RE: Proteus C-Type | Driven

RE: Proteus C-Type | Driven

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beigepants

33 posts

246 months

Sunday 4th August 2019
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There is a very nice older example for a much more reasonable £66k currently on Car and Classic. I think it looks better for having a bit of patina.

BBL-Sean

336 posts

175 months

Sunday 4th August 2019
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A1VDY said:
As nice as it is to look at its a fake, a knock off, a copy... the very same as a 'Bolex' watch..
My brother in Los Angeles once returned from a trip to Mexico with a new watch, purchased for ten dollars US. When I looked closely, it was a "Rolax", and I told him it was a waste of money. He countered that by the time anybody noticed, her panties were already off, so it performed its intended function.

I find your analogy to be a fitting one, as the purpose of the Proteus is to be driven rather than just put on display.

Edited by BBL-Sean on Sunday 4th August 18:25

bigdog3

1,823 posts

179 months

Sunday 4th August 2019
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bigbadbikercats said:
The battery and motor package in the E-Type is pretty much a straight bolt-in for anything with an XK motor, and probably quite a few other things as well - I wouldn’t be at all surprised if the conversion Aston Martin have been showing for classic DB 4/5/6 series cars turned out to have quite a bit in common.

So yes, assuming the JLR heritage people were willing to cooperate it absolutely is an option, and I’d absolutely love one to go alongside a matching ICE powered example...
How sad frown

SidewaysSi

10,742 posts

233 months

Sunday 4th August 2019
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Love it. This and a GTA-R would be a wonderful garage.


MrGeoff

645 posts

171 months

Monday 5th August 2019
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yonex said:
Echo the above.

What’s fantastic is the fact that cars like the Proteus allow people to enjoy such a classic on the roads, instead of tucked away in storage.

It’s a cheap shot calling it a fake.
Agreed, and this is what it's about, enjoying a classic.

MDT

455 posts

171 months

Monday 5th August 2019
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ntiz said:
As lovely as this is I can’t get past that for 200k you can buy real racers from this era!

Lotus 11s are 150-200k you could go racing and get the real experience of this era of racer.
or for a fraction of that amount, and if you apply yourself. You can build yourself one.



Edited by MDT on Monday 5th August 14:07

bigdog3

1,823 posts

179 months

Monday 5th August 2019
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MDT said:
or for a fraction of that amount, and if you apply yourself. You can build yourself one.



Edited by MDT on Monday 5th August 14:07
Who makes the best C-Type kit and what are the build costs?

bestdecisions

8 posts

136 months

Thursday 8th August 2019
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I drove one, some years ago, when I had it on loan from the Classic Car Club for 4 days.
It was a crowd-pleasing, traffic-stopping, exhilarating experience.
I'll never forget it.
I also drove a D-Type equivalent around Oulton Park for half an hour, which made me appreciate Stirling and all the other amazing 50s drivers all over again. Hard, exhausting work!


bigdog3

1,823 posts

179 months

Thursday 8th August 2019
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The Surveyor

7,576 posts

236 months

Thursday 8th August 2019
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well that is pretty much perfect. I'd love one of these sat in my garage next to a nice GT40 replica cloud9

Pro Bono

586 posts

76 months

Thursday 8th August 2019
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BBL-Sean said:
My brother in Los Angeles once returned from a trip to Mexico with a new watch, purchased for ten dollars US. When I looked closely, it was a "Rolax", and I told him it was a waste of money. He countered that by the time anybody noticed, her panties were already off, so it performed its intended function.
He must make you very proud.

slider2

134 posts

253 months

Friday 9th August 2019
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A mate of mine has a real C type. It’s actually the second one he has owned. They are stratospherically expensive cars but he deals in that sort of thing so it’s a business to him. I’ve been in both cars, visceral doesn’t begin to describe it. And the thought that these actual cars were doing Le Mans in the fifties was pretty amazing.
Anyway, I had the chance to buy a D Type replica a couple of years ago. It was made by Tempero in New Zealand , where I was living. Yes the thought that’s it’s not an original still bothers me. But honestly I’m never ever going to have the wherewithal to buy an original. And the Tempero has all the important aspects of the original machine. It’s definitely the most (insert driving experience adjectives here) car I’ve ever owned. It’s 280 Bhp on the dyno with Le Mans cams and triple Weber’s with a straight through side exhaust. That’s probably a good basis to imagine from smile

Captainjake

1 posts

55 months

Sunday 25th August 2019
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After losing all my collector cars in the Camp fire in paradise California I purchased my Proteus C Type from the UK.
It was always my dream to one day own a C Type. I just left a Concours d’Elegance today with a beautiful first place trophy. My car was the centerpiece. I had to wipe the drool off the fenders.
In my opinion I think the Proteus sets a new standard far and above the car it was born from

Edited by Captainjake on Sunday 25th August 17:39