The pin end of the bonnet lock. The original restorer of this car (Classic Jaguar in Texas) left these off for some reason. As a result the bonnet vibrated a lot when the car was underway. Worse than that however was the paint damage that resulted. I was frankly ignorant that they were missing (though I always did wonder about the holes) and attributed the wobble and damage to "British Engineering"... Geoff Pickard of English Classic Cars corrected my ignorance last summer and put these on. I'm amazed now at how much more solid the car appears (duh!)
Paint damage to the bonnet underside from years of vibration. hard to see due to flash and focus issues, sorry.
The pin end of the bonnet lock.
The receiver end of the bonnet lock.
The receiver end of the bonnet lock.
A view of the bottom end of the bonnet-banged paint damage.
The bottom end of the bonnet-bang. Paint chipped off the car. I swear, the car is cleaner than it looks. =)
The bottom end of the bonnet-bang. Paint chipped off the car. I swear, the car is cleaner than it looks. =)
The flash kept highlighting the bonnet rim, where the damage is the worst, making it hard to see. Oh well.
You can see where paint has chipped and rubbed off where the bonnet vibrated.