Original 1966 Jaguar E-Type - First Start in 52 Years!

Original 1966 Jaguar E-Type - First Start in 52 Years! - Episode 17

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4 ай бұрын

The big day finally came. It was time to see if all of the hard work on reviving this engine - without rebuilding or restoring it - would pay off.
After years of tinkering on the car to clean out rotten fuel, clogged coolant passages, old engine oil, and just gently freshening up all of the systems that make the engine run - I was very anxious to see if the engine would start and run.
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@getawayhs2856 3 ай бұрын

Love original cars like this, just amazing, soooo cool.

@peterhodges6684 4 ай бұрын

Beautiful !! Well done indeed !!! Cheers !!

@charlesmarsh9608 4 ай бұрын

Well done.

@RichardMichaelOwen 4 ай бұрын

Legendary revival congrats.

@stuwallack9783 4 ай бұрын

It's alive - so very happy for you!

@tim_gifford 4 ай бұрын

Too bad you weren’t more excited about it starting 😂😂. Great job and what a tremendous accomplishment getting it going again after so many years!

@ianalderton6683 4 ай бұрын

love it, super star !

@bryanb1997 4 ай бұрын

Nice! What a trill to start the car for the first time!

@davidhume5852 4 ай бұрын

Oh Man ... I felt as excited as you watching it start ! Your desire to keep it as original as possible is a wise decision. I owned a '68 OTS and after I rebuilt the engine ( not having ever built an engine before ) and it started for the first time. I felt the same. Couldn't wipe the smile off my face for days!

@ross3282 4 ай бұрын

Great project. I’d rather own this than a restored garage princess.,

@alastairmulholland-cox345 4 ай бұрын

Bravo!

@WHOMEWHOYOU 4 ай бұрын

Hey Chuck I was jumping up and down with you, you should be a Very Happy Jag Man for a Long Road Miles to come on you Smiling Face !!!

@ronnieboucherthecrystalcraftsm 4 ай бұрын

E Type jaguars = very nice and a big job = fuel lines carbys and a lot of checking and a gentle massage to get it there = well done i have a long history of Jaguars and etypes = but really prefer a MK2 jag with E type swapped engine diff ! great fun playing around with English cars = restoration gentley done = GREAT !

@johnbuchanan6045 4 ай бұрын

Chuck Ive started to follow your oil process on my 74 E V12 that hasn’t run in 25 years with 52 k Thanks

@paulmarriner5906 4 ай бұрын

Well done mate I felt like I was there with you I could smell it

@colinwheeler2912 4 ай бұрын

"It's alive". Congratulations, nice work. Love the excitement and enthusiasm

@marknelson5929 4 ай бұрын

Gee those panel gaps etc look amazing, well done with the start-up!!! Next would be some sympathetic paint correction, the original paint would surprise you how well it could be restored - further cementing its originality. As they say, your only original once.

@rowansweetman7810 4 ай бұрын

Your enthusiasm is infectious and well deserved. The car is a credit to you. What a car, absolutely fabulous.

@omarks 4 ай бұрын

Well done!

@stevewilliams6348 4 ай бұрын

I'm always excited when a new project starts for the first time. Maybe not as excited as you were here, but I perfectly understand!

@bajabell 4 ай бұрын

Bloody Wonderful ........ Such a great car ....... Thank you for not buggering it up !!! ......... All the best from an Englishman who has wanted this car since 1966 on my 6th Birthday, determined to get one some day ??? ......... Thanks and VERY well done

@johndavey72 4 ай бұрын

Hi Chuck , forgot to say .......hope my '66 starts as easy as your's . I think the last time it ran was around 1978 ......

@johnnymac1580 4 ай бұрын

Not bad ⚡️

@hughtube1 4 ай бұрын

Brilliant news. I am so delighted for you. You can't beat that feeling when an unknown car starts and runs so sweetly. Now you will be desperate to sort out the brakes and take it for a spin. Good luck with the next phase. Hugh

@HawthornandClark 4 ай бұрын

Your enthusiasm is fantastic...this video made my day!

