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October 6, 2008
- CJ Workshop - 1965 roadster (SC) - Installing the new interior...
October 5, 2008
- CJ Workshop - 1966 FHC (JA) - Engine rebuilt, significant flow number gains following porting....
- CJ Workshop - 1974 roadster (FC) - Another new project gets underway...
September 29, 2008
- On Monday of last week my friend Trent Terry was transferred to St. John's Neural Rehab Center on the North West side of St Louis. At St. John's he is undergoing an intensive program of rehabilitation and stimulation therapy designed to help him fully wake up and begin communicating - something which he has yet to do since his accident on June 22nd. The last few weeks have been especially frustrating because the modest gains Trent had been making were stalled by the medication he was put on to deal with his seizures. I have absolutely no idea how Trent's family continue to cope with this tragic situation. Please keep them, and Trent, in your thoughts and prayers. Thank you, Dan M.
September 23, 2008
- CJ Workshop - 1972 roadster (TM) - Painting in progress..
September 19, 2008
- CJ Workshop - 1971 V12 2+2 (SD) - Back on its wheels...
September 9, 2008
- CJ Workshop - 1965 roadster (SC) - Chrome, glass and lighting installed, road testing up next...
- CJ Workshop - 1963 E Type roadster (JK) - Starting to look like a car again...
September 8, 2008
September 5, 2008
- CJ Workshop - 1961 FHC (885020) - Car back from being blasted to bare metal.
September 3, 2008
- CJ Workshop - 1971 V12 2+2 (SD) - Bodyshell painted Opalescent Maroon
September 2, 2008
August 26, 2008
- Jaguar Junk (used parts) - The used parts pages have been screwed up for a couple of weeks. Apologies for the inconvenience, hopefully we have this sorted now! You can't get the staff these days...
August 21, 2008
- CJ Engine Machine Shop - Job # 1861 (4.2 S1 E Type engine rebuild)
- CJ Workshop - 1955 XK 140 roadster (CK) - Engine bay filling up rapidly, installing Dynamat to cabin...
August 20, 2008
- CJ Workshop - 1966 roadster (PP) - Darrell making an extremely difficult body restoration look ridiculously easy
- CJ Workshop - 1971 V12 2+2 (SD) - More Opalescent Maroon..
August 19, 2008
- Unfortunately, Trent has been having a tough time of things since my last update. He has been having seizures and has also developed an infection from the tail bone surgery he had last week. Please keep him in your thoughts as he still has some major battles to fight. Thank you, Dan M.
August 15, 2008
- I spoke with Bill Terry this afternoon and he was in good spirits and told me that Trent continues to make small improvements each day. Yesterday was an especially good day because he was spoon fed a little jello, the first time he has taken any food by mouth since his accident. We laughed (it was good to hear Bill laugh for the first time in a long time) when Bill was telling me about how the nursing staff were trying to get Trent to drink a little fruit juice through a straw. This wasn't going at all well until Bill suggested they put some Mountain Dew in the cup (I would have suggested Budweiser), and Trent about choked he drank it so fast! Anyway, Trent still has a long way to go and a huge uphill battle ahead of him. Having said that, he is further along than anyone thought he would be immediately after his accident, so he continues to prove his doctors wrong and give us all hope. Keep those positive vibes and prayers coming. Thank you, Dan M.
August 11, 2008
- 1974 V12 roadster offered for sale by Classic Jaguar - This vehicle is now sold
- If I ever had a better start to a work week, I don't know when it was. This morning I received the following letter from Kim Terry. I will step aside and let Kim update you on Trent's condition, in her own words.
Dearest Dan,< Personal stuff edited out >
Trent's condition over the last week has amazingly improved. Despite a few little glitches, he wakes up more and does more each day. Last Friday, he held 2 fingers up on command, just like you or I would do a peace sign. Each day, he is more alert. I truly believe he knows all of us that see him. He follows our voices around the room and turns his head to where ever we are. Physical therapy gets him up daily, although sometimes he looks like a cat going to a bath, toe nails dug in the floor and wide eyed, he sits on the side of the bed.
He had to have surgery on Thursday for the bed sore on his tail bone. He did well, right after surgery, which usually sets them back. I was standing at the bedside and he raised his left arm up and rubbed my face very gently. He's pulled a lot of other tricks lately as well. Yesterday at about 4pm, he yawned and pulled the screws and wires out of his upper jaw. That was a trip to the ER. He looked a little funny with two 1" long screws hanging out of his mouth like fangs. Luckily, the jaw fracture was healed well enough that they just cut the wires out and let him go back to his normal room.
When Bill was walking out of the ER room to smoke, he said "wave bye to me Trent" and that hand and arm shot up and he waved. We all about cried. He amazes me every day now. At first, with all of my years as a trauma nurse, I was very down and reluctant to believe that he had a chance. In the last week, he has made me believe that he WILL come back full force and ready to take up right where he left off. I have all the hope in the world and I truly believe that I am watching a miracle occur. Thank you God!
< Personal stuff edited out >
Kim Terry
August 10, 2008
- CJ Workshop - 1971 V12 2+2 (SD) - More Opalescent Maroon..
August 6, 2008
- CJ Workshop - 1966 roadster (PP) - Lots of progress in the Coachworks..
- CJ Workshop - 1966 FHC (Jim) - Assembling chrome, glass, engine, flow bench results...
- CJ Workshop - 1963 E Type roadster (JK) - More engine component photos, Crower forged connecting rods, etc
August 5, 2008
- Trent remains stable at St Anthony's Medical Center in St Louis, although he has yet to wake up following his accident on June 22. Please keep him in your thoughts and prayers. Dan M
- CJ Workshop - 1963 E Type roadster (JK) - Every engine component laid and out and photographed
August 3, 2008
- CJ Workshop - 1966 roadster (DK) - Sheet metal and lead completed, installing a new bonnet
July 29, 2008
- CJ Workshop - 1972 V12 2+2 - Collision repair, repaint..
