1963 Jaguar E-Type
1963 Jaguar XKE Roadster
Looks like a decent car to save.
I live 29 miles from Hilo, happy to help if anyone is interested.
The owner has it on Ebay
Item number: 363978248824
up to 45k already. OTH…this ones 90K, although a coupe:
wow. it is nice
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Interesting stereo setup ….
Yeah, I hate when they do that but, this one is nicely done.
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A neglected E-type in one of the wettest places on earth….what could possibly go wrong?
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Wet didn’t kill them, Salt did.
Right, I’m sure it’s as sound as a pound 
I’ve been to the Big Island about 10 times, and I’ve never seen rustier cars in my life.
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Well let’s look at this a different way…… what can be saved …… assume the body and interior are rotten ……. So drive train , probably the shiny bits suspension steering dash and instruments ( maybe) …… ….other bits like door mechanisms etc…… oh and the tags ……. So buy a new body from Uk fit it up paint it etc present it as a restored car……it wouldn’t be the first time that’s been done
I live on the Big Island, we have 10 of the planets 14 Climate zones.
Depends where the car lives on the Big Island.
The XJS I have, lived in upslope in Waikoloa a Climate like the California Desert.
Near the ocean I agree things get rusty. That’s the same everywhere.
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What’s the Cost of the New Body from the UK, any idea.?
This is what neglected cars ultimately end up looking like in the Hilo area….they begin returning to nature.
Buying a $45k car from a place like that as a component donor would take some serious intestinal fortitude.
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Especially now, when we will be likely moving into a recession and a depressed classic car market.
Like what happened in 1991-92 Wars tend to do that.
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This one looks like it’s simply a drop in replacement for the hinged cover on a FHC. Easily reversible
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No idea plus 20 ……. I didn’t say at $45 k it was a good buy
don’t know but a new bonnet is about 13K $. I think Terry’s might have some if you are interested in actual #'s
Told my friend in Hilo about it, the one that missed out on the jet powered Mercedes!
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I think for how much the owner wants, plus the cost of parts to fix it.
It is a dangerous project to take on, in what could soon be a Bear Classic car market.
Maybe your right …. But people who are in the market for good quality cars are always prepared to pay a premium for the very best cars
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Yes, my TR4 spent it’s first 36 years on Maui and had not a speck of rust… but it was at altitude (Kula).
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Last time I checked it was around £ 50 k for a roadster ( Martin Robey ) , even more for the coupe , so defo not cheap . They can also build it around your old bulkhead so you can claim it`s still the original body 
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