@MrBluoct 4 ай бұрын

Nice👍🏻

@johndavey72 4 ай бұрын

Hi Chuck . Like a kid in a sweet shop 😅😅 So happy for you , congratulations !!! .

@williamingleton7980 4 ай бұрын

Sounds sweet! Well done, great to see how happy you are after all that hard work

@royhowse7895 4 ай бұрын

Brilliant ☺️

@arthur1920 3 ай бұрын

yeah. I would have been pumped too!

@joemorgan636 3 ай бұрын

The noise, the sound just remind me of my Dad Same exactly Series 1 4.2. Roadster with original factory, hardtop . If I was to ever own one, this is the exact condition I’d want it usable driveable condition. All I would do is upgrade the brakes front and back upgrade. Also the headlights because I remember they wasn’t too good at night. Put a stainless steel straight through exhaust and electronic ignition on it, and that car would be good to go for me. I will change my Wire wheels for the old D type knock on Rudge Wheels 👌👌

@buxtonrichard8180 4 ай бұрын

Lol your happiness is infectious😁

@burgundyexpress 4 ай бұрын

Fantastic! Well done Chuck. I am looking forward to that day with mine.

@randalhuseby3803 4 ай бұрын

Awesome!!! Happy for you guys. I had that same experience a couple years ago. But the engine we fired up, hadn’t run in only 25 years. Cheers!

@garyprince2867 4 ай бұрын

Outstanding Chuck, great result!

@davehogye576 4 ай бұрын

Bravo! With all your careful attention to details, I'm not at all surprised that it started right up. Congratulations! Amazing car. I did something similar to a TR3 that I purchased a few years ago. It was in the process of restoration work in the late '70s when it was last run. I found a wrecking yard receipt for a TR4 engine from 1980 with the car. That engine was installed but never run. I believe the owner passed away around that time. The car and lots of parts changed hands and was never touched. I carefully prepared the engine to run before further disassembly for restoration. The engine fired right up. It had excellent oil pressure too. Very exciting.

@rickreynolds1421 4 ай бұрын

You should be proud!

@tedwarren6600 4 ай бұрын

Congratulations. Sounds great. Wonderful car. Drive and enjoy.

@markrahner2065 4 ай бұрын

Congratulations! You really earned this one.

@stewarthobbs7190 4 ай бұрын

Congratulation from the UK. You were still 5 years quicker than me with the FHC 😉 best wishes Stew

@josephberkeley 4 ай бұрын

Congrats. Happy for you. What a great story.

@UdoIBress 4 ай бұрын

Congrats, congrats....chuck... what a big deal ! I`m happy for you...feeling your fun !👋👋👋👋👌

@olewurtz7625 4 ай бұрын

Congratulations. Great achievement ✊

@AlsETypeResto 4 ай бұрын

Fantastic video Chuck. Had me grinning from ear to ear. I’ve known that feeling of elation on the first start up after many years! Hope you sort out that upper chain noise without too much intervention. The rest of the engine sounds sweet!

@johnbuchanan6045 4 ай бұрын

Congratulations 🎉🎈🎊🍾

@royster3345 4 ай бұрын

4:40 The cat inspecting The Cat....

@mikehenson819 4 ай бұрын

I can’t believe that car hasn’t run for 52 years. What the heck is wrong with people who own something so brilliant as this??? I’ve always wanted one of these and never could find an affordable one in as good a shape to buy.

@martinhibbert1428 4 ай бұрын

Legendary Jaguar reliability on show there. My F Pace has 37k miles on it, think I’ll stick it the garage for the next 50 years and ask my yet to be born grandchild to see if it will start. 👍

@allanellis7256 4 ай бұрын

Sounds great!

@rdefabri 3 ай бұрын

I own a '66 FHC that has similar fuel delivery issues. It ran for many years, but this past year, it seems to have fuel starvation issues. The fuel filter is dry, but all the lines are intact. I know the fuel pump is working, but doesn't seem to be pumping fuel. I've been looking at your videos to get some ideas of what to do, hoping I can get it going!! Great work on this one!