E-Type Jags
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It's my favourite car so I'm a little biased, but it is a work of art, a true British sports car and an incredibly elegant design especially when you compare it to the ugly sports cars produced by Ferrari and others at the time. In the flesh it is even more beautiful though to drive it's unfortunately very crude but what do you expect for the price and at that time? The E-Type was incredibly cheap for a car that could easily exceed 150 mph due to its aerodynamics which was something quite new back then. The V12 makes the most awesome sound through the twin upswept tailpipes...
http://www.lboro.ac.uk/service/publicity/news-releases/2005/37_sayer.html
The Jaguar “E” type became an icon, and in the words of the New York Museum of Modern Art, where an E-type is on permanent display: “Sayer uniquely blended science and art to produce timeless shapes of exceptional and enduring beauty. He brought science to the art of car design; and scientifically produced works of art.”
One of those and a 1968 Mini Cooper S Mk2 in my garage please
Want a modern one?
http://www.eaglegb.com
http://www.lboro.ac.uk/service/publicity/news-releases/2005/37_sayer.html
The Jaguar “E” type became an icon, and in the words of the New York Museum of Modern Art, where an E-type is on permanent display: “Sayer uniquely blended science and art to produce timeless shapes of exceptional and enduring beauty. He brought science to the art of car design; and scientifically produced works of art.”
One of those and a 1968 Mini Cooper S Mk2 in my garage please
Want a modern one?
http://www.eaglegb.com
lordedmond said:
phykell said:
I'll give you 140mph.
Downhill.
With a following wind.
Numbers were fudged and some artistic licence was taken with the timing equipment to get the 'test' car to hit 150mph.
It also had a non-standard, very trick head.
And phykell - it's aerodynamically weak...Above 120mph, the front wheels get very, VERY light.
*n
And no manufacturer has ever done that since?penski said:
The elegant body shape, designed by aerodynamicist Malcom Sawyer, was a key element in achieving the magic 150 mph top speed. And 150 mph is something the E-type was capable of, as tested by the British motor press even though the car used was slightly optimized to reach the magic number with little details such as the front bumper overriders removed to reduce aerodynamic drag. Acceleration was impressive as well with Autocar magazine report 0 to 60 mph times of just under 7".
By modern standards.penski said:
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I love E-Types. My dad used to have one and the sound the V12 makes is just amazing.
Also on the looks front it has to be one of the most beautiful cars ever designed, ok so its not the most beautiful but just look at the other cars that were being made at the time.
Also on the looks front it has to be one of the most beautiful cars ever designed, ok so its not the most beautiful but just look at the other cars that were being made at the time.
My dad has a 4.2-litre E-Type 2+2. It is a beautiful car. Although it's still one of the most appreciated cars, and for good reason, judging it by today's standards misses the point of the E-Type. When it was released its curves, 150mph top speed and reasonable price were so far ahead of the game.
"Easily" exceed 150 ??phykell said:
The roadster wouldn't exceed it and the coupe only just hit it, on launch.
Also, "incredibly cheap" is a relative term. For a car capable of that speed, maybe, but it was still three times the price of a typical car and approaching the cost of the typical house.
Having said that, I still love them. The V12 is something else .... but so is the fuel consumption.
Yes, that's already been remarked upon but keep flogging that dead horse why don't you? Anyway, down a hill with a good wind, it was!Sequoia said:"Easily" exceed 150 ??
Was the coupe an E-Type? Yes. Did it do 150mph? Yes.Sequoia said:
OK, I'll change statement on the E-Type's speed to "the promise of 150mph" in line with the Times article at the time OK?
http://www.hendi.nl/xke/press.html
Which is why you'd be best off comparing it with something else at the time which was capable of that speed like, er, oh yes, the Aston Martin which happened to be TWICE the price.Sequoia said:
"Jaguar billed it as Britain’s affordable answer to a flashy Italian Ferrari."
So, yes, incredibly cheap and as for your comparison to house prices it's meaningless. The average house price is >£200K now so you're making it sound like the modern equivalent E-Type would cost >£200K but not so long ago even my piano was worth more than the average house which just shows that house prices have increased dramatically compared to cars relatively speaking.
Yes I can see it now, all the reviews of the Aston Martins and Ferraris complaining that despite how good the cars are the fuel economy sucksSequoia said:Having said that, I still love them. The V12 is something else .... but so is the fuel consumption.
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Well here's mine!
It cost £1970 new (I have all the original documents from Jaguar) in 1969 and that included the Philips "Stereo" radio. It's all original, all standard, it flies around corners like you wouldn't believe so no idea where the comment about being crap around corners comes from. I've only taken it to 125mph so can't comment on it exceeding 150mph (clock stops at 150 anyway), the acceleration from 30-90mph in third is breath taking and yes it does drink petrol.
As far as looks go that's a personal choice, maybe they're like Marmite!
It cost £1970 new (I have all the original documents from Jaguar) in 1969 and that included the Philips "Stereo" radio. It's all original, all standard, it flies around corners like you wouldn't believe so no idea where the comment about being crap around corners comes from. I've only taken it to 125mph so can't comment on it exceeding 150mph (clock stops at 150 anyway), the acceleration from 30-90mph in third is breath taking and yes it does drink petrol.
As far as looks go that's a personal choice, maybe they're like Marmite!