- CJ Workshop - 1966 roadster (PP) - Fabricating, assembling and trial fitting the left hand B pillar structure.
- CJ Workshop - 1971 V12 2+2 (SD) - Painting the engine frames Opalescent Maroon. Painting of the car just around the corner...
- CJ Workshop - 1967 roadster (BD) - Back from the blasters, the news is not good..
- CJ Workshop - 1963 E Type roadster (JK) - Machining Venolia pistons to obtain precise compression ratio
July 28, 2008
- CJ Workshop - 1966 roadster (PP) - Monocoque reconstruction progress
July 27, 2008
- 1974 V12 roadster offered for sale by Classic Jaguar - Car well known to CJ, frequently serviced in the CJ Workshops
July 25, 2008
- Trent continues to show small signs of improvement with each passing day. The day before yesterday he caught his dad and the nursing staff by surprise when he suddenly raised his right arm, then his left, then brought his hands together in front of him. He then raised his right leg slightly, at the knee. This was a very significant event as it was the first time he had shown any real mobility in his right side. I truly believe my pal will wake up one day soon. Please keep him in your thoughts and prayers. Thank you. DM
- CJ Workshop - 1963 E Type roadster (JK) - Upgrading freeze plugs, welding up damaged water jackets in head
- CJ Workshop - 1961 FHC (ES) - Maiden voyage time - video clip...
July 24, 2008
- CJ Workshop - 1965 roadster (SC) - Bonnet and doors installed, another excuse for a test drive...
- CJ Workshop - 1972 E Type roadster (TM) - Bodywork completed, final primer applied. Painting just around the corner..
July 22, 2008
- There has been no significant change in Trent's condition since my last report, although yesterday he was moved to the Long Term Care Unit at St Anthony's Medical Center at 10010 Kennerly Road, St. Louis, MO 63128. I would like to publicly thank my friends and customers for the generous cash donations I have received to help Trent and Kim with the financial ordeal they are facing. Thanks also for all the kind messages of support, which are just as important to the Terry family at this incredibly difficult time. In the Jaguar business, as well as in life generally, Bill Terry is a hero of mine. When we spoke yesterday we both realized how this tragic accident had reminded us just how many kind and thoughtful people there are in the world. Sometimes, because of the cut and thrust of our working lives, we tend to forget that the vast majority of people are good. I cannot tell you how much Bill Terry appreciates the outpouring of support that he has received as he waits by his son's bedside for the miracle we are all praying for. A month to the day after his accident, Trent has yet to wake up. Please keep him in your thoughts and prayers. Thank you. Dan M.
July 18, 2008
- Introducing the latest Mooney, nephew William Giles Mooney!
- CJ Workshop - 1965 roadster (SC) - Maiden voyage time!
July 17, 2008
- CJ Workshop - 1966 roadster (PP) - The most replacement panels we have ever needed, reconstructing IRS chassis legs..
- CJ Workshop - 1963 E Type roadster (JK) - Engine machine work in progress, great flow bench results...
July 16, 2008
- Trent has still not woken up since his accident on June 22, although he continues to show small signs of minor improvement every day. Over the weekend the doctors were able to disconnect the ventilator, which had been assisting his breathing. As of Sunday he was breathing entirely on his own, which is obviously a major step forward. This week the surgeons are planning on fixing Trent's jaw, which was badly injured in the accident. As critically ill as Trent still is, I was encouraged to hear from his wife Kim that he is miles ahead of where he was when I visited him shortly after the accident. In the next day or so I am going to start raising some money for Kim and Trent. In the mean time, if anyone would like to donate towards all the day to day expenses Kim is having to cope with while staying by Trent's side, please fire me an email. Until September 1st, CJ will be donating 5% of Internet sales at classicjaguar.com, including engine rebuilds, to Trent and Kim. Thanks, and keep those prayers coming!
July 15, 2008
July 14, 2008
- CJ Workshop - 1961 FHC (885020) - Car disassembled, corrosion cut out, ready for media blasting..
- Trent is still stable in the ICU at St Louis University Hospital. He has still not woken up, although over the last few days there have been some enouraging signs that lead us to believe he will, one day soon. Keep those positive thoughts and prayers coming!
July 9, 2008
- Well, not for the first time, my buddy Trent is defying the odds and proving people wrong! Although he has still not woken up, he has been showing some signs of improvement and is giving us all cause for hope. Keep those prayers coming - they might just be working.
July 5, 2008
- Yesterday was a really tough day for Trent and his family. Your prayers are needed now, more than ever. DM
July 4, 2008
- Although my friend Trent has still not woken up, yesterday saw some slight improvement in terms of a reduction in the swelling and pressure in his brain. He remains in critical condition, of course, although at this stage I feel like we should celebrate every little victory. Any improvement at all, however slight, is a very big deal. Please keep those positive thoughts and prayers coming. Trent is still hanging in there fighting for all he's worth. Please let the Terry family know you care and are thinking about them. Dan M.
- CJ Workshop - 1965 roadster (SC) - Mechanical reassembly - lots of progress!
- CJ Workshop - 1971 V12 2+2 (SD) - Trial fitting and installing custom headlamp covers
- CJ Workshop - 1967 roadster (BD) - Car disassembled, identifying problems with the body..
July 2, 2008
- Please keep those prayers coming for Trent Terry. He remains in a coma fighting for his life following a motorcycle accident June 22nd. He needs nothing short of a miracle. Thanks, Dan M.
