Classic Jaguar MK2 Accident Repair and Paint

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  • @geraldcharles7954
    @geraldcharles7954 5 місяців тому +108

    I am the owner. Was gutted when some idiot tried a U turn on a dual carriageway in front of a fire station. Happy to get it back. They were recommend and I pleased with the results.

    • @davidlouis2354
      @davidlouis2354 5 місяців тому +6

      You chose the right garage. Good workmanship. Accidents will happen. Better in a car than a bike.

    • @electoplater
      @electoplater 5 місяців тому

      I had the 3.8 same colour manual wire wheels i paid 185 pounds for it had to sell when the clutch went

    • @marksaunderson3042
      @marksaunderson3042 5 місяців тому +2

      It got fixed?
      Good.
      She’s a beauty.

    • @bobjohnson205
      @bobjohnson205 5 місяців тому +1

      Who paid for the repair?

    • @bobjohnson205
      @bobjohnson205 5 місяців тому

      @@davidlouis2354 Police no longer call them "accidents" - they call them collisions. 🙂

  • @markianclark9645
    @markianclark9645 Місяць тому +1

    to davidlouis (especially) ....for aftermarket wings that don't meet the specifications with huge gaps...having to rebend the curves to fit...i think it makes the rebuild the most awesome i can remember...what craftmanship...i can't imagine how they did that...beautiful restore...i'm not a car driver nor have i ever been...i'm a lifetime biker...and love classic bikes...so i appreciate classic cars too...if i was a car enthusiast owner there's nothing better than one of these Jaguars...i won't go into the 68 accidents/crashes i've had in nearly 50 years of biking...and the scars to prove it...i survived...now i'm a pensioner...and still ride...at least for a few more years i hope...i won't be riding into my late 70's or 80's if i'm still here...i don't believe we have the abilities at that time of life...decision making/sharpness and brain to limbs coordination deteriorates with age...eyesight is often mentioned but that's the least of it (in my case)...my eyes are my best asset...it's the mind that is the weakest link...and others that do ridiculous moves on the roads and highways of Britain...i've now left north London after 68 years in the Capital...i live in the "Broads" less traffic and no traffic jams no road raging that i see...just what i need in retirement

  • @alanchurchill7305
    @alanchurchill7305 5 місяців тому +51

    45 years in the accident repair industry, you've done a cracking job there , first class.

  • @russellwade7810
    @russellwade7810 5 місяців тому +40

    It's nice to see a car repair in one vid rather than wait 6 months to drag it out. 👍👍👍

  • @TheHorsebox2
    @TheHorsebox2 5 місяців тому +37

    Wow! The person who caused the accident actually did the owner a favour. A masterclass in restoration, you should be proud. And it goes to show, even the seemingly best looking classic cars can hide horrors...all those rivets!

    • @peterduxbury927
      @peterduxbury927 5 місяців тому +10

      Clearly, it was the Owners pride and joy! The accident was most probably a 'blessing in disguise' in stopping the corrosion that already existed - prior to the accident. I doubt that it was an easy fix, but it looks great following careful repairs. Greetings from Australia.

    • @TheHorsebox2
      @TheHorsebox2 5 місяців тому +4

      @@peterduxbury927 Yes, there are cowboys everywhere, but thankfully, genuinely good restorers like this guy. Hope all is well in Australia, regards from Ireland.

    • @peterduxbury927
      @peterduxbury927 5 місяців тому +4

      @@TheHorsebox2 At age 76 years, I am an avid watcher of YT. I had an old rust bucket 3.4 Jag in '68 - but not for long! Fuel Tank had holes at the Seam. It was heavy on fuel, plus it leaked on the road going up hills! Glad that the Owner of this Jag decided to keep it going! I'm originally from Hull UK, moved here in '88, and Australia has been good to us. I drive a 1971 EV Super Beetle (Tesla-Powered), for the last 5 years.
      It would definitely give the Jag a run for its' money Haha! Hope that Ireland is Emerald Green and that you're enjoying the summer! Sydney is cold because it's our winter!

    • @johnnyboy1586
      @johnnyboy1586 5 місяців тому +4

      Great job ,better than before 😊

    • @bobjohnson205
      @bobjohnson205 5 місяців тому

      @@peterduxbury927 How cold?

