and your feedback. I have seen various workshops, different cultures, levels, attitudes. This one is not fancy, but very meticulous. They do have all the skills in-house what makes things so much easier. You need something, they get it done. Very good to see. This is probably very close to how Jaguar did built the very first 500 E Types. However, I was very pleased they shared the time with me and have shown me round. There is always something to learn for me and maybe also for you. Stay tuned.
Thanks Maikel. As usual, another great detailed video. Mine is an Eagle one. Stay well.
Gianni, you have an Eagle? Wow !!!! We will be in Modena from 2-6th of May. Motor Valley. Just cross the Appennini and we meet. How is that?
I'd probably need to sell my house to buy one!!. Perfection doesn't come cheap.
Hi @Thereishope664, perfection never comes cheap, but you would enjoy it every time you are looking at it. Chucking things together is easy, the last 20% is the tedious and expensive part of the job.
A nice story comes in my mind. Someone witnessing an auction of an E Type said:" For this price I can buy a nice home." The person next to him said:" Probably, but nobody could see you, where everyone will notice you when driving round in a nice car." 😂
Having owned two E-types, a Series 1 OTS and a Series 2 FHC during the late '70's and early '80's and selling them both before they started being "valuable", I find this channel most captivating. My goal is to own an early 4.2 liter OTS before I die. Watching these videos that you make inspires and educates me towards reaching that goal. I'm so glad that I subscribed once I found this channel! Thanks for all you do, Mark! I will be in touch. You're the man when it comes to the world of E-types.
Well said, I have nothing to add. 👍
🤣🤣 well I hope you got some good dough £££ around you okay you know the prices my friend gone crazy. I remember when they were affordable my dad had series 1 4.2 Roadster with a factory hardtop my mum use to drive it as well They have got so much torque they easily pull off in fourth gear and parts were easy too get lots old new stock around I use to see as a kid 14-15 years of age old 3.8 FHC - DHC being broken up for spares dash boards centre counsels headlamp glass chrome surround 3.8 bucket seats and 4.2 seats clocks everything radius arms you name it I saw it everywhere. 🤣
Listen for me for me if it is not a Series 1 E I am not interested at all. Series 2 was crap and V12 was no goer juicy and bulky lost its beauty.
40-50 years on everybody, everybody wants a series 1. E why because they look the nuts Simple.👌👌
@@joemorgan636 We use Dollars here in the States, as I'm sure you know. I got $13,000 for both series ! Jaguars in 1981 when I sold them, in short, about the price for two new Ford pickup trucks. Yep, I never should have sold them. I'm 71 years old and if I made a list of the cars that slipped through my hands over the years, I would cry until Christmas. I passed on a Ferrari 250 GTO in 1976 ($18,000) because at the time a house here in Connecticut costs half that amount. Hey, I was just a working guy that had to make decisions in life. Let me know if you know anybody that has a time machine that goes back in time!, I'll rent it!
Nice video again Maikel, I try to make everything, too, because I cannot affort the money to buy all parts, so it takes a lot of years to finish the car of mine. Made floors, doors, Leathers for the seats, restore engines, exhausts, gearbox, hinges and now I want to make trims, don't know yet. Even made the rear lights of RVS(Stainless). Frank.
Frank, you are going the long and hard way. Respect. Keep the thumbs and motivation up.
Well done. I would love to learn to use the English wheel.
Great tour of Autoclassics Nice video very impressive thank from Los Angeles
@golanbaron370 Thank you very much for your feedback. Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for sharing. Maikel
Wonderful! So many information, so many secrets. Thanks for sharing!
Many thanks for watching 👍. Hope you gained some new information. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Maikel again for a high quality and interesting video! Your insights are always appreciated 😊
Hi Jukka, you are most welcome and your feedback is much appreciated. Keep driving your Jag. Summer is there. ☀️🌞🌻
@@JaguarEType Maikel, I will but summer is not yet here...although spring. So preparing my S1 FHC to be ready for the season. 😎
An important but many times ignored thing sorted this week. My e-type got new rubbers on wire wheels. Old tyres had still a lot of rubber (only 12K kms) but aged as baked back in 2011 so not that safe anymore.
You could mention this important safety but also comfortability point on one of your videos as too many times we only think about how much rubber our classic's tyres have and not how old those are. 🤔 It's so easy to think that I will do one more summer with the existing tyres. But sometimes it's just better to bite the bullet. You could share your experiences of various options for different type of e-types (S1/2/3 & OTS/FHC) and driving needs/styles. I'm sure many would like it.
@jukkaaunola5942 Fully agree with you. Old hard tyres might still be good for dry roads, but even a small rainfall puts you on ice. So true 👍
Will try to remember my followers.
Never put your hands all over car bodies unless you’re working on it please
Good show 👍
Someone said that before, but as I am always working and restoring these cars, I can not stop touching them. I hope I will lose this habit once I have retired.
I'll be away that days , Maikel. Next time you are around with pleasure. ( both it back in 2009 )
Ok, volentieri. Con piacere.