- With immediate effect the CJ5 five speed (E Type version) has been withdrawn from the market. The XK 120/140/150 CJ five speed will continue to be offered. A new and improved version of the E Type CJ5 will be offered in due course.
June 25, 2008
- Bill Terry and his family need your prayers right now. Son Trent had a very serious motorcycle accident on Sunday evening (6/22) and he is being treated for life threatening injuries at the St Louis University Hospital in St Louis, MO. The Terry family could use a ton of prayers and positive thoughts sent in their direction right now. Thank you, Dan.
- CJ Workshop - 1956 XK140 roadster (SZ) - Another completed restoration..
- CJ Workshop - 1967 E Type roadster (DA) - Another completed restoration..
June 24, 2008
- CJ Workshop - 1955 XK 140 roadster (CK) - Installing the body back onto the restored chassis
- CJ Workshop - 1966 roadster (PP) - Media blasting reveals perhaps the worst bodyshell we have ever seen...
- CJ Workshop - 1961 FHC (885020) - A new (and very important) restoration gets underway!
June 16, 2008
- CJ Workshop - 1956 XK140 roadster (SZ) - Installing the new top..
June 11, 2008
- CJ Workshop - 1961 FHC (ES) - Assembly continues...
June 10, 2008
- CJ Workshop - 1956 XK140 roadster (SZ) - Installing seat belts, about to install new canvas top
- CJ Workshop - 1965 roadster (SC) - Engine installed..
June 9, 2008
- CJ Workshop - 1965 roadster (SC) - Installing the IRS, engine and drivetrain..
- CJ Workshop - 1966 roadster (PP) - Cutting away corroded sheet metal, off to be media blasted..
June 4, 2008
- CJ Workshop - 1955 XK 140 roadster (CK) - Chrome plating, engine rebuild completed...
June 3, 2008
- CJ Workshop - 1965 roadster (SC) - Time to start going back together...
- CJ Workshop - 1967 E Type roadster (DA) - Final road testing underway
May 21, 2008
- CJ Engine Machine Shop - 1959 XK 150 (BP) - Upgrading the freeze plugs on an older XK block
May 18, 2008
- CJ Workshop - 1955 XK 140 roadster (CK) - Saving a badly damaged XK cylinder head
- CJ Engine Machine Shop - SII E Type (Job # 1844) - Installing new cylinder sleeves
May 17, 2008
- CJ Workshop - 1964 E Type roadster (SB) - Stage One cylinder head port work
- CJ Workshop - 1971 V12 2+2 (SD) - Bodywork completed, car in Slick Sand primer..
- CJ Workshop - 1961 FHC (ES) - Bonnet and exhaust installed, maiden voyage approaching..
- CJ Workshop - 1963 E Type roadster (JK) - More progress in the Coachworks...
- CJ Workshop - 1967 E Type roadster (DA) - Installing the interior, convertible top, etc..
- CJ Engine Machine Shop - SII E Type (Job # 1844) - Another engine rebuild gets underway
- CJ Workshop - 1966 FHC (Jim) - Honing cylinders, installing the dash...
- CJ Workshop - 1966 E Type FHC (JA) - Front and rear suspensions torn down...
May 7, 2008
- CJ Workshop - 1965 roadster (SC) - First of the Opalescent Gunmetal paint is applied....
- CJ Workshop - 1956 XK140 roadster (SZ) - Finishing touches, leather crash roll around doors...
- CJ Workshop - 1966 FHC (Jim) - Restoring dash and gauges..
- CJ Engine Machine Shop - Viper Engine (Job # 1843 Todd) - Heads rebuilt, custom camshaft delivered
May 1, 2008
- CJ Engine Machine Shop - Dodge Viper Rebuild (Job # 1843 Todd) - Valve job complete, flow testing in progress
April 24, 2008
- CJ Workshop - 1965 roadster (SC) - Chrome trial fit completed, painting just around the corner....
- CJ Workshop - 1964 E Type roadster (SB) - Stage One engine rebuild underway
- CJ Workshop - 1966 E Type FHC (JA) - Stage One engine rebuild in progress...
- CJ Workshop - 1963 E Type roadster (JK) - Welding up damaged cylinder head combustion chambers
- CJ Workshop - 1966 FHC (Jim) - Engine rebuild in progress, welding up corroded water jackets
April 23, 2008
- CJ Workshop - 1963 E Type roadster (JK) - Darrell making some tricky repairs look deceptively easy...
- CJ Engine Machine Shop - Dodge Viper Rebuild (Job # 1843 Todd) - Another Viper engine rebuild underway
April 11, 2008
- CJ Workshop - 1955 XK 140 roadster (CK) - Building up the chassis..
- CJ Workshop - 1963 E Type roadster (JK) - More progress in the Coachworks...
- CJ Workshop - 1972 E Type roadster (TM) - Panel replacement complete
- CJ Engine Machine Shop - 1966 E Type roadster (PP) - Checking bearing clearances, final assembly underway
- CJ Engine Machine Shop - Dodge Viper Stroker (Job # 1837 TN) - Almost finished, flow test results, etc
April 3, 2008
April 2, 2008
- CJ Workshop - 1964 E Type roadster (SB) - Another restoration gets underway in the CJ Workshop...
- CJ Engine Machine Shop - Dodge Viper Stroker (Job # 1837 TN) - Cool photo of every component part
- CJ Engine Machine Shop - 1959 XK 150 (BP) - Align honing cam caps
- CJ Engine Machine Shop - 1969 Aston Martin DBS - Rebuilt rods fail inspection
March 28, 2008
- CJ Workshop - 1965 FHC (Jim) - Back in the rotation, Stage One engine rebuild underway, custom interior, etc
March 27, 2008
- CJ Workshop - 1961 FHC (ES) - Installing engine, transmission, carbs, etc...
