Much of the interior in this car is still original and in good shape. There was mouse damage to the seats, the center console was worn, the door cards had gotten too wet in the past, and the dash top was sun-damaged. We replaced these components and left the rest of the original interior intact.…
Since this E-Type had been stored since the early 1990s, we needed to replace most of the rubber components in the brakes, cooling, and other systems. We also went through the carbs and ignition systems and installed a new stainless steel exhaust. We rounded out the repairs with new wheels and tires.
While it looked like a fairly small hole caused by a common issue of rust around the battery, a mouse nest led to a larger repair than initially planned. The hole and bubbles never seem so bad until you get to the back side! We made up a repair section and cut away the rusty…
While this car is very solid, it does have some rust issues. The right side jacking point had been damaged (never use the factory jack) and put a hole in the floors. That hole, combined with other water ingress over the years, made repairs necessary. There was a lot of thin metal combined with pinholes,…
This 1971 E-Type had been stored in a real barn (not a pole barn) in Ann Arbor since about 1992. Carl made a trip to look the car over and deem it worth saving, then it was loaded on a flat bed and brought to Eclectic. The car was very dirty and had some unfortunate…
