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#1 New Eagle Lightweight 'Speedster'

Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2011 5:02 pm
by Heuer
Eagle have announced production of their Speedster concept.

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Beautiful car and a model Jaguar could have released back in the day much as Porsche did with their 356. It could have been so easy - alloy bonnet/doors/bootlid, cut down windscreen, no hood, no bumpers, stripped interior, US market only.

#2

Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2011 8:33 pm
by PeterCrespin
Maybe Marek H should stiff them for copyright infringement on the recessed indicators idea :lol:

#3

Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2011 9:02 pm
by 1954Etype
Gorgeous - but in the UK?!

#4

Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2011 11:35 am
by christopher storey
It's just not my cup of tea, even if I could afford it. Eagle seem to have an obsession with cutting down the windscreen. Given that even the normal OTS windscreen only comes up to my nostril level , I cannot see what use a cut down one would be at all. The whole problem with Es is that you really cannot improve on the looks of the S1, and why spend a great deal of money on what is in fact just another kit car?

#5

Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2011 11:46 am
by Heuer
Christopher

Probably because there is a demand although it is unlikely to come from the likes of Forum members. Certainly the US have a strong 'customisation' culture and nearer to home Germany and Switzerland seem to like this sort of stuff. It is undeniably pretty though and if it keeps the E-Type in the media limelight and penetrates the consciousness of the iPhone generation it can be no bad thing. I have no doubt we will see it on Top Gear and in all the motoring press so for that we must applaud Henry Pearman and Paul Brace - two complete E-Type die hards who wear their heart on their sleeves 8)

#6

Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2014 1:57 pm
by Simon P
One's been sold:

http://cars.uk.msn.com/features/celebri ... d-his-cars

Not saying that the owner's identity is necessarily a Good Thing.....

:roll:

#7

Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2014 4:43 pm
by Durango2k
I have Seen this guy on top gear.

Missing words to describe it politely, somehow....

Carsten