Museum Quality Big British Barn Find Survivor – Will it Run after 33 Years?

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Museum Quality Big British Barn Find Survivor with an Isle of Man TT connection – Will it Run? In this barnfind episode Jonny Smith travels to Liverpool to uncover one of the best original condition Jaguars he’s ever seen. With just 10,000 miles from new this car was owned by the Bishop of the Isle of Man, and purchased during an annual holiday to the TT.

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CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
1:48 Uncovering the car
2:18 Britain’s widest car
2:33 IoM TT
2:55 Dad’s garage cave
3:32 Parked 33 years ago
4:00 Vincent Black Shadow
4:13 Owned by a bishop!
4:45 Lost his arm
5:00 Jaguar launched 1961
6:12 Tyre inflation
7:08 In-car hair dryer!
7:20 PUSHING IT OUT
7:56 Moving motorbikes
11:37 Best condition survivor cars?
12:10 ENGINE BAY
13;11 Inside boot
14:11 Working on engine
23:30 WILL IT START?
25:47 Better than a Rolls Royce?