Re: BigKev's 1937 115-C Convertible Coupe

Posted by HH56 On 2024/1/12 16:52:36

I am curious if there was a weak spot or coponent in the Jag 6 cyl engine that was prohibitively expensive to repair or maybe a part was very hard to find or NLA for replacement. In the late 90s or so a friend had an independent garage where I would often hang out and I recall at least two 6 cylinder Jags of late 60s to maybe 70s vintage come into his shop. For whatever reason owners did not want or could not fix the Jag engine so they had Chevy V8 crate engines installed. Friend said even with the extra work replacing with the Chevy engine was much cheaper than repair but don't recall if he ever said why.