Recently Jay went through the 1963 Lola Mk6 GT prototype owned by Alan Grant.
Alan’s story and the car itself are well worth the watch. He has owned it for 50 years!
I saw this same car in Monterey in 2016 and it was tiny. A mini GT40. Infact the video uses my image from Monterey.
The engine has landed. Lucky for us BMC used light metallic green on the engine so we could apply a very nice base/clear finish on our restoration car.
In typical BMC fashion everything was installed on the engine prior to paint so we mimicked that process, somewhat.
At the factory even the alternator, fan belt, breather hoses and exhaust manifold were painted with the engine.
A couple items I forgot were the intake drain tubes and vacuum advance line which are also green.
Bonhams have anounced this 1963 Jaguar E-Type Lightweight, chassis number S850667, for their upcoming auction in Scottsdale.
Jaguar developed only 12 E-Types from the factory with a lightweight aluminum hood, wide-angle head and Lucas mechanical injection.
This Lightweight was first delivered to racer and dealer Bob Jane in Australia who raced many events and used it to win the Australian GT Championship.
Bonhams will sell this car at their Scottsdale Auction on the 19th Jan 2017.
UPDATE: Sold for US$ 7,370,000 (CA$ 9,855,087) inc. premium
Ever popular Shmee150 on youtube got a sneak peak at his new Aston Martin Vantage GT8 and filmed the process of it getting basecoat at the factory.
Will Stone has XKD 526 for sale and has posted a great history on his website: http://www.willstonecars.com/jaguar-d-type-1955.html.