Speed drifting E-Type
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#1 Speed drifting E-Type
David Jones
S1 OTS OSB; S1 FHC ODB
1997 Porsche 911 Guards Red
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S1 OTS OSB; S1 FHC ODB
1997 Porsche 911 Guards Red
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#2 Re: Speed drifting E-Type
I recall hearing of this car when it was revealed at Castle Coombe. When you consider what they started with, just the front and rear bulkheads and nothing in between, what has been created is very special.
Purists with be having a heart attack, and while I may comfort them I don't think this car is a waste of a chassis. Rather it is the reinvention of the classic lines by a new generation of car lovers. My boys think this is the very best, a combination of Dad's dream car and their dream car. Maybe I'd have preferred it not to be a drift car, but a hill climb special, or a sprint car, but I'm happy another generation can appreciate the pure geometry that made our favourite car the most beautiful of any age.
Purists with be having a heart attack, and while I may comfort them I don't think this car is a waste of a chassis. Rather it is the reinvention of the classic lines by a new generation of car lovers. My boys think this is the very best, a combination of Dad's dream car and their dream car. Maybe I'd have preferred it not to be a drift car, but a hill climb special, or a sprint car, but I'm happy another generation can appreciate the pure geometry that made our favourite car the most beautiful of any age.
Chris '67 S1 2+2
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That is magnificent, in the true meaning of the word.
Andrew.
881824, 1E21538. 889457. 1961 4.3l Mk2. 1975 XJS. 1962 MGB
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881824, 1E21538. 889457. 1961 4.3l Mk2. 1975 XJS. 1962 MGB
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Adelaide, Australia
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Oh. And I forgot to mention. My oldest knows the builders of the car, as twas created down yer in these parts, and he used to be a grease monkey in Yeovil.
Chris '67 S1 2+2
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#5 Re: Speed drifting E-Type
Amazing,
Would have liked it in "Willow Green".
Incredible job.
Would have liked it in "Willow Green".
Incredible job.
Its true, but Enzo never said it
Too many E types
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Too many E types
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I must admit, I'm usually all for keeping it original, but there's no denying the quality and integrity of that build nor the love that's gone into it.
1969 S2 FHC - 1R20258
1993 Lancia Delta HF integrale Evo II
1993 Lancia Delta HF integrale Evo II
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#7 Re: Speed drifting E-Type
I like it alot.
Change colour and remove the nasty toyota engine and replace it with a bmw enigne to make it perfect
Change colour and remove the nasty toyota engine and replace it with a bmw enigne to make it perfect
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Very impressive! I like it!
Mats
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#9 Re: Speed drifting E-Type
Impressive I must say - and indeed it has saved another car - but not really my cup of tea. Nevertheless, well done to them, it takes a lot of skill to be able to restore a car to stock, let alone do anything else to it!
Simon Johnson
Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Nottingham
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Chasing the dream of a S1 4.2 OTS, but plan on getting an E ASAP!
Lucky passenger in a 1962 FHC - See restoration thread
Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Nottingham
E-type Club magazine contributor
Chasing the dream of a S1 4.2 OTS, but plan on getting an E ASAP!
Lucky passenger in a 1962 FHC - See restoration thread
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