RE: E-Type Lightweight 'Recreated': Time For Tea?
Wednesday 18th December 2013
'Recreated' is the key word in this video. Jason Len's Jaguar is not a genuine E-Type Lightweight, of which only 12 were made. Instead Jason has used his engineering skills and a whole heap of time to create a rather lovely replica. Really. Moreover, he races it, and races it hard, against Camaros, Corvettes and other historic sports cars. Top man.
E-Type Lightweight 'Recreated': Time For Tea?
A Petrolicious film on the 'Jagwa' we would all want to race
As with most car fascinations, Jason's began as an impressionable young adult at university. Apparently a lecturer had a passion for Jaguar that found its way to his teaching of mechanical engineering and to Jason's affections also. He has owned this E-Type since the mid-70s.
The car has been evolving ever since, with Chris now frankly admitting the car has to get faster as he becomes a slower driver. He reckons he's about 100hp down on the V8 muscle at 320hp, a problem he's overcoming with a 380hp replacement engine.
This video is filmed at Willow Springs, where the E-Type looks and sounds simply fabulous, all the more so for its dings and scrapes earned through competition. Who doesn't love historic motorsport?
[Source: Petrolicious]
Discussion
Please forgive me but it annoys me that it is described as a lightweight replica.
It is a fixed head coupe that was pulled off the road and lovingly built into a race car - don't get me wrong I appreciate what he has done but I think it should not be labelled as a lightweight replica.
It is covered in parts that are modern and would not be found on an appendix K historic car.
It is not my intention to take away from the car he has built and is clearly very passionate about, but I do not agree with false labelling of cars.
It is a fixed head coupe that was pulled off the road and lovingly built into a race car - don't get me wrong I appreciate what he has done but I think it should not be labelled as a lightweight replica.
It is covered in parts that are modern and would not be found on an appendix K historic car.
It is not my intention to take away from the car he has built and is clearly very passionate about, but I do not agree with false labelling of cars.
One of my lecturers at uni used to incessantly bang on about land rovers. Sent me and pretty much the rest of the lecture theater to sleep. But i still like Land rovers. Now if he talked about e-types on the other hand i could of been kept from the land of nod Zzzz. Think he got sacked in the end because barely anyone turned up.
A gorgeous car none the less i remember looking at a pristine silver E-type at a classic and american car show not long ago and the gorgeous lines of the E-type were such a stark contrast to the V8 muscle nearby.
A gorgeous car none the less i remember looking at a pristine silver E-type at a classic and american car show not long ago and the gorgeous lines of the E-type were such a stark contrast to the V8 muscle nearby.
eddieantifreeze said:
Please forgive me but it annoys me that it is described as a lightweight replica.
It is a fixed head coupe that was pulled off the road and lovingly built into a race car - don't get me wrong I appreciate what he has done but I think it should not be labelled as a lightweight replica.
It is covered in parts that are modern and would not be found on an appendix K historic car.
It is not my intention to take away from the car he has built and is clearly very passionate about, but I do not agree with false labelling of cars.
Completely agree. To be an authentic replica it would have to be based on a roadster anyway (they were fitted with a hardtop). The only cars that ran as a coupe were the low drag coupes, but they were created with bespoke bodywork anyway.It is a fixed head coupe that was pulled off the road and lovingly built into a race car - don't get me wrong I appreciate what he has done but I think it should not be labelled as a lightweight replica.
It is covered in parts that are modern and would not be found on an appendix K historic car.
It is not my intention to take away from the car he has built and is clearly very passionate about, but I do not agree with false labelling of cars.
It still looks to be a very well built race car and from a handling point of view (if you aren't worried about originality) im sure it's pretty well set up.
eddieantifreeze said:
Please forgive me but it annoys me that it is described as a lightweight replica.
It is a fixed head coupe that was pulled off the road and lovingly built into a race car - don't get me wrong I appreciate what he has done but I think it should not be labelled as a lightweight replica.
It is covered in parts that are modern and would not be found on an appendix K historic car.
It is not my intention to take away from the car he has built and is clearly very passionate about, but I do not agree with false labelling of cars.
This..........It is a fixed head coupe that was pulled off the road and lovingly built into a race car - don't get me wrong I appreciate what he has done but I think it should not be labelled as a lightweight replica.
It is covered in parts that are modern and would not be found on an appendix K historic car.
It is not my intention to take away from the car he has built and is clearly very passionate about, but I do not agree with false labelling of cars.
As its a personally engiineered project he has done well, its not an expensive pro maintained car but a guy who has had it a long time as does the work bit by bit.
Fine project, fine race car, most e types are special but i don smile at the 150k plus offerings, Mr Lyons what did you create - a fine investment from just over a two grand car including purchase tax.
Fine project, fine race car, most e types are special but i don smile at the 150k plus offerings, Mr Lyons what did you create - a fine investment from just over a two grand car including purchase tax.
Check out the E Type he built for the street but with the LeMans look. Beautiful.
http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/cars/jaguar/1964-jag...
http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/cars/jaguar/1964-jag...
Thats a superb job, even his modifications are tastefull, not sure we would get away with the side exhausts as could see any silencing, they looked a straight through system.
Interested to know the cost/selling price of that car as it stands in the video.
Makes my standard one look a touch tame and period.
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