  • @MrSoppysod
    @MrSoppysod 5 місяців тому +31

    Fascinating. I spent 2.5 years of my life restoring a Mk2 3.8 devoting all of my spare time to it so I know all about the problem with remanufactured parts. You have done a wonderful job and it is obviously better than it has ever been.

    • @jagvette1
      @jagvette1 5 місяців тому +2

      2.5 :) nothing I have been restoring mine since 1988 I still haven't finished :)

    • @pappabob29
      @pappabob29 5 місяців тому +2

      A friend of mine in the Street Rod business has always said (I'm going back at least 20 years now) " The only thing the aftermarket parts/panels fit, is the box they came to you in". That very simply and quite accurately "spells it out" !!! Kudo's on a very nicely done repair !!! Whatever this work cost, it was "good value" !!

  • @berwhaletheavenger
    @berwhaletheavenger 5 місяців тому +26

    Some serious craftsmanship right there. Great video, thanks.

  • @TheFatNumpty
    @TheFatNumpty 6 годин тому

    Unbelievable to think that a car could be brought back from such a massive smash and to such a high standard too, immaculate job of work here 👍👍👍

  • @michaelnaisbitt7926
    @michaelnaisbitt7926 5 місяців тому +13

    A brilliant repair job better ran original nice to know there are people of this skill still working GOOD JOB🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

  • @bollockchops
    @bollockchops 5 місяців тому +14

    Now that was better than film 🎥 in my opinion, with the concise voice over and incredible workmanship best one I've watched 🇬🇧💪

  • @tinman917
    @tinman917 5 місяців тому +25

    Great, honest, factual and fast moving.

  • @ClassicCarCave
    @ClassicCarCave 5 місяців тому +13

    Great video. As a restorer of Jaguars & few other models i understand fully your comments and issues with rebuilding them.I will share the video with friends as
    I think you have explained this rebuild very comprehensively but unfortunately most people are shocked at the parts & labour cost on a classic. Cheers Dave

  • @rogerpritchard
    @rogerpritchard 5 місяців тому +13

    Fabulous work, enormously complicated and time consuming. Credit to the repair and body shop people involved.

  • @adriansecker3124
    @adriansecker3124 5 місяців тому +14

    After spending 35 + years of being in a body shop I can honestly understand all the process and hard work involved in that massive repair/resto, hats off to everyone involved what a brilliant job 👏👏

  • @flyboy451
    @flyboy451 5 місяців тому +4

    With the extra work to rectify previous sub standard repairs, this car came out better than it went in. MK2s are a complex car to repair, these guys did a great job.

  • @colvinator1611
    @colvinator1611 5 місяців тому +7

    Great credit to you and your team for the repairs / restore of this important piece of motoring history.

  • @christopherjarman9086
    @christopherjarman9086 5 місяців тому +6

    A jig is only as good as the person using it. Nice to see something repaired in the old fashioned way, where all that is neede is a dimensions sheet, a Trammell gauge, common sense and a good pair of eyes. You can see if its straight, as my father used to say. By the way ,a beutifull job. Nice to see people still doing it the old fashioned way. Well done.

  • @psk5746
    @psk5746 5 місяців тому +47

    No way an insurance company paid for this. Hats off to the owner for repairing his baby

    • @austinlloyd9757
      @austinlloyd9757 5 місяців тому +10

      Classic car insurance will cover full costs ,,they will even pay you with recipes the part you have to buy to give to repairing guy

    • @bobjohnson205
      @bobjohnson205 5 місяців тому

      Have you never heard of classic car insurance?

    • @miketucker7466
      @miketucker7466 5 місяців тому +1

      Wasn’t the owners fault, the person at faults insurance will pay it you stamp your feet long enough and the repairs are not in excess of its value

    • @miketucker7466
      @miketucker7466 5 місяців тому +1

      Pop riveted sills and a big shunt…. Stronger repair than it’s considered !

  • @mechanicspecial
    @mechanicspecial 5 місяців тому +1

    I've been following you on Instagram for awhile. I'm glad to see you on UA-cam! From Springfield, Oregon, USA.

  • @heckmacbuff
    @heckmacbuff 5 місяців тому +8

    A great job done, the car looks wonderful. Looking forward to the next video.