March 25, 2008
- CJ Engine Machine Shop - Viper Turbo (Job # 1838 TS) - Rebuild completed and ready for delivery
- CJ Engine Machine Shop (Job # 1813 SCA) - Unsolicited customer feedback!
- CJ Engine Machine Shop - 1969 Aston Martin DBS - Align honing the block
March 23, 2008
- 1969 Aston Martin DBS (APM) - Engine machine work in progress, new aluminium radiator and expansion tank
- CJ Workshop - 1963 E Type roadster (JK) - New floors being welded into place...
- CJ Workshop - 1972 V12 roadster (TM) - Skinning doors..
- CJ Engine Machine Shop - Dodge Viper Turbo (Job # 1838 TS) - Machine work and porting finished
- CJ Workshop - 1965 roadster (SC) - Differential and IRS rebuild underway
March 19, 2008
- CJ Workshop - 1967 roadster (DA) - Time to install the interior and last of the brightwork
- CJ Engine Machine Shop - Dodge Viper Turbo (Job # 1838 TS) - Progress report, custom valves due in 3/20
- CJ Workshop - 1956 XK140 roadster (SZ) - Grill installed, restoring the side screens
- Jaguar Junk - Loads more used gems listed and sold - parting out a 1970 2+2 with AC
- CJ Engine Machine Shop - Dodge Viper Stroker (Job # 1837 TN) - Building the short block
March 18, 2008
- CJ Workshop - 1963 E Type roadster (JK) - Inner sills and cross-member welded into place...
- CJ Engine Machine Shop (Job # 1838 TS) - Installing new guides, seats, etc
- CJ Engine Machine Shop (Job # 1837 TN) - Balancing stroked crank, honing cylinders..
March 14, 2008
- CJ Engine Machine Shop (Job # 1838 TS) - Porting in progress, Dodge Viper turbo cylinder heads
March 13, 2008
- CJ Engine Machine Shop (Job # 1813 SCA) - 4.2 E Type cylinder head rebuild completed
- CJ Workshop - 1966 E Type FHC (JA) - Stage One engine rebuild underway..
- CJ Workshop - 1963 E Type roadster (JK) - Continued panel replacement, more mechanical progress
March 12, 2008
- CJ Workshop - 1964 E Type roadster (SB) - Another new project gets underway in the CJ Workshop!
- CJ Engine Machine Shop (Job # 1838 TS) - Stage One cylinder heads, Dodge Viper Turbo
March 11, 2008
- CJ Engine Machine Shop (Job # 1837 TN) - Building a Dodge Viper Stage 2 stroker engine
March 10, 2008
- CJ Workshop - 1956 XK140 roadster (SZ) - Wiring in the lamps...
- Introducing Mr. Freddie George, Classic Jaguar (UK)
March 8, 2008
- CJ Workshop - 1965 roadster (SC) - Bodywork completed, Slick Sand applied
- CJ Engine Machine Shop (Job # 1833 PM) - Toyota race engine - short block rebuild completed
- CJ Engine Machine Shop (Job # 1834 TC) - LT1 race engine - short block machine work
March 7, 2008
- CJ Workshop - 1961 FHC (ES) - Going back together with front suspension, brakes, etc...
- CJ Workshop - 1967 roadster (MH) - Another CJ restoration completed and ready for delivery..
- CJ Workshop - 1963 E Type roadster (JK) - Body restoration (extensive panel replacement) underway..
March 5, 2008
- CJ Workshop - 1963 E Type roadster (JK) - Body back from the blasters, differential rebuilt..
- CJ Engine Machine Shop - 1967 E Type roadster (BD) - Align honing, re-sleeving, re-surfacing, honing new cylinders..
- CJ Engine Machine Shop - 1959 XK 150 (BP) - Cylinder head machine work now complete..
March 3, 2008
- CJ Workshop - 1959 XK 150 (BP) - Measured flow results following porting the cylinder head and intake manifold
February 25, 2008
- CJ Workshop - 1966 E Type FHC (JA) - Car disassembled, project underway!
- CJ Engine Machine Shop (Job # 1819 SCS) - XK cylinder head rebuild completed
- CJ Workshop - 1956 XK140 roadster (SZ) - Installing front bumpers, bonnet, etc..
- CJ Workshop - 1959 XK 150 (BP) - Rebuilding carbs, wiper motor, prepping engine block...
- CJ Engine Machine Shop - 1963 E Type roadster (JK) - Align honing engine block, installing new sleeves, etc..
Ladies and gentlemen, I want to tell you about a friend of mine called Nicholas Greiner. Nick has been fighting cancer for five of the eleven years he has been on this planet. We thought he had it licked when his cancer was in remission for almost five years, but tragically it returned last September. Nick, who lives in Oregon with his mother, Lynette, and elder sister Briana, has been fighting heroically and is just now emerging from a gruelling 8 week session of radiation and chemotherapy. As brave as he is, Nick has been having a really tough time of things over the last few days.
One of the things that keeps Nick going are the messages of support he gets from his friends and family. Right now, Nick needs more friends. Please, please, please visit the Caring Bridge website that has been set up in Nick's name and sign his guestbook. It doesn't matter that you may not have heard about Nick before today. Just tell Nick you are a 'car guy or gal' that heard about his fight on the Internet. This incredibly brave young man is my hero. If you would take a moment or two to put a couple of words of encouragement in Nick's guestbook at the Caring Bridge website, I will be forever in your debt.
