Phil,
My uncle had a 64 XKE and i thought it handled quite well although that was
when the car was only 5 YO and had less than 30K if memory serves me right.
He did have a lot of problems with it and offered me the car for free when
he was transferred to CA but my father would not hear such a thing - he knew
better and knew I could never afford to maintain it although I would have
done almost all the work myself. BTW, it was a crumpet catcher even for a
not so great looking guy. Yellow caught the "crumpets" attention.
My dad had several British cars and knew all about them although he hated
working on them especially the time spent as he had more important things to
do with his time like taking me slot car racing and watching me play little
league ball and trying to maintain a house . . . and keeping my Mom
happy!!!!!! (no wisecracks from the peanut gallery ;-)
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "Hall, Phillip" <Phillip.Hall@msfc.nasa.gov>
To: "'Gordon Glasgow'" <glasgow@serv.net>
Cc: "Roadsters (E-mail)" <Datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2001 1:01 PM
Subject: Datsun or Jag?
> Hey Gordon - I have not read the article, but it is amazing how much
Jaguars
> are! They don't have low production numbers (not rare), they don't
handle
> all that well, are engineered poorly, not reliable ....... But, you say
> you have a Jag and people go "oohhh- aaahh". On the ooohhh ahhh thing -
> the Roadster gets oohh and ahhs from people that like a different,
> interesting, and fun car (kids, car nuts, etc..), while Alan in his Jag
gets
> the ooohh and aaahhs from people that are image minded (Hooster's girls
and
> such). Two different cars - two different mind sets. Of course there is
> fellow SEROCer Chris who gets flashed by teen-age girls..... That shoots
my
> theories all to hell!
>
> Happy Roadstering and be careful! Lots of roll overs around here lately.
> Last two I saw were 2/4 door compacts - I thought that was a SUV domain.
>
> Phil
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gordon Glasgow [SMTP:glasgow@serv.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2001 9:58 PM
> To: Hall, Phillip; Roadsters (E-mail)
> Subject: RE: Brake caliper resleeve
>
> Henry N. Manney III described the XK-E as "the greatest
> crumpet-collector
> known to man." Read Peter Egan's column ("Side Glances") in the
> latest Road
> & Track. Just by coincidence.
>
> Gordon Glasgow
> Renton, WA
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Hall,
> Phillip
> Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 9:42 AM
> To: Roadsters (E-mail)
> Subject: Brake caliper resleeve
>
>
> Hey list -
>
> Who re-sleeves the front brake calipers? Helped my friend (hay, I
> have
> one!) take the calipers off his '66 E-type this weekend. Had to
> drop the
> whole rear end to get the rears off - what a pain. After that he
> was
> talking selling the Jag and buying a Roadster! Weird to see
> Roadster
> calipers on a Jag - or Jag calipers on a Roadster - Chicken or
> egg...........
>
> Drove the Roadster all over town Saturday - boy these things attract
> a lot
> of attention - my friend was amazed! He is one up on me - the
> Hooter girls
> came out to look at the Jag. Only because my Roadster was not
> there:-)
>
> Happy Roadstering!!
>
> Phil
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