Re: My Mk111 Restoration - 136/8620(TBY232L)

Post by **Toby** » Sun May 27, 2018 7:36 pm

Some more of the finishing touches:
Bonnet fitted awaiting catches
wipers arms polished and new Lex blades
Refurbished wheel studs and new centre caps
air filter lid wrinkle coated

colin7673 · Post by **colin7673** » Mon May 28, 2018 8:45 am

Incredible job you should be, and justifiably so, very very proud of this beautiful car

Post by **Toby** » Mon May 28, 2018 10:03 am

colin7673 wrote:Incredible job you should be, and justifiably so, very very proud of this beautiful car

Thank you Colin, i am very proud of what the team have produced for me, their total commitment to a no compromise project has got it to where it is and i am told that it will be ready for release to me next week

montpellier · Post by **montpellier** » Tue May 29, 2018 9:52 am

What a beautiful car, love the blue. Enjoy the summer, you must be excited. Another high quality Jensen .

Post by **Toby** » Tue May 29, 2018 3:52 pm

montpellier wrote:What a beautiful car, love the blue. Enjoy the summer, you must be excited. Another high quality Jensen .

Praise indeed from you Paul, thank you. It was your FF that dazzled me and set the standard i wanted to follow and yes i am excited at the prospect of driving the car this summer after its three year restoration.

Post by **Toby** » Tue Jun 05, 2018 8:48 pm

Nearly there! engine bay finished with refurbished air filter fitted, bonnet catches fitted/adjusted, another job requiring a lot of patience and skill on the part of the team and finally moved over to the ramp for final checks and valet before release to me in the next few days

Post by **DPP** » Wed Jun 06, 2018 6:30 am

Excellant work as usual, your patience over the last 3 years will be rewarded with a beautiful and well sorted car.

Post by **Toby** » Wed Jun 06, 2018 7:01 am

DPP wrote:Excellant work as usual, your patience over the last 3 years will be rewarded with a beautiful and well sorted car.

Thanks Dave, having some professional shots taken tomorrow, insurance valuation on Monday, hopefully it will be agreed by my current broker and then a shake down/road test before the International Weekend

Post by **Toby** » Thu Jun 07, 2018 8:33 pm

Hooragh! Big day the car is complete and following getting my broker to agree a value it will be ready for a shake down/road test. The car was trailered to Figolux photo studio Redruth today where the proprieter Andrew Mclean Brown spent the day capturing the excellence of the restoration teams efforts. I will post some of his fabulous work in due course. a big thank you to him and also to Andrew Finch for today

Post by **Toby** » Fri Jun 08, 2018 11:06 pm

The three year project is now complete bar what the road test/shake down reveal, if anything. Some images from yesterday as promised, with more to follow in due course.

Post by **garyc** » Sat Jun 09, 2018 12:42 am

Hello Andrew

The car looks fantastic looking forward to seeing it at the international

GaryC

Post by **Chris_R** » Sat Jun 09, 2018 6:00 am

Wow Andy!
Words almost fail me. A most amazing result and simply stunning pictures. Quality befitting a top level motor show brochure!
I hope to see you and the car at the International.

Grant · Post by **Grant** » Sat Jun 09, 2018 7:18 am

WOW.. What a credit to you, the crew that built it and and the Marque, I take my Hat to you and the builders Andy

, it looks so so stunning

Arcnewal · Post by **Arcnewal** » Sat Jun 09, 2018 7:29 am

By far one of the best, if not the best restoration I’ve seen. The car and the photos are stunning.

Post by **Toby** » Sat Jun 09, 2018 9:35 am

Thank you GaryC,ChrisR,Grant and Lawrence for generous comments,
I am very obviously thrilled with the final result and delighted with the support the JOC has provided through this Forum. Fate has played a significant part in making this happen, from Derek Mowat buying my Corniche and suggesting the Interceptor as a replacement, being introduced to Mark Rivron who sourced "Toby" locally, again via Mark meeting the restoration team only minutes away and they in turn suggesting the local body shop. This local connection allowed me to closely follow every step and form the bond with "Toby", my lack of practical skills prevented me from getting hands on. The restoration team know how greatful i am for their commitment to this project, hearing the stories of those not so fortunate made me realise what a find they were , not having to micro manage their work or question their hours made this a most enjoyable experience. Earlier in this thread i acknowledged those suppliers of parts and services who helped towards getting it to where it is today, but i would like to thank specifically James Gazzard of BCC and Jason Lawrence and all at Rejen.
Andy