Top Gear tomorrow.....Clarkson is in love....

[carphotographer]

I was chatting to the guys at Eagle cars, and this E Type Speedster will be featured on it..... and the cost for such beauty a rumoured £500,000.

[Shuvi Tupya]

It's a lovely car..but 500K??

[davepoth]

And wearing Pirelli P6000s?

[Fire99]

A car for me at £100k. £500k? It's good, but not THAT good!

[Elroy Blue]

I'll probably be burned at the stake...but the E-Type (or its clone) does nothing for me.

[Matt UK]

Elroy Blue said:

I'll probably be burned at the stake...but the E-Type (or its clone) does nothing for me.

I have to agree with you.

Over the years I've tried to convince myself of the E-type and I've got so far as 'it's an iconic shape'.
But I'm not swooning and even with a euro-lottery 10-car garage, I'd never feel the urge.

[Occam's Razor]

Elroy Blue said:

I'll probably be burned at the stake...but the E-Type (or its clone) does nothing for me.

Likewise, it's never really floated my boat. It's not ugly by any stretch of the imagination but I just don't 'get' it.

[soad]

That's a strong price, mega bucks.
Motor sure looks sweet though

[gr88]

all Clarkcockson does is look at the price tag.......that impresses him
more than anything else - and the badge too

Clarkcockson is so fking boring

[Mr Dave]

I think the Eagles do away with some of the body of a Jag sitting on a Mini look the E-type has going on.

Lovely but 500k? Sorry Id buy a real E-type and a pile of hookers to go with it. And some wheel spacers. And an I pad 2. And lots of drugs. And a small terrace house in Sheffield. Oh and a microwave, a set of mixing bowls, a handwhisk, a 24 inch CRT TV, a teddy bear, a holiday for 2 to magaluf and a set of nesting tabels. And a dry suit. and a wet suit.

Oh and put the rest of the money in the bank.

500k? Crazy.

[Mr Dave]

gr88 said:

all Clarkcockson does is look at the price tag.......that impresses him
more than anything else - and the badge too

Clarkcockson is so fking boring

Yet a really quite knowledgable and interesting person to talk to and was very friendly when he really didnt have to be. Some people just look at his TV persona and make judgements of that. Which is boring frankly.

[Shuvi Tupya]

Mr Dave said:

I think the Eagles do away with some of the body of a Jag sitting on a Mini look the E-type has going on.

Lovely but 500k? Sorry Id buy a real E-type and a pile of hookers to go with it. And some wheel spacers. And an I pad 2. And lots of drugs. And a small terrace house in Sheffield. Oh and a microwave, a set of mixing bowls, a handwhisk, a 24 inch CRT TV, a teddy bear, a holiday for 2 to magaluf and a set of nesting tabels. And a dry suit. and a wet suit.

Oh and put the rest of the money in the bank.

500k? Crazy.

[Globs]

davepoth said:

And wearing Pirelli P6000s?

I renamed these particular tyres and 'Whining death sliders'.. never again will I buy a Pirelli.

[RichB]

Elroy Blue said:

I'll probably be burned at the stake...but the E-Type (or its clone) does nothing for me.

Not at all, they are not everyone's cup of tea. Personally I would like an early coupe in theh collection but the later and fatter coupes and V12s are ugly and none of the roadsters do anything for me. On the subject here, £500k for a modernised E-Type is rediculous.

[iva cosworth]

For £1/2M i would buy something sensible like a Zonda or Koeniggsegg obviously

[Mastodon2]

gr88 said:

all Clarkcockson does is look at the price tag.......that impresses him
more than anything else - and the badge too

Clarkcockson is so fking boring

What inventive and witty posting.

As for the Jag, it does nothing for me.

[McSam]

Gorgeous car, and I love the interior. Always found something about E-Types, and this one is excellent!

iva cosworth said:

i would buy something sensible like a Zonda or Koeniggsegg

Has this ever been said before?!

Actually, around here, probably

[EDLT]

I don't think they cost half a million quid, they drove one in Evo once and it was much less than that.

[kazste]

EDLT said:

I don't think they cost half a million quid, they drove one in Evo once and it was much less than that.

Was going to post the same as above was significantly less when evo tested a red one, but then they are bespoke so maybe it has a zonda's engine in it!

[Roo]

I know Henrys cars are pricey but I've never seen one go for that much.