Dan Mooney
February 20, 2008
- CJ Engine Machine Shop (Job # 1830 PP) - Stage One Dodge Viper tested on the chassis dyno
February 17, 2008
- CJ Workshop - 1972 V12 roadster (TM) - Repairing a rusty boot floor..
- CJ Engine Machine Shop (Job # 1829 BL) - Building the most powerful racing Toyota engine in the world..
February 16, 2008
- CJ Workshop - 1963 E Type roadster (JK) - Cutting out engine sleeves, performance and reliability upgrades on display for your visit...
- CJ Engine Machine Shop (Job # 1830 PP) - Stage One Dodge Viper cylinder head rebuild completed
February 15, 2008
- CJ Engine Machine Shop - 1967 E Type roadster (BD) - Problems with the cylinder head...
- CJ Workshop - 1967 roadster (MH) - Becker Mexico, final shakedown and road testing in progress
February 14, 2008
- CJ Workshop - 1963 E Type roadster (JK) - Getting the body ready for blasting, engine machine work underway
- CJ Workshop - 1967 E Type roadster (BD) - Another new project gets underway in the CJ Workshop!
- CJ Workshops - 1955 XK140 roadster (CK) - Body painted in beautiful Pacific Blue
- CJ Engine Machine Shop - 1959 XK 150 (BP) - Align honing in progress, honing cylinders, steering column rebuilt, etc
- Jaguar Junk - More used gems listed and sold!
February 9, 2008
- CJ Workshop - 1966 E Type FHC (JA) - Another new project gets underway in the CJ Workshop!
- Wanted! I am looking for a matching numbers, 3.8 E Type roadster restoration project. Please contact Dan Mooneyat CJ if you have any leads. Thanks!
- Jaguar Junk - More used gems listed and sold!
February 8, 2008
- CJ Workshop - 1956 XK140 roadster (SZ) - Installing bumpers, license plate panel....
- CJ Workshop - 1971 V12 2+2 (SD) - Bodywork progress..
February 7, 2008
- CJ Machine Shop - 1966 roadster (PP) - Align honing block, port work in progress
February 6, 2008
- CJ Machine Shop - 1966 roadster (PP)- Honing block, head on the flow bench
- CJ Workshop - 1959 XK 150 (BP) - Rear axle rebuilt, cylinder head on flow bench
February 2, 2008
- CJ Machine Shop - 1966 roadster (PP) - Why we re-sleeve all our engines at Classic Jaguar...
- CJ Workshop - 1961 FHC (ES) - Painting in progress (Opalescent Dark Blue)...
- CJ Workshop - 1959 XK 150 (BP) - Rear axle rebuild underway, engine rebuild also in process...
- Check out our 1974 V12 roadster on eBay - One owner car with amazing documentation from day one (window sticker included) - just a fantastic candidate for restoration
February 1, 2008
- CJ Workshop - 1972 V12 roadster (TM) - Body back from the blasters - and the news is pretty good!
- CJ Workshop - 1967 roadster (MH) - Interior installation almost complete...
January 31, 2008
- CJ Workshops - 1955 XK140 roadster (CK) - Painting (Pacific Blue) in progress, rebuilding a very badly corroded cylinder head
- CJ Machine Shop - 1966 roadster (PP) - Issues with a warped cylinder head
January 11, 2008
- New product launch! Classic Jaguar is proud to announce its appointment as North American distributor for Koni (Jaguar) shock absorbers - Check out the new KONI shock absorbers page!
- New product launch! A superb new line of Jaguar E Type road springs, including standard (OEM) spec and uprated - Check out the new CJ road springs page!
- Jaguar Junk - More used gems listed and sold!
January 9, 2008
- CJ Workshop - 1956 XK140 roadster (SZ) - Installing and trimming padded crash roll around the cockpit
January 7, 2008
- CJ Workshops - 1955 XK140 roadster (CK) - Trial fitting chrome, final push to paint
January 4, 2008
- CJ Workshop - 1956 XK140 roadster (SZ) - Installing the new Suffolk ? Turley interior
December 28, 2007
- CJ Workshop - 1961 FHC (ES) - First of the Opalescent Dark Blue paint is applied
- CJ Workshop - 1971 V12 2+2 (SD) - Fabricating and installing a new rear wheel arch (inner and outer)
December 24, 2007
- Happy Holidays to all our friends, customers and suppliers around the world!
- CJ Workshop - 1967 roadster (MH) - Carbs rebuilt and installed, engine now running...
December 21, 2007
- CJ Workshop - 1971 V12 2+2 (SD) - Body restoration underway
December 18, 2007
- Married 25 years today. It doesn't seem possible...
December 14, 2007
- CJ Workshop - 1965 roadster (SC) - Stage One engine rebuild completed..
December 5, 2007
December 4, 2007
- CJ Workshop - 1974 roadster (VG) - Suffolk ? Turley interior installation now complete
November 21, 2007
- CJ Workshop - 1967 roadster (MH) - Back on its wheels, engine and CJ5 five speed transmission installed
- Happy Thanksgiving to all out American friends and customers!
November 19, 2007
November 9, 2007
- CJ Workshop - 1961 FHC (ES) - Bodywork complete, car in Slick Sand and final blocking underway
- CJ Workshop - 1956 XK140 roadster (SZ) - New windscreens assembled and installed
- CJ Workshop - 1974 roadster (VG) - Installing the new Suffolk ? Turley interior
- CJ Workshop - 1974 Pantera - Stripped to bare metal
- 1961 (outside latch) E Type roadster (875299) - This vehicle is now sold (and headed home to England)
- CJ Workshop - 1959 XK 150 DHC (BP) - Suspension rebuild and brake upgrade in progress
- Public Service Announcement! I have just had a really bad experience buying a car from a company called Silver Star Motorcars, located at 19353 Preston Road, Dallas, Texas, 75252. In the next few days I will put up a page outlining this sorry transaction in the hope that it will prevent anyone else making the same mistake I did. Watch this space...
