Have You Seen Any Interesting Cars On The Road Lately?

[Bobby Dazzler]

Spotted a white 5-door Citroen AX. It was small when it was new, but parked next to modern cars it was absolutely dinky.

 

[MikeInWimbledon]

Something went wrong with my two earlier posts. Here’s the v12 I saw this morning that doesn’t look anything like an E Type Jaguar made in the 1970’s.

“Different times.”

 

[Darrell]

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Something went wrong with my two earlier posts. Here’s the v12 I saw this morning that doesn’t look anything like an E Type Jaguar made in the 1970’s.

“Different times.”

I can’t figure out why it’s different.

 

[MikeInWimbledon]

While this little baby looked just as she did in the 1970’s. Bless

 

[MikeInWimbledon]

I can’t figure out why it’s different.

Same design, but a level of quality on a different level: paint, chrome, leather, panel fit. Nothing like the “real thing.”

 

[MikeInWimbledon]

Another interesting spot from this morning

Impractical, apart from the built in picnic table on the back.

 

[MikeInWimbledon]

On a more practical level, the Emira is more beautiful in the flesh than in the hands of “Influencers.”

 

[Darrell]

Same design, but a level of quality on a different level: paint, chrome, leather, panel fit. Nothing like the “real thing.”

Expensive re-build?? I’d love an E Type.

 

[Neiltodd]

Spotted a white Subaru SVX today. No photo but it was just like this one. I can’t remember the last time I saw one.

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There's a black one in our local car club, the only one I've ever seen.

 

[StMarks]

Expensive re-build?? I’d love an E Type.

Afaik the company Eagle Racing make a living from customers with precisely that mindset.
They make "better than the original" E types, to customer's specifications.
Last time I knew they had a very full order book, despite the appropriately priced vehicles.

Get your checkbook out Darrel.: Eagle E-Types - The Jaguar E-Type Experts

 

[MikeInWimbledon]

Expensive re-build?? I’d love an E Type.

It's a rant that I have about remanufacturing historic vehicles. That's a perfect example of an E that's been recently made to modern standards using contemporary equipment, materials, finishes and the like. There's not a component on it that looks as if it's less than new, and all better than you would have seen on a new Jaaaag in 1973.

A series 3 V12 convertible, so not as desirable as the earlier cars, but more usable.

Probably bought for around £200k. A pretty fake.

But at least it's not a modernised restomod with 21st century creature comforts: those cost £300+k PLUS a donor vehicle.

 

[BTB 500]

Afaik the company Eagle Racing make a living from customers with precisely that mindset.
They make "better than the original" E types, to customer's specifications.
Last time I knew they had a very full order book, despite the appropriately priced vehicles.

Get your checkbook out Darrel.: Eagle E-Types - The Jaguar E-Type Experts

Yep that's the company I was thinking of. I remember it being driven on Top Gear:

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[Darrell]

It's a rant that I have about remanufacturing historic vehicles. That's a perfect example of an E that's been recently made to modern standards using contemporary equipment, materials, finishes and the like. There's not a component on it that looks as if it's less than new, and all better than you would have seen on a new Jaaaag in 1973.

A series 3 V12 convertible, so not as desirable as the earlier cars, but more usable.

Probably bought for around £200k. A pretty fake.

But at least it's not a modernised restomod with 21st century creature comforts: those cost £300+k PLUS a donor vehicle.

I’m a big fan of real classics but also of the restomods. Sorry.

The series 3 V12 with the fishtail exhaust is my favourite.

 

[Darrell]

Yep that's the company I was thinking of. I remember it being driven on Top Gear:

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I remember this. What a wonderful car.

 

[Gollom]

Expensive re-build?? I’d love an E Type.

I'd give my first born AND my second born for one!

 

[Bobby Dazzler]

I'd give my first born AND my second born for one!

I tried and the dealer said that combined they weren’t my enough to cover the deposit!

 

[Gollom]

I tried and the dealer said that combined they weren’t my enough to cover the deposit!

What about if I threw in my wife and grandchildren (6)

 

[MikeInWimbledon]

Just make sure you drive a few first.

It’s definitely 1960’s tech

And each example, not just each series, will be very different.

Go on…. Force yourself. It doesn’t cost anything

These days mid-90’s is the furthest back that I could go:

Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr : 1995 Ferrari 456 GT Coupé Chassis no. ZFFSD44B000100867 Engine no. 38409

 

[Bobby Dazzler]

What about if I threw in my wife and grandchildren (6)

I think we’d be getting close to the deposit if we pooled our resources

 

[Bobby Dazzler]

Just make sure you drive a few first.

It’s definitely 1960’s tech

And each example, not just each series, will be very different.

Go on…. Force yourself. It doesn’t cost anything

These days mid-90’s is the furthest back that I could go:

Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr : 1995 Ferrari 456 GT Coupé Chassis no. ZFFSD44B000100867 Engine no. 38409


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The 456 is a beautiful and timeless design, and still undervalued. To think that mint cars were low £30ks from specialists ten years ago. They are hellishly expensive to maintain though, but you’d expect that.