  • @julianlangdon3456
    @julianlangdon3456 5 місяців тому +2

    Great demonstration of the difficulty involved in getting wings to fit properly

  • @donaldforbes3458
    @donaldforbes3458 5 місяців тому +4

    Brilliant job. Owner must be delighted. It’s great that there are still people around with the skills to do this kind of restoration. This was always a lovely car although I don’t recall seeing one in red before

  • @miguelslade
    @miguelslade 5 місяців тому +10

    Beautiful workmanship

  • @doerkberns3635
    @doerkberns3635 5 місяців тому +1

    Great job! Thumbs up for the owner! I´ve had a similar problem after an accident in the alps in 2013 with my ´91 lhd Porsche 944. It was repaired with used frontparts of a rotten rhd example from the uk and then partially painted in original guards red (indischrot). All paid by myself. Greetings from germany

  • @charlescoulson
    @charlescoulson 5 місяців тому

    Pure skill! Just the way the guys talk about the problems and solutions leads me to realise that they know what they are doing. Great stuff.

  • @GUNNERSIGHTZEROED
    @GUNNERSIGHTZEROED 4 місяці тому

    Great to see it restored bacj after a terrible shunt. I hope you are able to pass tour skills on to future people.

  • @robleary3353
    @robleary3353 5 місяців тому +4

    I'm surprised the owner didn't ask you to look at the rear of the vehicle considering what you found up front and the sills. Great job!. 🙂

  • @Ian_S
    @Ian_S 5 місяців тому

    Well done! Props to you and your team. I liked the “It’s a starting point” comment on the aftermarket panels. A lot of people expect factory fitment and the ability to just blast some paint onto them. Being able to work with something that your provided is a skill. Again, well done!

  • @MrSteveH59
    @MrSteveH59 5 місяців тому

    Brilliant work! My poison of choice is MGs - the Z series saloons being the favored sub species... This era of British cars is right at the cusp of unibody construction, and a very steep learning curve for the manufacturers (to put it nicely). Add a few decades of inspired "repairs" and the ravages of time, and you have a stiff challenge on your hands with this kind of damage. To see the thoroughness and meticulousness of your work is inspiring. The results are very much a tribute to your skills - a bit of fettling, and this owner and all subsequent owners should be very pleased with what you have accomplished. I would add that to even be able to get reproduction bits is a blessing - for the Z series, any replacement sheet metal is solely in the hands of a single example of the finest in British craftsmanship - hand formed in a garden shed with love for the marque - and hand tools... with less than 1000 of them remaining, there is no such thing as actual "stamped" body panels OEM or otherwise.

  • @jimmypratt6450
    @jimmypratt6450 5 місяців тому +2

    Absolute nightmare !!! Love doing this type off work but it so time comsuming so i aviod it. Your work looks top quality and Novol is the way to go i,ve been painring for 47 years and their products are top notch . 👍👍

  • @oldclassiccarUK
    @oldclassiccarUK 5 місяців тому +3

    *Really interesting to see a glimpse of the mammoth amount of work that repair needed*

  • @adriancallen2890
    @adriancallen2890 5 місяців тому

    MATE THIS IS HOW WE REPAIRED HEAVY CRASH DAMAGE 40 YEARS AGO. STEP BY STEP A TOTALLY MANGLED MESS COMES BACK LIFE. REALLY GOOD TO SEE.

  • @speedfinder1
    @speedfinder1 5 місяців тому +5

    To be fair, (And I will say right off the bat, you have made a lovely job of the repair) I think the original Jaguars built in Browns lane have a lot of lead filler in them and the genuine pressed panels were not very good to start with. If you look at some of the period "Documentaries" from the 50s, there is plenty of evidence of the amount of lead sticks used in the production of these cars. They certainly were no "Mulliner Park Ward" of their day, that's for sure! Thanks for posting, very interesting!

    • @chuckschillingvideos
      @chuckschillingvideos 5 місяців тому

      I completely agree. Very, very sketchy manufacturing techniques used in the manufacture of these vehicles. NOTHING is a bolt on replacement.