November 2, 2007
- CJ Workshop - 1959 XK 150 DHC (BP) - Another new project gets underway in the CJ Workshop
- 1961 (outside latch) E Type roadster - Matching number project car for sale
October 24, 2007
- CJ Workshop - 1963 roadster (JK) - Car now completely disassembled...
October 11, 2007
- New Product Launch! - Leather steering wheel covers for E Types
- CJ Workshop - 1963 roadster (JK) - Another total restoration gets underway in the CJ workshop
- CJ Workshop - 1974 Pantera - Stripped to bare metal
October 9, 2007
- 1961 (outside latch) E Type roadster - Matching number project car for sale
October 8, 2007
- CJ Workshop - 1967 roadster (MH) - Paintwork sanded and buffed, installing Dynamat
- CJ Workshop - 1974 roadster (VG) - Installing the new Suffolk ? Turley interior
October 3, 2007
- Don Renollet tales his 67 E Type to Indianapolis Motor Speedway!
- CJ Workshop - 1972 V12 roadster (TM) - IRS rebuild completed, Nickel plating, etc
September 27, 2007
- From K.C. in the UK - What a drunk driver did to his Aston Martin DB5
- I am looking for a very nice XK 140 FHC for a friend in England. Prefer RHD but LHD also considered. Car can be either side of the Atlantic. Please email danmooney(at)classicjaguar.com. Thank you.
- CJ Workshop - 1969 Aston Martin DBS - One step forward, two steps back....
September 22, 2007
- CJ Workshop - 1966 roadster (PP) - IRS and engine rebuilds underway
- CJ Workshop - 1972 V12 roadster (TM) - Stage One engine and IRS rebuild underway
- CJ Workshop - 1956 XK140 roadster (SZ) - Chrome replated, getting ready to fire engine
September 19, 2007
- CJ Workshop - 1966 FHC (JC) - Installing rebuilt front suspension, steering, etc..
- Steve Sharp Update - I am pleased to report that Steve is now back home and is delighted to have been freed from the confines of his hospital room! It will be another 6 weeks or so before he can stand up, and after chatting to him last night I can tell you that he is impatiently counting down the days before he can begin learning to walk on his new prosthetic limb. Thanks again to those of you who sent cards and messages of support. One such card included a personal, handwritten letter from Steve's hero, Carroll Shelby.
- CJ Workshop - 1967 roadster (MH) - Engine rebuild completed, bodyshell painted
September 18, 2007
- CJ Workshop - 1965 roadster (SC) - Installing new boot floor assembly and bonnet
- CJ Workshop - 1961 FHC (ES) - IRS rebuilt, bonnet reassembled and installed
September 7, 2007
- CJ Workshop - 1967 roadster (MH) - Engine rebuild in progress
- CJ Workshop - 1961 FHC (ES) - Differential rebuilt, IRS rebuild in progress
August 30, 2007
- CJ Workshop - 1967 roadster (MH) - Painting inside the cabin and boot compartment
- CJ Workshop - 1967 roadster (DA) - Custom black and tan Suffolk ? Turley interior
- CJ Workshop - 1967 roadster (BP) - Car back on the road, almost time to send it back to California!
- Jaguar Junk - Loads more used gems listed and sold
August 23, 2007
- Steve Sharp Update - Many thanks to those of you who have sent 'get well' messages to Steve. Unfortunately, Steve had to have the lower part of his left leg amputated last Friday. He came through the surgery well and understands that things could very easily have been even worse. His recovery and rehabilitation will be doubly challenging because he also broke his right leg pretty badly and had to have 10 steel pins inserted in his good leg during a lengthy operation on Saturday. Although he is obviously pretty banged up and very sore, he is slowly starting to feel better. The doctors have told him he can start learning to walk with his new prosthetic left foot in about 90 days time. Please keep the cards coming - they really help.
- CJ Workshop - 1967 roadster (MH) - First of the British Racing Green paint is applied
August 15, 2007Ladies and gentlemen, I need to ask a favor. In the last few days, one of the brightest young stars on the Classic Jaguar team, Steve Sharp, has been very seriously injured in a horrible road accident and he could really use a little encouragement right now. Steve, who is just 28 years old, has sustained some life changing injuries and his road to recovery is going to be challenging.
Please take a few moments to mail Steve a "Get Well Soon" card with a few words of encouragment.
Thank you, Dan Mooney
Please mail your card to:
Classic Jaguar
attn: Steve Sharp
9916 Hwy 290W
Austin
Texas 78736
August 4, 2007
- CJ Workshop - 1965 roadster (SC) - Installing new floors, sills, etc
July 25, 2007
- CJ Workshop - 1965 roadster (SC) - The question of whether to repair or replace a bonnet....
July 20, 2007
- CJ Workshop - 1965 roadster (SC) - Bodywork restoration underway
July 6, 2007
- CJ Workshop - 1965 FHC (AD) - Putting the finishing touches to the interior
- CJ Workshop - 1967 roadster (MH) - Bodywork completed, car in Slick Sand...
- CJ Workshop - 1967 roadster (BP) - Engine rebuild in progress...
- CJ Workshop - 1972 V12 roadster (TM) - Car now disassembled, on a rotisserie
- CJ Workshop - 1966 roadster (PP) - Car disassembled, ready for blasting...
June 30, 2007
- CJ Workshops - 1955 XK140 roadster (CK) - Project back underway, engine rebuild first up....
