Status: Construction was briefly delayed in February, due to the discovery of an alignment defect in the shell. Thanks to some great thinking and quick work by the Automotive Restorations staff and the folks at Panel Beaters, things are now straight and true. In these photos, the drivetrain is being reinstalled prior to the car being moved to the panel shop for final fitting and painting. We're still hoping for early June! Steve Ferring and Ray Sharp of the Jaguar Touring Club came by for an inspection trip, thanks to Steve for supplying these photos.
 
 
 

Notes:

• GTJ Level 6 motor...after detuning for occasional street use, it dyno'd at 370HP. The dyno test was done last April, on a balmy 70 degree day. There are movies of the test elsewhere on this site.
• The rough spots on the rear section, known as DA'ing are the first step in smoothing the overlapped, beaten Aluminum joints. There is absolutely no lead in this car. The shape will be refined by Panel Beaters, then the entire body DA'd prior to painting.
• Cooling fins direct air to the brakes on the back of the cast magnesium Dunlop rims.
• Suspension mods are being trial fit in this photo.
• Racemate alternator/water pumps are now in limited production, contact me if you are interested.
• Waterloo TX51 fills the tunnel. Aluminum panels are all hand joined using rivets, in accordance with the originals.
• Special one-off steering wheel was built by Moto-Lita to approximately the same design as the Cunniningham car.