  • @timallen6025
    @timallen6025 5 місяців тому

    That is a masterfully honest modest run through raising the stakes to a very pleasing result . Bet the owner was thrilled and reinvigorated

  • @peterm6861
    @peterm6861 5 місяців тому

    Perfect use of these still photos in stead of sped up footage. Liked it so much combined with your expert tech talk. Great result by the way :)

  • @rayborg7378
    @rayborg7378 5 місяців тому

    A great job on this great Mk 2 Jaguar.Despite non original panels it still looks the part , thanks to the work you ve put in it.

  • @timspeed163
    @timspeed163 5 місяців тому +2

    iv loved these jags for years, wood grain dashboards, smith gauges , great style, the next $million dollar cars

  • @beelancaster8115
    @beelancaster8115 5 місяців тому

    I'm amazed that the repairers managed to straighten the Jag to the point of no remaining sign of any accident damage or even that it was in a hard frontal smash - it does amaze me that some people out there think that pop rivetting sill on an old car is a good and safe fix , just goes to show what some exseptional repairers can do - an amazing job ,

  • @robbiemontgomery3441
    @robbiemontgomery3441 5 місяців тому

    Fantastic work! You are clearly passionate about your job. Keep it up so we can enjoy seeing classics like this one on the road

  • @davelee9791
    @davelee9791 4 місяці тому

    What a brilliant restoration…when I think back to the late 70s early 80s in our Banger racing days we used to pick these up the Mk1 and 2s and the Mark X along with the Daimlers along with so many Classics for less than £60…run them about until the MOTs expired then after destroying them on the track sell them to the local Jag parts Man…

    • @johnknott6539
      @johnknott6539 2 місяці тому

      I bought a ‘66 E Type fhc for £400 in 1972. Very presentable street car. Drove for 18 months. Couldn’t sell it for decent money- swapped it via Exchange and Mart for an American 64 Ford Galaxie 500 GXL with 390 cu in motor! Red. Both were fabulous cars in their own way. That was London in the early 70’s

  • @vx.calibre2901
    @vx.calibre2901 5 місяців тому

    Choosing the right paint shop is vital to the car's future. I had sills replaced as part of an accident repair, and both sides rotted away within 6 years. No point patching over patches...

  • @Visionery1
    @Visionery1 5 місяців тому +3

    Fantastic repair and spray job!

  • @srlstephen8465
    @srlstephen8465 5 місяців тому +5

    That is very impressive. Great skills.

  • @andrewsmith9933
    @andrewsmith9933 5 місяців тому

    Top job, i've rebuilt a couple of MK2's over the years and have replaced the front nose, wheel arch and repaired the rear of wings rather than replace it, mainly for cost but also because of fitment issues. It looks cracking, well done! If you are having trouble with the door seals then Toolstation sell a really good super glue that i've used on mine, most glues don't work because the newer rubbers are EPDM which most glues won't stick to. The Toolstation stuff works great.

  • @WintonMc
    @WintonMc 5 місяців тому

    What you've achieved is incredible. A magnificent job becoming a magnificent car. Great respect.

  • @JohnDavis-ed5sg
    @JohnDavis-ed5sg 5 місяців тому

    Really good work, especially the panel gaps, and clearly explained. Looking forward to more.

  • @cf6282
    @cf6282 5 місяців тому

    Excellent work…thank you for explaining how it is done. I do get what it takes to get it right. Just don’t think I could do that. Love the end result!

  • @Falstaff1893
    @Falstaff1893 5 місяців тому +1

    Whenever I see one of these I immediately think of John Thaw in Morse so a good resto job from a basket case smash up 👌👌👏👏

  • @jamiefarmer8125
    @jamiefarmer8125 5 місяців тому

    Fantastic job 👏 how it should be done . This was a pleasure to watch. There will always be a couple of snags to tie up with a job this big. I have always been a fan of mk 2 and have always promised myself one should o win the lottery haha.

  • @rolandgoutay9272
    @rolandgoutay9272 5 місяців тому +1

    Bravo ! There should be some kind of national récognition for as good craftsmen as you. Money is one thing, know how and braveness are other things

  • @Richard-pe4cx
    @Richard-pe4cx 5 місяців тому

    what a beautiful car well done to you for the hard work and to the owner for keeping this car on the road and not breaking it for parts

  • @battz99
    @battz99 5 місяців тому +1

    Absolutely beautiful. One of my favourite cars of all time dating back to my youth. OK, bit of snagging, but better than before the accident with both old and new repairs now done properly. Hate to think what it all cost though!!