June 27, 2007
- CJ Workshops - 1956 XK140 roadster (SZ) - New floor boards and a new steering wheel....
June 21, 2007
- CJ Workshops - 1956 XK140 roadster (SZ) - Dash installed, Suffolk ? Turley interior kit, etc
- CJ Workshop - 1965 FHC (JC) - Installing Dynamat, engine frames, etc
June 20, 2007
- CJ Workshops - 1966 roadster (PP) - Another total restoration gets underway!
June 15, 2007
- CJ Workshop - 1974 Pantera GTS - Stripping and priming the rear decklid
June 13, 2007
- CJ Workshop - 1974 roadster (VG) - Seats restored and retrimmed
- CJ Workshop - 1961 FHC (ES) - Engine rebuild completed
- CJ Workshop - 1967 roadster (DA) - Lights, glass, dash and chrome installed
- CJ Workshop - 1971 V12 2+2 (SD) - Photos of damaged gas tank
June 8, 2007
- CJ Workshop - 1965 FHC (JC) - Body now painted
June 6, 2007
- CJ Workshop - 1967 roadster (MH) - New bonnet center section finally here...
June 1, 2007
- CJ Workshop - 1961 FHC (ES) - Engine rebuild in progress
May 31, 2007
- CJ Workshop - 1967 roadster (MH) - Bodywork in progress
May 21, 2007
- CJ Workshop - 1972 V12 roadster (TM) - Another new project gets underway in the CJ Workshop
- Jaguar Junk - Loads more used gems listed and sold
May 18, 2007
- CJ Workshop - 1974 Pantera GTS - Bodywork underway
May 17, 2007
- CJ Workshop - 1965 FHC (AD) - Outside in the Texas sunshine!
May 15, 2007
- CJ Workshop - 1971 V12 2+2 (SD) - IRS rebuilt, front suspension assembled
May 14, 2007
- CJ Workshop - 1965 FHC (JC) - More black paint...
May 10, 2007
- CJ Workshop - 1967 roadster (MH) - Installing the new rear boot assembly, inner sills, etc
- CJ Workshop - 1965 FHC (JC) - Underside of the car painted black
May 3, 2007
- CJ Workshop - 1967 roadster (MH) - Body restoration progress report
May 1, 2007
- CJ Workshop - 1971 V12 2+2 (SD) - Nickel plating
April 27, 2007
- CJ Workshop - 1974 Pantera GTS - Another great project gets underway in the CJ workshop
April 26, 2007
- CJ Workshop - 1974 roadster (VG) - Interior installation underway
April 25, 2007
- CJ Workshop - 1956 XK 140 MC roadster (SZ) - Engine bay filling up..
April 23, 2007
- CJ Workshop - 1967 roadster (MH) - Bodywork restoration underway
April 22, 2007
- CJ Workshop - 1965 FHC (AD) - Interior retrim progress.
- CJ Workshop - 1966 roadster (DK) - Fabricating a new transmission tunnel, installing a boot floor assembly, etc
- CJ Workshop - 1966 FHC (JC) - Blocking completed, car now in high build primer
April 19, 2007
- CJ Workshop - 1971 V12 2+2 (SD) - Back from the blasters!
- Jaguar Junk - More used gems listed and sold
- Warning! Please be aware (and spread the word) about a 1967 E Type roadster being offered at the upcoming Houston Classic Auction in Seabrook, Texas on May 5th. Lot # 58, described on pages 140 and 141 of the Worldwide Group catalog, is described as having been the subject of "a two year plus nut and bolt restoration completed in 2006 by Classic Jaguar". This claim is 100% false. Classic Jaguar has carried out some basic mechanical repairs to this car on two occasions - first in March 2005 and then again in May 2006. The owner of this car told me that the car had been 'badly restored' in St Louis for his father-in-law. Not only did Classic Jaguar not restore this car, by my definition of the word 'restored', nobody did! When I last saw it, this car was at best a very average example. It is only in fair condition and still needed some significant repairs when it was returned to the owner. The auction estimate of $100,000 to $120,000 is laughable.
April 17, 2007
- Warning! Please be aware (and spread the word) about a 1967 E Type roadster being offered at the upcoming Houston Classic Auction in Seabrook, Texas on May 5th. Lot # 58, described on pages 140 and 141 of the Worldwide Group catalog, is described as having been the subject of "a two year plus nut and bolt restoration completed in 2006 by Classic Jaguar". This claim is 100% false. Classic Jaguar has carried out some basic mechanical repairs to this car on two occasions - first in March 2005 and then again in May 2006. The owner of this car told me that the car had been 'badly restored' in St Louis for his father-in-law. Not only did Classic Jaguar not restore this car, by my definition of the word 'restored', nobody did! When I last saw it, this car was at best a very average example. It is only in fair condition and still needed some significant repairs when it was returned to the owner. The auction estimate of $100,000 to $120,000 is laughable.
April 12, 2007
- I am looking for two V12 E Type roadsters for restoration. Please fire me an email if you have or if know of any for sale. Thanks!
April 11, 2007
- CJ Workshop - 1956 XK 140 MC roadster (SZ) - Installing the body onto the chassis
- CJ Workshop - 1965 roadster (SC) - Back from the blasters....
- CJ Workshop - 1961 FHC (ES) - More bodywork progress
April 9, 2007
March 30, 2007
- Off the air for a few days ! I will be away from the office and uncontactable until Monday, April 9th. I apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. Regards to all, Dan M
March 29, 2007
- CJ Workshop - 1961 FHC (ES) - More than 60 photos of extensive panel replacement
- CJ Workshop - 1971 V12 2+2 (SD) - Tear down completed
- CJ Workshop - 1967 roadster (BP) - Engine torn down, cams reground
- CJ Workshop - 1969 Aston Martin DBS (APM) - Retrimming the dashtop, transmission removed for rebuild, front screen removed, etc, etc.
