[{"id": 16576603, "authorName": "kinglaw", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/kinglaw/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "All:\r\n\r\nThis is a project that can be rewarding provided that a bidder be well advised of the issues that are presented.\r\n\r\nPlease get an expert PPI on this. Also, reserve enough funds for a refurbishment / restoration.\r\n\r\nIf the body is not subject to rust, the rest can be done but the cost will be a big factor.\r\n\r\nGLWTA and hopefully someone around SoCal can see this.\r\n\r\nKinglaw", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1736811303, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 16576653, "authorName": "Salty17", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/salty17/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "50k in repair cost plus cosmetics yikes . Guessing if you don\u2019t do the work yourself, you\u2019re gonna be into this car for a lot of money GLWS", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1736811868, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 16576651, "authorName": "Cornbread", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/cornbread/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Hell of alot less of a project than the \"shaguar\" that closed yesterday. \n\nWhile by no means a Jag expert, that estimate seems a bit heavier than getting it going safely. I'm sure the experts here will make sense of it we can all understand though. Good luck!", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1736811874, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 16576655, "authorName": "Walraven", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/walraven/", "bidAmount": 1000, "content": "$1,000 bid placed by Walraven", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1736811888, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 16576658, "authorName": "Proprius", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/proprius/", "bidAmount": 2500, "content": "$2,500 bid placed by Proprius", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1736811926, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 16576701, "authorName": "PamL (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/paml/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@salty17 I agree that the repair price seems quite high, especially the labor costs. It needs someone capable of doing the work themselves. Both my dad and brother worked on it in the past, but they have long since passed. My mother owns it and still dreams of driving it again, but at 98 years old, it's time to let it go.", "likes": 6, "timestamp": 1736812507, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 16576716, "authorName": "dva5150", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/dva5150/", "bidAmount": 3000, "content": "$3,000 bid placed by dva5150", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1736812677, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 16576722, "authorName": "ikkyu2", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/ikkyu2/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "$288/hr. - ouch! Is that really the going rate for a Jag mechanic?", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1736812715, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 16576748, "authorName": "rodnerywplace", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/rodnerywplace/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Rust ?\r\nCompression tests?\r\nThe estimate is most likely just the tip of an iceberg", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1736813007, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 16576752, "authorName": "John_Henry", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/john_henry/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Pam,\r\n\r\nReading your comment, \u201cMy mother owns it and still dreams of driving it again, but at 98 years old, it\u2019s time to let it go.\u201d made me smile. My mom just passed at 97 after a long full life and I can completely understand \u201cit\u2019s time to let it go.\u201d I wish you the best and this Jaguar should do very well. \r\n\r\nBest,\r\nJH", "likes": 5, "timestamp": 1736813083, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 16576788, "authorName": "rodnerywplace", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/rodnerywplace/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I am 80 , retired after many decades owner /operator of my classic jaguar restoration shop for over 30 years.\r\nI would concider taking this one on ,, \r\nHoping to quiz the owners.\r\nBay Area labor rates for this are higher per hour", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1736813448, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 16576794, "authorName": "rodnerywplace", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/rodnerywplace/", "bidAmount": 3100, "content": "$3,100 bid placed by rodnerywplace", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1736813479, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 16576827, "authorName": "kinglaw", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/kinglaw/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "All including @PamL and @John Henry,\r\n\r\nI am happy that @PamL 's mother is still around. Her desire to drive the car brings back my memories of my late mother who was born in 1914 and called my early Jaguar a \"four stick,\" which she could drive with ease!!\r\n\r\nThis brings back memories of the famous Frank Sinatra rendition of \"Young at Heart.\" \r\n\r\nSee: https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/relatedvideo?q=yourng+at+heart&mid=24A23E286083E6814D0C24A23E286083E6814D0C&mcid=4A2812AABB674CC38C427F7EC9DC3F14&FORM=VIRE\r\n\r\nI hope the best for PamL's mother, her long life and the future of this classic.\r\n\r\nKind regards,\r\n\r\nkinglaw", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1736813866, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 16576900, "authorName": "LLynn", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/llynn/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@kinglaw, read both of your comments and agree completely. This car and it's history tugs at my 'chordae tendineae', if I were a younger man.... 'course then I wouldn't be able to afford it. ;-)\n\nCheers,\nLynn", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1736814607, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 16576933, "authorName": "kinglaw", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/kinglaw/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@LLynn\r\n\r\nAgree totally with you. If I (we) were a few decades younger I would be there and perhaps taking on a big project, which I did in those years.\r\n\r\nWe are now at the point, in my view to enjoy the time we have. Someone will get this and I hope will do the right thing by this potential beauty.