Enjoyed a great VIP tour yesterday at Castle Bromwich, and here's three pictures of our car. It should be complete end of the week, and hopefully without any problem for delivery to the dealer ready for our collection on 2nd March. I've pretty much exhausted all the youtube videos I can find on the car, so the next month will require great patience! Having spent the last 6 weeks seeing almost no F Types on the road at all, yesterday so a welcome surfeit! Of interest, 75% are LHD for export, and a ratio of £:1 coupe to convertible. So ours will be a rarity .. Facelift spec in production since start of Jan.
Will post more when we get the car "for real".
Essential spec: F Type, 2.0, almost all options. Portofino blue.
Here it is!
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That’s special to see and sit in your own car under construction
Long wait now ..
Long wait now ..
2014 MY 3.0 V6S Roadster
Subtle enhancements to create the car I wanted from SVR nose cone, 400 series side skirts & customised 'design' rear bumper, to heated SVR steering wheel and more
Subtle enhancements to create the car I wanted from SVR nose cone, 400 series side skirts & customised 'design' rear bumper, to heated SVR steering wheel and more
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Really nice to be present at birth ! But the 'bare' shell is not from the same day I hope xx-layers of paint missing..
Range Rover P400e autobiography Loire Blue (2019)
Mazda__MX30_RED___2021_ BEV
FT jag _P300 _Ultra Bleu, 2018 ___________SOLD
D5 lr__SD4__Corris Grey, Blck roof, 2018_SOLD
FP Jag – 25t _Loire Blue ,2020 ____________SOLD
Mazda__MX30_RED___2021_ BEV
FT jag _P300 _Ultra Bleu, 2018 ___________SOLD
D5 lr__SD4__Corris Grey, Blck roof, 2018_SOLD
FP Jag – 25t _Loire Blue ,2020 ____________SOLD
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Yes. Tour guide had helpfully taken some earlier pictures. I think the whole car is 3 or 4 days from start to finish. 45 a day is production rate, one shift four days a week.
Married to a F Type owner (P300 2021 model)
Brilliant but why have you taken it apart. Reading top to bottom photo's.
2017 f type 5.0 R AWD Glacier Pearl white Cabriolet
Sports seats 14way. Powerfold mirrors, Keyless. Hp Brakes, Split rims,
Heated screen. Meridian 380w.
Sports seats 14way. Powerfold mirrors, Keyless. Hp Brakes, Split rims,
Heated screen. Meridian 380w.
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That’s cool you got to see it. Congrats. Fascinating tour isn’t it!
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Hope to do one of these tours in the future, questions I would ask is like why some panels never seem to line up on these cars , tailgate alignment , etc
Caledra Red 2018 2.0 R Dynamic
Black Pack
Project 7 Grill
Eibach Lowering Springs
Judd Model One 21" Rims
305/25/21 rears 265/30/21 fronts
Maxton design rear lip spoiler & rear diffuser splitters
Rear box delete, twin straight pipes fitted
Black Pack
Project 7 Grill
Eibach Lowering Springs
Judd Model One 21" Rims
305/25/21 rears 265/30/21 fronts
Maxton design rear lip spoiler & rear diffuser splitters
Rear box delete, twin straight pipes fitted
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There was quite a bit about how panels are carefully checked for alignment etc, for example doors are fitted then any fine adjustment done by "hammer" rather than undoing hinge bolts, obviously all before car is painted. I'll see at the end how it comes out
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It's great that you've shared your baby's Sonogram. It's really interesting. Take a close up of the engine
F Type 5.0L V8 RWD 2016
Rhodium Silver
Rhodium Silver