RE: Eagle E-Type
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Each to his own. IMHO the spec of the car tested by Robert is rather extreme - and the price !!!
You can have one built to a similar spec elsewhere for 60k ish. Five speed box, uprated brakes, suspension, alloy bonnet etc etc and with a bigger engine (4.5 litre) too. Makes a bit more sense at that price. Mine's ready in three months !
You can have one built to a similar spec elsewhere for 60k ish. Five speed box, uprated brakes, suspension, alloy bonnet etc etc and with a bigger engine (4.5 litre) too. Makes a bit more sense at that price. Mine's ready in three months !
Great stuff Mr. Mcnab, thanks for that.
My Dad's friend Arthur had an E-Type. White, 4.2. I always much preferred the steel wheels it had to those dated wires. Anyway, this was the first car I drove, or steered really, as I sat on Arthur's knee. My dad didn't drive; just not interested, so you can imagine this guy's hero status as he took me up and down the village hill at well over 100 (not me steering by this point!). I was born in '72, and for me like so many the 'E' was the real-world exotic. Of course, a trip to London meant a riot of ferrari-spotting with my little brother, but the E always meant much more.
My Dad's friend Arthur had an E-Type. White, 4.2. I always much preferred the steel wheels it had to those dated wires. Anyway, this was the first car I drove, or steered really, as I sat on Arthur's knee. My dad didn't drive; just not interested, so you can imagine this guy's hero status as he took me up and down the village hill at well over 100 (not me steering by this point!). I was born in '72, and for me like so many the 'E' was the real-world exotic. Of course, a trip to London meant a riot of ferrari-spotting with my little brother, but the E always meant much more.
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Each to his own. IMHO the spec of the car tested by Robert is rather extreme - and the price !!!
You can have one built to a similar spec elsewhere for 60k ish. Five speed box, uprated brakes, suspension, alloy bonnet etc etc and with a bigger engine (4.5 litre) too. Makes a bit more sense at that price. Mine's ready in three months !
Not a Lynx by any chance - have seen a couple over the years at classic car shows, and they certainly have the build quality licked. Hope it drives as good as it looks.... oh, but not forgetting that sound - I was taken to all sorts of motor racing events as a child and occassionally you might see an old E doing its stuff.... Now where is that CD from that Nick Mason book?
Cheers,
Paul
Me, I'd rather have the 3.8 engine than the 4.2... stronger, with more potential; doesn't crack between the bores.
As for heaviness - we're actually talking about density - deuterium is fractionally denser than helium-4, and certainly denser than helium-3. Which makes it the fourth least dense substance.
If you want something really dense, try osmium... or less practically, neutron matter.
As for heaviness - we're actually talking about density - deuterium is fractionally denser than helium-4, and certainly denser than helium-3. Which makes it the fourth least dense substance.
If you want something really dense, try osmium... or less practically, neutron matter.
robert farago said:
I resemble that remark. I LOVE sports car. I just don't like driving sports cars that require so much hard work. Some people do. Good for them.
BTW: "Speed matters" doesn't mean that the only way to enjoy a car is balls-out. Cruising is an equally valid way to enjoy the thrill of forward movement.
I agree - horses for courses. Whatever floats your boat, etc. A guy at work bought one of these, and loves it. First thing he did was cruise down to the french riviera in it with the missus. Not interested in hooning around, just wafting about in a decent classic car. He spent the extra over a true original for peace of mind. Hell, if I was going to have two cars (he's got about 4 though) I'd keep the TVR and have one of these.. unless I could afford a classic ferrari (Daytona spyder or a GT California!)
sorry this is an old thread...
I love the 3.8 and the mossbox, the brakes are an experience.. the whole thing brings a grin to the face
On the otherhand if you want refinement and modernday standard motoring you buy the Eagle E-type - it takes away a lof the feel of vintage driving but it's more practical and assesible
I love the 3.8 and the mossbox, the brakes are an experience.. the whole thing brings a grin to the face
On the otherhand if you want refinement and modernday standard motoring you buy the Eagle E-type - it takes away a lof the feel of vintage driving but it's more practical and assesible
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