Sebring 1963 E-Type - The not quite Lightweight

[Smilesperhour]

Evening all,

Started this project using the old 1:25 revell roadster.

 

The car I am making is E-Type 875027, the first E-type Roadster delivered to Cunningham and the car raced at Sebring in 1962 and 1963 before being replaced by the lightweights.

 

https://stanceworks.com/2016/11/not-quite-lightweight-gregor-fiskens-preserved-1961-jaguar-e-type/#:~:text=Built in 1961%2C Gregor Fisken's Jaguar E-type%2C,famous driver and team owner Briggs Cunningham.

I'm building mine to replicate the car as raced in the 1963 race, which is how the car is currently presented.

 

Jobs

 

Sort out the headlight shape (the kits are way to circular) if this fails I'll cover them just like the real car had at race start. Build tunnels/structure behind headlights.

Opening up doors and boot and build working hinges.

Scratch build boot interior, fuel tank, spare wheel holder and other components

Modify interior based on reference pictures ' transmission tunnel doesnt match kit parts.

Modify engine to have a wide angle head and redo carb set up. May try wiring this engine

Scratch various body modifications including parts similar to the lightweight cars

Replace missing wheels from the kit with better wheels (looking at Jack's resin model parts)

Make roof mounted indentification lights

Current status

All parts cut out, prototype hinges built using paper clips.

 

Boot structure being built up.

 

 

Edited 20 hours ago by Smilesperhour

[absmiami]

One of my favorite racing E types - what will use for the coupe roof ??

[Smilesperhour]

The kit has a hard top with it being the old 1:25 kit

[absmiami]

Excellent - i do recall that hardtop but i assumed you were using the 24th scale kit w the new tooling … my bad …

[Smilesperhour]

1 hour ago, absmiami said:

Excellent - i do recall that hardtop but i assumed you were using the 24th scale kit w the new tooling … my bad …

No worries

 

Yeah shame the new kit has no hard top

[absmiami]

Yup

[absmiami]

Aftermarket to the rescue ?

[Smilesperhour]

24 minutes ago, absmiami said:

Aftermarket to the rescue ?

Not aware of one on the market, it would be a good candidate for some aftermarket conversions parts

[absmiami]

Yup

[meechum68]

Following this!  

[Dave B]

Good luck with this James, you're off to a great start.

Dave B