These models were always "Signal Red" with red seat piping, biscuit leather, and burled elm wood.
I have three.
Destroying a wedding day up-do would result in instant death.
Mine, not hers.
There has been some past debate as to which is "the other woman."
Although a well-designed engine, it does give the impression that the engineers just poured in parts until the engine bay was full.
This was not a good day.
I went to go home one afternoon, and found that there had been an engine fire soon after shutdown.
It was not the dreaded "Marelli fire." It appears to have been the world's first power steering fire.
A hose had split and poured power steering fluid on the exhaust manifolds.
Notice how the heat and coolant vapor caused 30 years of rust in an hour. Clean-up of that oily, sooty, baked-on mess was a nightmare.
Yes, I tore apart a perfectly running Jaguar engine.
But compare this picture to the pre-fire picture. Its a world of difference.
This is the engine stripped down to the old cam covers.
The engine looked clean until I removed all those top parts.
There was no visible camshaft wear.
Installed the heat shields, the polished thermostat housings, and the stainless steel water rails.
The growlers are in place and the oil cap has been polished.
Notice I powder-coated the linkage clips to match the cam covers.
Note the old harness connector on the fender wall has been replaced with the new MSD connector.
Notice the red Manifold Air Pressure sensor at the back of the A bank manifold.
That part appears to be NLA. Mine had brittle, broken wires, so I had to take it apart and rebuild it.
The new distibutor air filter is hooked up and mounted.
99% of the parts are back on, but redone like this, you can actually see the V shape of the engine.
Compare that to the stock V-12 picture above. You can't even see the cam covers, let alone the engine bank angle.