Great video Markel! I currently own a 1970 E-type 4.2 series II. It is a driver and I enjoy working on improving various parts of the car. My question to you is, do you have a good source for obtaining original looking hardware for the car? I’ve notice when working on my car I have found numerous trim screws that have a Phillips head and I know they should be slotted head. I would like to replace these trim parts with period correct fasteners. P.S. I live on the East Coast of USA. Thank you so much for your time.
Good day, and thanks for following. I am using these screws from Martin Robey
www.martinrobey.com/jaguar/e-type/e-type-series-3-2-2/body-fittings/quarter/18087
You might search for these "DIN 7973 Blechschrauben Linsensenkkopf Schlitz" called self tapping slotted oval head chrome plated, but maybe stainless steel could be sufficient. Good luck.
Markel, thanks for your response and help!
Can anyone tell me what? OBL means I am hearing it a lot.
@joemorgan636 that is the short form of "outer bonnet latch or lock" the first 500 cars only (all LHD, RHD, FHC and OTS together).
There is no doubt Maikel that you are the number 1 . I doubt anyone can match your intricate knowledge of these cars . You definitely had this specialist on the edge of their seats !!! ....Time and again .... thanks Maikel
Good day @johndavey72
you are most welcome to join me on my E Type journey. As you know, I am trying to bring the most iconic car closer to the enthusiast. Hope it inspires you to show your E Type on the road. 👍🏻
The talents under seemingly “one roof “
That's exactly what I thought. 💯. Thanks for watching and sharing.✌️
Another excellent and very informative video. These guys are doing absolutely superb work and must be applauded for that. I agree about the green on green colour combination. My first E-type 38 years ago was slightly different, BRG but with that same suede green interior and I just loved it. Cheers!
I am very happy you enjoyed the video and even more for your feedback. 😊, the green OTS in the video definitely was my favourite. Also loved the light blue XK 120. 💙. The staff there is very friendly and educated, they are the people behind these wonderful cars, they really do a great job and need our respect and certainly some kind of reward. Thank you for your applause 👏.
Fascinating video Maikel , great to see the dedication to the art of authentic restoration. If you have to ask how much it will cost to restore your car, you can't afford it in the first place. 😆
Haha, Paul, better don't ask but get it started. 😄😄. The price will long be forgotten when you still enjoy the car. Thanks for watching and sharing. Maikel
What’s the name of this company of this place that’s restoring these Etype
@joemorgan636 send me an email to maikel.lemke@etypes1.com, and I will return their contacts.
@@JaguarEType okay I will thanks also can you tell me what? OBL means
@joemorgan636 I thought I already mentioned it somewhere. Outer Bonnet Lock/Latch. First 500 cars only (all together)
@@JaguarEType yeah I know that, but we call it different external bonnet lock
Great shop,great work, thanks Maikel.The opalescent bronze OBL was the same colour as chassis 198 that I recently sold as as a fully restored and detailed OBL from our OBL stock.Also great to see at 16:59 with the early rear bulkhead with only horizontal rib stiffener pressings,heavy painting of bonnet good for finish …but over the years after painting many OBL’s I have always reduced the paint coverage around the welded louvres to retain the spot weld imperfections from the factory .Generally,.most changes in the body and fittings build up ( including such details as the thin/thick lower windscreen chrome) can be accurately defined by referencing the changes in the official Jaguar parts catalogue from the day alongside the intuitive knowledge gained from specialists in the obls such as myself who have rebuilt and repaired these cars for 40 years ,dealing with all the idiosyncrasies that Browns Lane threw into the mix back in 1961,again great work and keep on learning with the OBL enigma.
Good day xxxxxx ???? Many thanks for your in-depth feedback and contribution to my channel. The OBL's are the real evolution of the E Type before they really became a "mass-production" car. For me as an engineer, it it entering the browns lane engineering department in 61. That is why I find it so interesting and fascinating as we all can witness today what they changed and we can find out why.
Where are you located?
Great video Maikel Lemke, and great workshop Auto classics, Latvia!! Frans Lugmair, Stockholm.
Hi Frans, isn't it nice to have a deep inside view without going there. I was deeply impressed. Thank for watching and sharing. 💪
A really really great video. Interesting, informative and a pleasant way to pass an hour or so. A tremendous company doing fantastic work on an incredible selection of E-types. Thank you Maikel.
Hi David,
thanks for watching, Thought it is worth showing that some people do believe in the E Type. It's fascinating to see how a man makes his dream come true. It is always something to learn from others. On top, they are very pleasant people to talk to.
Terrific video, thanks Maikel. I really enjoyed watching this and as always, learned a few new things about these wonderful cars.
Good day Paul, again Thanks for watching and your comment. I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Thank you for your feedback. Much appreciated 😊
La valigia era meglio lasciarla chiusa, quello scozzese che non combacia nelle linee con gli angoli posticci non si può guardare.
Il cliente può scegliere il design da solo. Niente da preoccuparsi.
i like you
Great video Maikel
Sehr gut.
Cheers again from Australia.
👋 to down under. Just got up? 😁
Thanks for watching and feedback. Most welcome. Thanks 😊