  • @gpo746
    @gpo746 5 місяців тому

    Superb restoration . Thank you for saving another classic

  • @billyporter2195
    @billyporter2195 5 місяців тому

    Great video, good luck with channel. Looks a super job to me but having owned Mk2’s I know how they can hide earlier’repairs’ so I’m glad you did such a thorough job 👍

  • @lesliewatts7537
    @lesliewatts7537 5 місяців тому +4

    A very beautiful job........................... congrats.

  • @scotty6346
    @scotty6346 5 місяців тому +4

    The only positive that came out of that accident was that the customer now has a much better MK2 considering all the body/Chassis rectification work you did to previous poor workmanship, Unfortunately there are a lot of tarted up MK2's still out there! Subbed and liked!

    • @janbonsema5888
      @janbonsema5888 5 місяців тому

      to me a car hit this badly will never drive the same....

  • @buxvan
    @buxvan 5 місяців тому

    Wow. You did a brilliant job there.

  • @royster3345
    @royster3345 5 місяців тому

    Mk2 front wings are massive joining up in the middle of the grill. When i had my Daimler 2.5 done I was lucky the wings were pretty solid needing just patches to the front. Looking at those alignment challenges I was lucky.

  • @markmccann5711
    @markmccann5711 5 місяців тому

    So good to see a real trades man at work ,not many of you guys left .

  • @tonycamplin8607
    @tonycamplin8607 5 місяців тому +2

    Back in the day I've repaired several MkII's with front end damage. A lot of which we stretched and hammered out and lead loaded. This type of repair took much longer but labour was cheap Back then.

  • @twentyrothmans7308
    @twentyrothmans7308 5 місяців тому

    As the former owner of a Series (not Mk) 2 which was clouted twice and never repaired properly, I salute you.

  • @pauls4708
    @pauls4708 5 місяців тому +2

    Mk 2 Jags...love them

  • @isleofthanet
    @isleofthanet 5 місяців тому

    That clearcoat is amazing!

  • @samrodian919
    @samrodian919 5 місяців тому

    A beautiful job done sir!

  • @dalesmth1
    @dalesmth1 5 місяців тому

    Beautiful work!

  • @johndavey72
    @johndavey72 5 місяців тому

    Very positive comments and quite rightly so. But l trained on these back in the day and can assure you Jaguars were reknown for their build quality and particularly panel gaps . Our charge hand would get his 2 shilling coin out to ensure that any repairs were gap perfect . Naturally, the construction of the sills would have made it very difficult to mount the car on any jig .......good job too as it happens !

  • @gazzafloss
    @gazzafloss 5 місяців тому

    The Villain's car of choice in all the old British cops and robbers TV shows.
    A lovely looking car, first class repair 👍.

  • @davidreid5672
    @davidreid5672 4 місяці тому

    Sorry about the damage caused by this accident to this stunning car.
    What a transformation though looking at the finished result.

  • @113036stat
    @113036stat 5 місяців тому +1

    Outstanding work there!!

  • @derekstocker6661
    @derekstocker6661 5 місяців тому

    Fabulous job guys!
    I know how much work goes into something like that as I had BMW hit head on many years ago and was in similar state. Weeks of work by a dedicated team got her back to wonderful in about three months. Look forward to other vids! Keep up the great work and have subbed.

  • @albertsmith1048
    @albertsmith1048 5 місяців тому

    That looks like a wonderful repair, well done to all concerned. 11/10. 👋👍

  • @martynreeves7952
    @martynreeves7952 5 місяців тому

    Nice job Kieth

  • @PatrickEdwards-en2kz
    @PatrickEdwards-en2kz 5 місяців тому +1

    Wow amazing 👍👍

  • @alanwilliams8078
    @alanwilliams8078 5 місяців тому

    Great workmanship - well done

  • @gsxrinfrance5827
    @gsxrinfrance5827 15 днів тому

    Great job, not easy on an old car with spurious parts.....

