steve m
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| posted on 6/6/11 at 09:42 AM |
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And will always be my favorite car ever !
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-13644044
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Craigman9
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| posted on 6/6/11 at 09:47 AM |
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its ok I guess.....
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scootz
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| posted on 6/6/11 at 09:52 AM |
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Beautiful cars!
It's Evolution Baby!
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coyoteboy
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| posted on 6/6/11 at 10:08 AM |
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Ugly as sin IMO, sorry! My dad loves them.
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stevegough
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| posted on 6/6/11 at 10:29 AM |
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A bit outclassed performance - wise by today's standards, but still probably THE best car in the world ever.
(apart from the 2CV)
Luego Locost C20XE.
Build start: October 6th 2008.
IVA passed Jan 28th 2011.
First drive Feb 10th 2011.
First show: Stoneleigh 1st/2nd May 2011.
'Used up' first engine may 3rd 2011!
Back on the road with 2nd engine may 24th
First PASA mad drive 26/7/11
Sold to Mike in Methyr Tydvil 19/03/14
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Liam
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| posted on 6/6/11 at 10:42 AM |
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Never had much love for them myself. Look like rugby balls. 
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smart51
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| posted on 6/6/11 at 11:02 AM |
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The proportions look wrong to my eye. My dad likes them though. The bonnet is too level and too long compared to the cabin. The windscreen is too
vertical and the ground clearance beneath the rear is hugh. They look a bit like referee's whistles to me.
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Triton
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| posted on 6/6/11 at 11:11 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by steve m
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-13644044
Me too ever since I was a kid.....
My Daughter has taken over production of the damn fine Triton race seats and her contact email is emmatrs@live.co.uk.
www.tritonraceseats.com
www.hairyhedgehog.com
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Benzine
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| posted on 6/6/11 at 11:16 AM |
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I like them from all angles except front on
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mrwibble
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| posted on 6/6/11 at 11:17 AM |
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i remember being shown one that my uncle inherited when i was a kid, wish i had been older so i could of appreciated it/ taken it for a spin!
[Edited on 6/6/11 by mrwibble]
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NigeEss
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| posted on 6/6/11 at 11:55 AM |
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Love the roadster, hate the hardtop but really like the hearse version from the film Harold and Maude.
Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so.................Douglas Adams.
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Xtreme Kermit
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| posted on 6/6/11 at 12:07 PM |
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r1_pete
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| posted on 6/6/11 at 12:25 PM |
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Got admit to loving them, wish they were as easy to work on as they are on the eye.
Just replaced all the back bodywork on mine, just rebuilding the back axle, it was intended to be a winter spruce up, which has overrun on time and
budget.
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Doctor Derek Doctors
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| posted on 6/6/11 at 12:33 PM |
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Beautiful cars, at a push though I prefer the looks of the XK120
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 6/6/11 at 08:02 PM |
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They're on my list of classic cars I'd like to remake, along with it the 70's and 80's Porsche 911 series and the Lancia Delta
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scudderfish
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| posted on 6/6/11 at 08:40 PM |
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Whenever I get a glazed look when I tell people I have a Fisher Fury, I tell them 'a bit like an E type' and they know approximately what
I'm talking about.
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plentywahalla
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| posted on 6/6/11 at 08:52 PM |
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I had a '69 4.2 drophead. Lovely car. I traded it in for a new TR6 (that shows how long ago it was)
I think the TR6 was my favorite ever car. I loved that TR ... much more than the 'E'. Its difficult to explain why now that the Jag has
become so much of an icon.
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mrwibble
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| posted on 6/6/11 at 09:01 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by scudderfish
Whenever I get a glazed look when I tell people I have a Fisher Fury, I tell them 'a bit like an E type' and they know approximately what
I'm talking about.
hah! thats exactly what i say to people when they ask what i'm building, it was the sixties sportscar look that i fell for when i went to the
factory.
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mrwibble
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| posted on 6/6/11 at 09:07 PM |
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there was a light weight low drag e type in issue 4 of track driver, absolutely gorgeous.
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macc man
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| posted on 6/6/11 at 09:41 PM |
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I would like to take an E Type and fit modern brakes and suspension to make it handle as good as it looks. Still waiting for a lottery win though.
Must admit the hard top is a bit ugly compared to the roadster.
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se7en
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| posted on 6/6/11 at 10:11 PM |
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I will admit to liking the E-Type, I think it was one of the more stylish cars that Jaguar made.
That was until I watched "Victory by Design". On the Jaguar show they showed a C-Type and immediately fell for it - it changed my thoughts
on my favourite Jag.
Tom
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coyoteboy
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| posted on 7/6/11 at 12:02 AM |
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If ever I had the cash I'm afraid it would be a 'vette for me.
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iank
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| posted on 7/6/11 at 06:46 AM |
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Never really seen the attraction of E-types, and I don't like the way the wheels seem to sit under the car (at least on the roadcars).
If I had to have a jag (and had unlimited funds) it would be XJ13 followed by D-type
 
XJ13
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Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.
Anonymous
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 7/6/11 at 06:46 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by macc man
I would like to take an E Type and fit modern brakes and suspension to make it handle as good as it looks. Still waiting for a lottery win though.
Must admit the hard top is a bit ugly compared to the roadster.
X2. Gets my vote!
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