Litopia

[DesEsseintes]

I am working on a friend's old Jag.

Whitworth tooling? If that is not foreign I do not know what is.

Oh, I'm envious. Which model, may I ask? I love old Jags - my last broke down irretrievably years ago.

And Whitworth tools are certainly eccentric. But never foreign, damn it.

 

[Saint Peter]

xk 120 roadster

Strange car. Holds more oil that a diesel truck. Aluminum panels on top of wood frames. Huge motor. It sat neglected in a back yard for decades.

 

[DesEsseintes]

xk 120 roadster

Strange car. Holds more oil that a diesel truck. Aluminum panels on top of wood frames. Huge motor. It sat neglected in a back yard for decades.

Oh, that's beautiful. A proper, low slung, slinky old Jag with, as you say, an oil tank suitable for the Queen Mary 2. And insanely low fuel economy.

How badly neglected was it if it had sat there for decades? Is it a complete rebuild?

 

[Saint Peter]

Oh, that's beautiful. A proper, low slung, slinky old Jag with, as you say, an oil tank suitable for the Queen Mary 2. And insanely low fuel economy.

How badly neglected was it if it had sat there for decades? Is it a complete rebuild?

I would not call it a complete rebuild. All I am doing is the metalwork. My friend rebuilt the motor and most of the mechanical. It has been a slow process. Little things like cloth covered wiring. Not terrible complex just time consuming.

 

[DesEsseintes]

I would not call it a complete rebuild. All I am doing is the metalwork. My friend rebuilt the motor and most of the mechanical. It has been a slow process. Little things like cloth covered wiring. Not terrible complex just time consuming.

(Sorry everyone - deeply conscious this is a complete hijack but can't help myself when it comes to old Jags). Are you planning to respray yourself or get professionals in? Jag paint jobs are something pretty special.

 

[Saint Peter]

(Sorry everyone - deeply conscious this is a complete hijack but can't help myself when it comes to old Jags). Are you planning to respray yourself or get professionals in? Jag paint jobs are something pretty special.

The paint will be done by a pro in a nice booth. The car is being restored because it is a really cool old car. It is also worth quite a bit of money if all the steps are done correctly. My little piece is the aluminum panels. TIG welded. Patches are cut to fit. Welded, ground, and sanded. It will be a stunner when it is finished.

 

[Jennifer]

I assume you will sell this car and then donate the proceeds to our island fund.

Also, let me deal with Thailand. I am really good at negotiating. It's a gift.

 

[spacekowboy]

I'm just here for the tit, today.

 

[DesEsseintes]

I assume you will sell this car and then donate the proceeds to our island fund.

Also, let me deal with Thailand. I am really good at negotiating. It's a gift.

Be honest. You just can't resist the name of the capital city, can you?

 

[unregistered]

 

[Saint Peter]

The first reasonable post in a while...

Not.

 

[Jennifer]

Be honest. You just can't resist the name of the capital city, can you?

I never promised you maturity. I do love to bang a nice cock.

 

[unregistered]

 

[DesEsseintes]

The car is being restored because it is a really cool old car. It is also worth quite a bit of money if all the steps are done correctly. It will be a stunner when it is finished.

I'd say.

£80,000 is, what, $120,000? And so epically gorgeous, too. I've owned a Daimler Double Six before which also drank fuel ( a V12), a 4.0 MkII. Never a D type or E type. Have you seen the Eagle Speedster, based on what they think the E-type might have become? £500,000, bespoke, but so very worth it. My God.

And I really am stopping now. Back to island discussions for me. But, Saint Peter, thank you. You are doing God's work on that car. I'd love to see a photo when it's completed.

(By love I mean 'would cheerfully slaughter my remaining family'.)

 

[Jennifer]

If you find one, you should just Phuket.

That's terrible.... I should be ashamed of this post.

If loving this post is wrong, I don't want to be a right.

 

[spacekowboy]

If loving this post is wrong, I don't want to be a right.

That's what she said.

 

[DesEsseintes]

If loving this post is wrong, I don't want to be a right.

And here. I love bad puns.

 

[Jennifer]

And here. I love bad puns.

This island adventure will be a good time.

 

[DesEsseintes]

This island adventure will be a good time.

Many, many good times.

 

[unregistered]

 

[DesEsseintes]

Sigh...we would have so much fun.

Wrong tense. We will have so much fun.

Can we just decide we've bought the island and get started on travel plans? Boat? Plane? Hitchhiking?

 

[Jennifer]

Wrong tense. We will have so much fun.

Can we just decide we've bought the island and get started on travel plans? Boat? Plane? Hitchhiking?

Agreed. It's a fantasy. The island is ours!!

 

[DesEsseintes]

Agreed. It's a fantasy. The island is ours!!

Excellent. Decision made.

Now then.

Boat?

Or plane?

 

[unregistered]

 

[Jennifer]

It's not easy to choose between those pictures. I think I vote ship, though.

I agree. I love boating. Or shipping.