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    Oh I do love a Jag.....

    I’m lucky enough to have this E Type V12
    She’s a pretty thing - just hoping the rain stays away....

    https://postimg.cc/gallery/2drqx4b42/

    Driving her makes me really appreciate the racing drivers of the past

    Anyway
    Only quick pics as I filled her up this morn...

    She’ll be at Heritage tomorrow


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    Beautiful!

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    That is really nice.
    Have you had it long, did you restore it?

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    Quote Originally Posted by noidea View Post
    That is really nice.
    Have you had it long, did you restore it?

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    Well..... I have to confess it’s a perk that I’ve got her this weekend.....




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    Wow thats stunning. Im very jealous. Always loved them but way out of my price range :(

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sweepinghand View Post
    Well..... I have to confess it’s a perk that I’ve got her this weekend.....




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    Is it to keep or just to borrow, either way enjoy.

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    Nice......reputed to do 12-15mpg so the petrol station is its natural habitat in the wild!

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    An old colleague of mine had that exact same model in black, only his was one of the last 50 produced which came with a brass plaque on the glove box denoting the fact and displayed the cars chassis number. A wonderful thing to drive

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    Quote Originally Posted by walkerwek1958 View Post
    Nice......reputed to do 12-15mpg so the petrol station is its natural habitat in the wild!
    And the added luxury of a fuel card.....

    It’s a beast


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    She’s at Heritage gaydon in the morning g if anybody is going on here?

    I think it’s sold out


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    Dear Santa , I know it's a bit early but............................................... .

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    Great!!! Just drive it!

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    V12 E types; there was a time not so king ago when you couldn’t give them away!

    That’s a stunner, hope you enjoy whatever time you have with it.

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    Had a bitch putting the hood back up as threat of rain

    But it hasn’t come yet ..... grrrrrr




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    Beautiful, beautiful car!

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    Those were great cars.
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    I sold mine, the 70th from last one made, in 1996.......for £13k. Yet another of my life mistakes....!


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    Absolutely stunning.


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    One of the few cars that look better as a convertible than the tin top IMO.

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    Re-watching the pictures: it's nice to see a Jaguar without the 'obligate' chrome wire wheels. In fact, I think I've never seen one without w/wheels. 99% of the E types that are on Dutch roads are re-imported from the US. I suppose that all E types there were originally sold with w/wheels.

    Personally, I am not a fan of chrome w/wheels. In fact I can't come up with a car or model that looks better on chrome wheels.

    Menno

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    MGBs do Menno. Except the V8 which looks better on the Dunlop alloys.

    TR6s look better on the dished steel wheels.

    I’ve had both.

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    Very nice.

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    Quote Originally Posted by j0hnbarker View Post
    MGBs do Menno. Except the V8 which looks better on the Dunlop alloys.

    TR6s look better on the dished steel wheels.

    I’ve had both.
    I like to see wire wheels, they look good on some cars, but I’ve never liked chrome wire wheels, especially on MGBs or Austin Healeys. Painted wire wheels look more authentic to me.

    TR6s look better with the standard steel wheels, in the early 70s wire wheels were out if fashion , few MGs and even fewer Triumphs had them from new.

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    Quote Originally Posted by walkerwek1958 View Post
    I like to see wire wheels, they look good on some cars, but I’ve never liked chrome wire wheels, especially on MGBs or Austin Healeys. Painted wire wheels look more authentic to me.

    TR6s look better with the standard steel wheels, in the early 70s wire wheels were out if fashion , few MGs and even fewer Triumphs had them from new.
    Painted ones look good on a car. It's the overdose of 'blingbling' that puts me off. In fact, my TR had a set of painted w/wheels - nowadays it's on Minilites. I never solved the judder in the steering wheel with the w/wheels. Despite the fact that there's a very good tyre centre only minutes away from my house. Now, on Minilites, it feels much more secure at motorway speed.

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    I like the look of painted wire wheels on an MGB, especially with the early style chrome grill, but the later 69-75 models with black grill look ‘right’ with the original steel rostyle wheels in black and silver, that’s what my 1970 model runs on. It runs arrow- straight at speeds over 70mph with no judder or vibration, the wheels are in good condition and they’ve been balanced correctly. Getting wire wheels that are true and balanced properly was a challenge in the 80s and I guess it’ll still be the same, I would never convert my car to wires.

    Same applied to the TR6 I used to own, that had original steel wheels in good condition and it ran perfectly.

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    That's a beautiful car. I had the chance to drive one (red) when I was in my late teens, a real knicker elastic snapper!

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    A year or two before meeting my other half as a birthday treat I hired a V12 E-type coupe in Azurite blue from a friendly outfit up near Keighley, now as someone from a motor trade background I've been fortunate enough to have used many expensive and high performance cars, but nothing ever grabbed as much attention as that E-type,
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    Quote Originally Posted by j0hnbarker View Post

    TR6s look better on the dished steel wheels.

    I’ve had both.
    Nah 1974 TR6 here and Minilites all the way

    Beautiful E Type OP

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    We'll agree to differ on the merits of minilite-style wheels on TRs and MGs!

    As for the E Type, they've always been a head-turner and they still are. Now the prices have gone silly I'll never own one, had chance in the past but never took the plunge.

    Having said that, if I owned one what would I do with it? I`d hardly use it, it's a car I wouldn't want to leave parked in many places. That's far less of a problem with the MGB I own and the same applied to the TR6 I ran in the past, they're far more useable on an everyday basis in summer.

    I have a Brooklands reprints book of road tests and magazine articles on the 6 cylinder E Types, that's the nearest I got to ownership. What's still impressive is the 3rd and 4th gear acceleration figures, the early 4.2 models will still feel fast to drive even though the 0-60 doesn`t look impressive by today's standards.

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    Quote Originally Posted by walkerwek1958 View Post
    Having said that, if I owned one what would I do with it? I`d hardly use it, it's a car I wouldn't want to leave parked in many places. That's far less of a problem with the MGB I own and the same applied to the TR6 I ran in the past, they're far more useable on an everyday basis in summer.
    Its like an expensive watch, dont hide it away, you need to use it .......


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    An ex boss of mine had one (V12) parked in a garage where I worked. I lusted after it for years then one day he said get it running & take it for a spin to blow the cobwebs out!
    What a let down, bloody slow relative to modern stuff, the brakes were awful & jesus the slow steering, you almost had to make an appointment if you wanted it to turn.

    On the other hand when we parked it up outside the pub there was an instant crowd, I can see where the moniker "hoover" came from (useful for picking up fluff)

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    Quote Originally Posted by hilly10 View Post
    Nah 1974 TR6 here and Minilites all the way

    Beautiful E Type OP
    I had a 69 CP series TR6 on wires and much preferred the look of the dished steels.

    However, I had a 73 MG BGT V8 on Dunlops and they looked the part. Later had a 72 BGT on minilites and liked them also.

    BUT my fave MGB would be an early MK1 roadster on wires - which I never owned!

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