by spencerforhire » Tue Sep 27, 2016 6:16 am
The car was built around 1980; not a "kit car" from someone's back yard, but a turn-key replica from a small manufacturer. I agree that the door gaps and general fit & finish are not up to original Jaguar standards. There are some actual OEM parts on the thing that appear to have been added over the years; the tail lights and windshield frame are heavily pitted original XK120 pieces that are in bad need of re-chroming. Steering wheel also is an original, and looks 60+ years old. I'm not sure what one of the previous owners(it's had 3 or 4) was trying to accomplish by bolting on badly deteriorated real parts on a replica.
Still kind of a neat car, and interesting to me mostly because of the H-body drivetrain.
The "fleet"-
72 Vega HB Drag Car -383/'Glide/9"(9.35@146.19)(5.94@117.28 1/8th)
77 Vega Estate wagon- project(someday)will have TPI305/T-5, S-10 spindles/axles
76 Vega GT- 400/4spd/9" retired from active duty(rusty)
06 Silverado 2WD ex.cab daily
03 Silverado 2WD ex.cab (retired)
06 Haulin' 20ft enclosed car transporter
06 GMC Canyon Shop truck
07 Colorado project( 5.3 4L60e swap)
99 Saturn SL1- wife's car
01 Saturn SC2- son's project
07 Saturn Ion Redline project
and 4 more Saturn "parts cars"
Note- the very act of listing all of these has made me realize I have some kind of problem.....
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