'Different' Jaguars.

[nicanary]

Or is that C.Nile?

I suppose the '52 C-type is resting after overheating yet again!

(That pesky upstart S.Moss putting his oar in again, when he should have kept his nose out. Hey ho.)

[a8hex]

lowdrag said:

Dues this count as "different"?

Edited by lowdrag on Friday 7th November 10:03

But this is to one of their designs.

[dinkel]

Low Drag is different as well ... how many of these odd tailed Ds are there?

[Justayellowbadge]

dinkel said:

Low Drag is different as well ... how many of these odd tailed Ds are there?

C

[dinkel]

Damn ... of course:

[lowdrag]

Just that one Dinks, the replica I built 2007/9. The originals were all destroyed in 1952/3 although Penny Graham (was Woodley) owns XKC 011 which was one of the originals but has since 1953 worn a standard body. That's Nigel Webb's car you show, XKC 004, the oldest in existence by the way. I myself, of course, am older, infinitely more unique and worth about 1% of a real C-type.

[a8hex]

dinkel said:

Low Drag is different as well ... how many of these odd tailed Ds are there?

There were 3, then there were none.

Lowdrag's car was a unique recreation.

[Church of Noise]

lowdrag said:

And of course no one has mentioned the Lynx Eventer yet. About the best looking XJS ever - and so practical.

Absolutely!
I would love to own one, but it seems they have become rather pricey...

CY88 said:

XJ220 Pininarina

Edited by CY88 on Thursday 6th November 10:26

Excellent, were any made? And if so, am I correct in assuming they all went to Brunei?
Some googling proved my assumptions were correct...

Edited by Church of Noise on Friday 7th November 19:36

[RichB]

OK, I'm depending in Lowdrag or Dinks for this but what are the cars on top of the Ecurie Ecosse transporter? Are they Costin Jags or Lister Jags or, indeed, Costin Listers? :scratrchchin:

[johnxjsc1985]

dinkel said:

Damn ... of course:

that car has a huge ass.

[e600]

There is a marriage of XK150 and Morris traveller out there somewhere, also a well executed MGB GT with a V12

[Church of Noise]

RichB said:

OK, I'm depending in Lowdrag or Dinks for this but what are the cars on top of the Ecurie Ecosse transporter? Are they Costin Jags or Lister Jags or, indeed, Costin Listers? :scratrchchin:

The one in front is a Tojeiro-Jaguar: http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/20934/lot/8/
The car behind it is a D-type, I assume it's a Lynx car?

[lowdrag]

Oh no, that's one of the 1955/6 Ecurie Ecosse D-types that is. I would imagine that the photo was taken just after Lynx had undertaken the full restoration of the transporter in 1993. You can find the full history here:-

http://www.lynxmotors.co.uk/PressArticles/EcurieEc...

[RichB]

Church of Noise said:

The one in front is a Tojeiro-Jaguar: http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/20934/lot/8/
The car behind it is a D-type, I assume it's a Lynx car?

It was the amber indicator below the headlamp that made me think the rear car was not a D-Type.

[XJ13]

lowdrag said:

Oh no, that's one of the 1955/6 Ecurie Ecosse D-types that is. I would imagine that the photo was taken just after Lynx had undertaken the full restoration of the transporter in 1993.

No it isn't! Look closely and you can see part of the registration number.

The car at the back is "Lynx D-Type ‘57 SAL’". It is not a "1955/6 Ecurie Ecosse D-Type". "57 SAL" is the Lynx Replica D type which in 1987 took six National Endurance Speed Records at MIRA driven by Innes Ireland and Louise Aitken-Walker.

Edited by XJ13 on Saturday 8th November 11:08

[XJ13]

Want to see what was underneath?



Another replica.

[XJ13]

Back on topic - I raced in South Africa against a "Protea Jaguar". It was a bright red 1950's-looking aluminium 3.8-powered racecar. As soon as I can find the damn photo I'll post it!

In the meantime, here's a similar car:

1957 Protea

Edited by XJ13 on Saturday 8th November 11:19

[lowdrag]

Whoops! My only excuse is awaiting new glasses after a cataract op.

[eddy02]

[lowdrag]

Tentatively, given my gaffe above, I think that the car is the Foxbat XK150?