March 27, 2007
- CJ Workshop - 1966 roadster (DK) - LT tackles a particularly rusty roadster monocoque
- CJ Workshop - 1969 Aston Martin DBS (APM) - The mystery of the suspect shape in the DBS bootlid is solved...
March 24, 2007
- CJ Workshop - 1956 XK 140 MC roadster (SZ) - Engine and carbs rebuilt
March 21, 2007
- CJ Workshop - 1969 Aston Martin DBS (APM) - Restoring some dignity to the boot lid...
- CJ Workshop - 1967 roadster (BP) - Suspension rebuild complete, engine rebuild underway
- CJ Workshop - 1965 roadster (SC) - Cutting away outer sills prior to blasting
March 20, 2007
- An Evan and Earl update!
- CJ Workshop - 1965 roadster (SC) - Car on a rotisserie and ready for blasting...
- CJ Workshop - 1967 roadster (DA) - Rebuilt carbs installed
- CJ Workshop - 1956 XK 140 MC roadster (SZ) - Engine rebuild progress, calculating piston dome volume...
- CJ Workshop - 1965 FHC (AD) - Interior retrim progressing very nicely...
- CJ Workshop - 1967 roadster (MH) - Powder coating and Nickel plating IRS components
March 19, 2007
- CJ Workshop - 1965 roadster (SC) - Another new project gets underway in the CJ Workshop!
March 17, 2007
- CJ Workshop - 1956 XK 140 MC roadster (SZ) - Engine rebuild underway..
- CJ Workshop - 1966 roadster (DK) - Time to start the body restoration
March 16, 2007
- CJ Workshop - 1971 V12 2+2 (SD) - Another new project gets underway in the CJ workshop
March 15, 2007
- CJ Workshop - 1961 FHC (ES) - Custom made forged pistons, skinning the doors
- CJ Workshop - 1967 roadster (MH) - Engine torn down...
March 13, 2007
March 9, 2007
- CJ Workshop - 1956 XK 140 MC roadster (SZ) - Body now painted...
- CJ Workshop - 1961 FHC (ES) - Trans tunnel repairs, trial fitting and assembling the new floors
- CJ Workshop - 1967 roadster (BP) - Mechanical rebuild gets underway
March 8, 2007
- CJ Workshop - 1967 roadster (MH) - Back from the blasters, the news is not good...
March 7, 2007
March 2, 2007
- CJ Workshop - 1956 XK 140 MC roadster (SZ) - Painting in progress...
- CJ Workshop - 1967 roadster (JC) - A few photos in the Texas sunshine...
February 28, 2007
- CJ Workshop - 1967 roadster (MH) - We discover why the paint was bubbling and shrinking
- CJ Workshop - 1961 FHC (ES) - Installing inner sills, floor cross-member, etc
- CJ Workshop - 1967 roadster (DA) - Installing the rebuilt engine, CJ5 five speed, etc
February 27, 2007
- CJ Workshop - 1967 roadster (MH) - Another CJ restoration gets underway!
February 24, 2007
- CJ Workshop - 1956 XK 140 MC roadster (SZ) - Rock guarding and painting the underside of the floors...
February 23, 2007
- CJ Workshop - 1965 FHC (AD) - Installing the new headliner, front screen, chrome trim, etc
February 21, 2007
- CJ Workshop - 1961 FHC (ES) - Bringing a rotten monocoque back from the dead...
- CJ Workshop - 1973 roadster (TA) - New heater box, more assembly...
- CJ Workshop - 1956 XK 140 MC roadster (SZ) - Final prep stages leading to main paint shoot
February 15, 2007
- CJ Workshop - 1967 roadster (BP) - Another new project gets underway!
February 14, 2007
- CJ Workshop - 1956 XK 140 MC roadster (SZ) - The first of the silver....
- CJ Workshop - 1973 roadster (TA) - Rusty heater box, installing new brake lines, etc
February 13, 2007
- CJ Workshop - 1961 FHC (ES) - Bodyshell back from being media blasted
- CJ Workshop - 1956 XK 140 MC roadster (SZ) - The first of the silver....
February 8, 2007
- CJ Workshop - 1973 roadster (TA) - Installing rebuilt front suspension, brakes, etc..
February 7, 2007
- CJ Workshop - 1973 roadster (TA) - Firewall painted, engine frames reinstalled...
- CJ Workshop - 1966 FHC (Jim) - Bodywork completed, car now in Slick Sand
February 2, 2007
- Check out our 1961 Innocenti Spider project car on eBay - Item # 120082600422
- CJ Workshop - 1973 roadster (TA) - Engine frames refinished, firewall rust repairs completed
- CJ Workshop - 1967 roadster (DA) - Back on its wheels..
February 1, 2007
- CJ Workshop - 1967 roadster (DA) - Going back together!
- CJ Workshop - 1961 FHC (ES) - Cutting away rusty metal before media blasting
January 27, 2007
- CJ Workshop - 1973 roadster (TA) - Engine bay stripped, rust found in lower firewall
- CJ Workshop - 1956 XK 140 MC roadster (SZ) - Car now in final primer, painting just around the corner..
- CJ Workshop - 1961 FHC (ES) - Car completely disassembled, ready for media blasting
- Wanted! I am looking for a matching numbers, outside latch E Type roadster and a matching numbers, 4.2 S1 roadster for restoration. Please contactDan Mooney at CJ if you have any leads. Thanks!
January 24, 2007
