JAGUAR XKE ~ TYPE III V12
 

JAGUAR XKE ~ TYPE III V12

BODYWORK: Constructed from fifteen individual blocks of European beech, glued and pinned together hand carved using contour templates. Finished with 10 coats of cellulose paint mixed to match before final rubbing down and polishing.


BRIGHTWORK: Hand made from brass, soft soldered together, polished and finally chrome plated.


INTERIOR: Seats and interior panels covered in leather, the reverse side being used for carpets and transmission tunnel.


WHEELS AND TYRES: 72-spoke wire wheels made using brass rims and hubs, which are turned and drilled followed by plating. Each wheel is then hand laced using polished stainless steel wire spokes, finished off with tyres made from turned rings of perspex sprayed satin black.

 

 

 

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