RE: Jaguar E-Type Reborn | PH Review
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E-type seems to be continually re-born.
PH should be covering the F-type refresh:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cars/jaguar/jaguar-f-t...
PH should be covering the F-type refresh:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cars/jaguar/jaguar-f-t...
Jonny TVR said:
rjfp1962 said:
How tall are you?
My line of sight is at the top of the screen, so when driving with the hood down I needed to either duck down or stretch above the windscreen to see. The advantage of the FHC is that you can recline the seat a little so you can see where you are going which is always handly!
Edited by Jonny TVR on Thursday 17th December 16:16
Still love how it looks though!
Jonny TVR said:
Thanks low drag .. mine was restored around 6/7 years ago and the parts bill was around £20-25K. The parts are probably more expensive now. The car was by no means a basket case and in fact the shell was 98% original panels used. How many hours to fully restore an e-type? 2-3k hours? I don't understand how you paid £55k. I guess that was mostly labour. If you are starting from scratch.. the donor car could cost you £70K and the restoration £100k or more, There are different levels of restoration of course. £300k is a bit pricey though, this is Eagle territory
If you are starting today, yes, but remember I bought my car nearly forty years ago, and yes, the same person now charges £100,000 for a rebuild. But that was then when he was starting out. He is a brilliant restorer, and always has been, and we are very good friends. And you might not know that I didn't pay £70,000 for my car back then. Deduct £65,000 and you'll get there.Edited by Jonny TVR on Thursday 17th December 15:37
Iamnotkloot said:
That's more like it (my favourite Eagle E-Type), however, in a completely different price range. But if it was my £300k (and it wouldn't be - cannot afford it), and I wanted an E-Type, I would be going to Eagle. Although, if I was in such a position (and I am not, then I would be looking here:
https://www.emorymotorsports.com/our-cars/#jp-caro...
PushedDover said:
Great fun - and agreeing with up there ^^^^^^ more interesting than anything else to sink £300k of real money in (i.e. not PCP'ing)
It will also remain great fun for far far longer than the latest unusable power of a sub 3sec super car.
For example - Your own £300k: This or Mac 720S anyone ?
I like it but let's not get silly.... Macca every time....It will also remain great fun for far far longer than the latest unusable power of a sub 3sec super car.
For example - Your own £300k: This or Mac 720S anyone ?
the e type is lovely also as are the others 
MyV10BarksAndBites said:
PushedDover said:
Great fun - and agreeing with up there ^^^^^^ more interesting than anything else to sink £300k of real money in (i.e. not PCP'ing)
It will also remain great fun for far far longer than the latest unusable power of a sub 3sec super car.
For example - Your own £300k: This or Mac 720S anyone ?
I like it but let's not get silly.... Macca every time....It will also remain great fun for far far longer than the latest unusable power of a sub 3sec super car.
For example - Your own £300k: This or Mac 720S anyone ?
paul13 said:
Iamnotkloot said:
That's more like it (my favourite Eagle E-Type), however, in a completely different price range. But if it was my £300k (and it wouldn't be - cannot afford it), and I wanted an E-Type, I would be going to Eagle. Although, if I was in such a position (and I am not, then I would be looking here:https://www.emorymotorsports.com/our-cars/#jp-caro...
I have an 1/18 scale series 1 Roadster on my desk, so you can guess that I am a fan of the E-Type. I can (just 
) remember them coming out in 1961 and what a sensation they caused. I would love one but I prefer cars with a patina that shows their history, the fact that that one would be about as third as much is merely the icing on the cake.
Edit, what is toad in the hole?
) remember them coming out in 1961 and what a sensation they caused. I would love one but I prefer cars with a patina that shows their history, the fact that that one would be about as third as much is merely the icing on the cake.Edit, what is toad in the hole?
Edited by Justin Case on Thursday 17th December 22:54
I bet the 10 cars used for restoration were probably the best original examples available hence a £300k price now. Also being really picky about the perfect as per 60’s Jaguar built originality. The painted valley on the cylinder head, was machined after painting. The paint shouldn’t be above the cylinder head securing nuts. I don’t believe the carb dash pots were mirror polished either. The engine power output is also impressive if a standard 4.2 e-type but if true my freshly overhauled 4.2 in my xjc must be similar as that’s using a later big valve head with those triple hd8’s.
In New York, the Museum of Modern Art has for about 25 years displayed an E-Type as exemplary in design. The car is parked indoors for all to see. It is described as something that simultaneously moves a culture forward while also holding a mirror to our sensibilities.
Photographs here:
https://www.moma.org/calendar/exhibitions/282?
Here's a PDF copy of a book that accompanied the original launch of the E-Type exhibit:
https://assets.moma.org/documents/moma_catalogue_2...
The aforementioned book includes, among other interesting things, an early image by Malcolm Sayer -- a watercolour labeled as Study for E-Type. This piqued my curiosity because it actually looks more like one or two other cars of the past. Just my two cents of course.
The preceding links display the year 1996, the year that the E-Type arrived at MoMA. The car has been on display almost continuously since then.
Below: Study for E-Type from PDF link above.
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