\r\n\r\nKindest regards to @LLynn\r\n\r\nkinglaw", "likes": 5, "timestamp": 1736814832, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 16576963, "authorName": "Bobbity", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/bobbity/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Oh, to be much, much younger. I would love to have found this back when I was agile and energetic.", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1736815135, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 16577001, "authorName": "Surfdwn", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/surfdwn/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I agree with all of the comments so far. I would love to tackle this one. It is in better shape than the '62 I did 40 years ago. I have total confidence that this one would be very straight forward for a younger version of me. I still love these cars and miss the '62, '64, and '67 E-Types that I had. They are such straight forward cars with very rewarding performance characteristics. I envy the next owner, as long as they are a DIY type. GLWTA", "likes": 4, "timestamp": 1736815580, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 16577058, "authorName": "cobra.joe", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/cobra.joe/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "When asked how it feels to be 71 my answer always is, \" I miss the blissful ignorance of youth\".", "likes": 5, "timestamp": 1736816122, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 16577140, "authorName": "Proprius", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/proprius/", "bidAmount": 3200, "content": "$3,200 bid placed by Proprius", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1736816933, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 16577620, "authorName": "jagster911", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/jagster911/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Old Jags, and old people go together like horse and carriage. I had my five of these animals, and would still like to have one to sit next to my XK8. Not to drive, but just to admire as art. Now, to win that lottery!", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1736822971, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 16577703, "authorName": "Capt._Doug", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/capt._doug/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Including that $61+K shop estimate is an interesting and transparent statement on the project level of the car from the viewpoint of a mechanic.\r\nMaybe all those jobs can be done by the next owner or a regular mechanic not a Jaguar specialist. \r\nNot for the faint hearted or a 1st time project . But a worthwhile starting point with the energy of time and money. GLWA!", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1736823853, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 16577962, "authorName": "duntov1", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/duntov1/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Anyone else think it has 117k miles?", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1736827756, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 16578137, "authorName": "mikeborg59", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/mikeborg59/", "bidAmount": 4500, "content": "$4,500 bid placed by mikeborg59", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1736831626, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 16578831, "authorName": "Wrayg", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/wrayg/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "As stated , $288 per hour is quite high in the suburbs of Philadelphia, this begs for an experienced hobbyist followed up with some expert vetting of the work completed. Very interesting project, kudos to the seller for transparency, GLWTA.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1736863184, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 16578957, "authorName": "Proprius", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/proprius/", "bidAmount": 5000, "content": "$5,000 bid placed by Proprius", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1736864458, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 16579285, "authorName": "Catlin", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/catlin/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "this estimate is way high - find another shop.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1736867373, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 16579313, "authorName": "hn11", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/hn11/", "bidAmount": 5100, "content": "$5,100 bid placed by hn11", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1736867637, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 16579359, "authorName": "formularacer", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/formularacer/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "On the topic of \" Restoration\" It all comes down to the individual shop . I for one have restored many,classic,historic,exotic,street / track cars. I'm 70' run a two man operation for 45 years with excellent subcontracted body shops,interior specialists on specific manufacturers of each model based on the project. Having complete Ferrari Classhie certified ferraris, or award winning ,jaguars,Maserati's,Panter's,and numerous others. My shop rates have been $65.00-$75.00 per hour for over 20 years. \r\nAs always it's who you know and your experience and the relationships you have established through out the years. \r\nMost important you should not be doing restorations if it's for only money!\r\nYou must be able to share the same passion with you client to accomplish mutual goals. See link below for various project completed.\r\n \" Not try to pitch my business\" very busy asis just want to put everything in perspective. aandbpde.com\r\nGLWTA", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1736868032, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 16579777, "authorName": "rdl", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/rdl/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "That repair list does not 'list' the rust repair, repaint of the body, repair the interior. But also in Europe $288/hr is not normal. My Tesla workshop charges 110 Euro/hr, and that is rather high overhere. I.e. hour cost will be lower then the expensive Tesla workshop hour rate, in Belgium that is.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1736871510, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 16582293, "authorName": "Occ4u", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/occ4u/", "bidAmount": 7999, "content": "$7,999 bid placed by Occ4u", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1736882919, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 16587979, "authorName": "formularacer", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/formularacer/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "For anyone considering purchasing projects for restoration,compared to purchasing a similar fully restored model. Be aware just because it has been restored \"Recently 2-6 Years\" means nothing.\r\nI for one believes build it to your standards and needs. \r\nNo need to short change yourself or go overboard.\r\nContact experienced individuals for advice, then pull the trigger.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1736946730, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 16588347, "authorName": "LouisXIV", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/louisxiv/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Going rate in South Florida is about $160/hr.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1736951419, "type": "comment"}]