  • @garethjones2171
    @garethjones2171 5 місяців тому +1

    Good job. really hard job with after market stuff but well done

  • @philtucker1224
    @philtucker1224 5 місяців тому +3

    Yes I did enjoy the video very much, and (funnily enough) I found that the old stills, combined with your excellent voice over was actually quite an effective way of keeping the obvious progress interesting. ( I don’t think you mentioned the actual doors in this rendition but I’ll presume you made good and treated them to the same paint process as the rest of the car?) -So was it just the roof that you blended?

  • @alanpeachey4085
    @alanpeachey4085 5 місяців тому +1

    Thank you for being you what a grand job. I just hope and pray in the future young people will enjoy these cars because they don’t seem to be. At this moment. I have a destroyed front wheel drive fuel injected two stroke goliath that lost its life to a tree unfortunately, something that will not be put back in a museum. Regards Alan from down under. I also have a garage queen.

  • @theymusthatetesla3186
    @theymusthatetesla3186 5 місяців тому

    .....what a job! Clever guys!!

  • @jondeegan9410
    @jondeegan9410 5 місяців тому

    Wow looks lovely job

  • @joeorwell4323
    @joeorwell4323 5 місяців тому

    Excellent job, well done, thanks for posting

  • @tonypage1056
    @tonypage1056 5 місяців тому

    Great job, lovely car!

  • @tompage6421
    @tompage6421 5 місяців тому

    Stunning. Well done. 🇬🇧

  • @rogerdale5451
    @rogerdale5451 5 місяців тому

    Magnificent. Pulled from the crapper.
    Side note: How unexpected to see a '65 Caprice, or is it an Impala 2 dr and a '77? Mark V? on the lot. That would have a 460 ci (7.5) Ford truck engine squeezed under the absurdly long "bonnet". Cheers!

  • @bobmillerick300
    @bobmillerick300 5 місяців тому

    An excellent video guys. Thank you for sharing.

  • @billchessell8213
    @billchessell8213 5 місяців тому

    My parents had a Mark 4. Oh, I would love to drive that car again for an afternoon. My father was a meticulous man. He traded the Jag for a new Mazda (I think) when it started to require more maintenance then he cared to deal with. I’ll bet he sold it to his mechanic! Never thought of that before! That would have been just like him. The guy only worked on foreign stuff and knew everything about the car since he had worked on it since it came off the boat. Oil every 3000 miles, all locks lubed on schedule etc..
    I couldn’t have kept it up at the time, but I sure was crest fallen when I found out it was gone.

  • @martinnicholas9770
    @martinnicholas9770 5 місяців тому

    Hi there .Really nice job.Hope it was insured as I know how exspensive those gaurds are.
    I'm in the prosess of fitting a right hand gaurd and sills iner and outer.
    I found a second hand gaurd but wasn't complete.So three peices.
    The linning up was verry hard.But happy with the resault.

  • @Coordinator61
    @Coordinator61 5 місяців тому

    Amazing job, well done. This was a well insured car i guess.

  • @tectorama
    @tectorama 5 місяців тому

    Beautiful job !

  • @scottthomas5999
    @scottthomas5999 5 місяців тому

    Nice job. Looks great! Cool car.

  • @ggj666
    @ggj666 5 місяців тому

    Lovely car so glad it was saved

  • @jackkallemdjian3945
    @jackkallemdjian3945 5 місяців тому

    Well done getting those wings to fit men

  • @ged3680
    @ged3680 5 місяців тому

    Excellent video Sir, and a superb result. Ged

  • @moyadapne968
    @moyadapne968 5 місяців тому

    'Little issues' shouldn't even be an issue, as it's better than when he bought it. You've done an ace job. nz.

  • @markhealy9361
    @markhealy9361 5 місяців тому

    Superb work. Exquisite.

  • @JettRink-b8k
    @JettRink-b8k 5 місяців тому

    Good presentation thank you

  • @ianmitchell1594
    @ianmitchell1594 5 місяців тому

    Fantastic work guy’s 👍 and a new subscriber to boot.

  • @stephenharfield781
    @stephenharfield781 5 місяців тому

    I would love to be able to do work like that, must be very rewarding.

  • @kevinpeters5589
    @kevinpeters5589 5 місяців тому

    Fantastic work👍🏻

  • @kevinpeters5589
    @kevinpeters5589 5 місяців тому

    Great video! Nice to hear your voice rather than American rock 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