Nothing can make the hair on the back of my neck stand up like the sound of a 6-cyl Jaguar. I rebuilt an XK120MC from the ground up almost 60 years ago and that sound has stayed with me the rest of my life. This is a gorgeous restoration and gorgeous exhaust note. Magnificent.
Not the fastest, not the most exotic, not (any more) the most fashionable among the trendies, but since its inception, the most DESIRED sports car of all time.
Certainly the best when taking cost into consideration, it was less than half the price of an Aston Martin, probably a quarter the price of a Ferrari. It had no competion at its price point, cars costing 2-4 Times as much only offered slightly more performance, that along with its looks made it famous. People saw these cars on the road back in the day, they weren't an uncommon sight. Aston Martins,Ferraris Etc were a rare sight and never really entered into the larger publics consciousness, Because they never really were part of the scenery due to the insanely high price tag. I owned a 1964 4.2 litre one back in 1977, what I paid for it was about half the price of a new Ford escort at the time. Great condition 80,000 miles, British racing green, the xjs had come out a year or 2 earlier and that pushed the price of these cars to about their all time lowest. By the early 80s the prices were rising again. I sold mine in 1982 for close to twice what I paid for it, by then it was worse for wear and looking decidedly dated, I'd spent little money on it. Funny thing is, the money I got for it almost paid for my brand new Escort XR3. Goodbye nice looking but unreliable 15mpg sports car, Hello Not so nice looking or fast, but new and reliable 35mpg car. No Brainer, I buy cars to use not keep locked up and look at, i put close to 40,000 miles on that Etype, but facing a potential £2,000 Bill in the very near future to keep it on the road I made the right choice
I was "accidentally sold" the first Jaguar XKE exported to Canada. That was a 1962 from a museum in Hamilton that I bought in 1972, mint. It went over 160 mph and did tricks. When I was doing 120 in second gear and shifted up into third, accelerating, the front lifted and it roared like a jaguar. The stories I could tell you, the car saving my life.
john, I owned 2 E types and I would love to know what rear axle ratio you had in this car... for to hit 120 in 2nd gear is somewhat not gonna happen...you don't have to embellish the E type performance, for at it's time, it was a car to compete with. I know, I raced my 67 coupe … and you could not get 120 out of 2nd.
@@frankkosko9469 must have been under 3 to 1, with a humongous stroker crank to give it the torque and displacement to make enough power for the speeds reported...
@@richardharrold9736 a 3.08 would give you at least 150 mph. All the early 61 and 62 s had them. I had OBL car. (One of first 358) it did 145 with lots of pedal left.
That, sir, is motoring perfection. (Apart from being left-hand drive, obviously....) Keep yer Astons, Ferraris, Lambo's, etc, the E-Type has that little bit extra in terms of class and "Je ne sais quoi" A true classic and if I ever win the lottery, that's what I'm having. Thanks for uploading.
Wonderful. Many years ago whilst a boy living in Preston, Lancashire (1970's) a very good friend of mine took me round to his house after school in order to see his dad's racing e-type, a proper lightweight (all alloy, D-type heads et all). The registration number was 4 WPD and little did I know that the car in question was the prototype lightweight e-type racing car. The sound of your car reminds me very much of the sound made by 4 WPD...fantastic car you have there. Well done
Why can't they? There's about a million of the damned things for sale online. The only thing "rare" about them is that they're original "survivors" intact and unmolested and still in good running condition. They're usually either "restored" or "restoration projects" or "parts cars".
well eventually all the old farts who own them will pass on and the younger generations don't care about cars so hopefully that means the few of us who care and are broke might be able to afford them
I certainly will, thank you for the link. Please find below some in car footage of "4 WPD" in it's original (when I first saw her) red colour back in 1976.She is now painted grey, her proper original colour.. The footage is on Fiskens Fine Historic Automobiles website, enjoy!
To be honest I think the straight six sounds better than the V12. When you hear XJ6s at banger racing with all the silencing taken off them they sound amazing.
Hi Kathy! Pfiew... made this one to make sure you wouldn't get bored... ;-) ... My hands full with photo work, these vids take a lot of time to shoot and edit regretfully. Thanks to the snow time to edit some! Greetz, Marc
Why there are no large displacement in-line sixes in modern sports cars? They sound soooo good. Obviously a v6 or even equivalent v8 would be more powerful and possibly even more economic, but in cars for enthusiasts who value experience of driving over raw performance it would be a no-brainer.
Don't don't get them man. Get the ones made for your E type. That way your are not hindering it's originality and therefore it's appreciation and price.
Beautiful sound and car. What did they do to the front mouth. That's not THE Shape. I like the series one with the enclosed headlights and small park lights. Series two are ruined by the horrible squarish park and tail lights.
We have a Series 2 with the large mouth, I'm honestly fine with it. Better airflow and it doesn't sacrifice too much of the original design. We pushed the headlights back and enclosed them, then changed out the rear brake lights for Series 1 lights. Stay tuned to my channel for updates in the future.
sounds glorious, seems obsessed with the crackling overrun - pity. shame no-one showed him how to double declutch downshift - saves the synchro's, pommie sports cars appreciate it.
Hello Andrei, YES, correct. An extensive tuning and balancing done during the full overhaul of the engine. Including special pistons, 'blue printing' etcetera.
@@andreivacaroiu8209 This E-type was restored and tuned in 2012, that firm is not active anymore regretfully. You could contact one of our other specialists like Altena Classic Service and Engineering, Classic Job (who can do the job 'in house' completely), or Classic Open. All located in the Netherlands, see www.classicargarage.com/garages
Without a limiter around 150 mph during tests, however they were sold with a rev limiter which reduced the speed to about 127 mph (due to keep the engine safe).
maoristereo Eagle Speedster = Gilding the lilly. Everything about the Eagle affirms the original E-Type's design perfection. The restorer of the car in this video got it right - upgrade running gear where needed, but keep the look 100 percent original.
Great sound. Great car. But not the series 1. The American spec cars looks were ruined due to all the lighting restrictions and it lost the pure blood thanks to the US. If anyone tells you different they are lying.
FreedCornet743 "Great car. But not the series 1". I'm confused, but anyway I disagree with the rest of your comments and object to the use of the word "lying", please leave such bigotry for politics, or football.
alanhprice You may disagree, however i have had the privilege to be apart of a jaguar owners club and have had the honor of driving the series 1 2 and 3. And all the purists will have a series 1 3.8L. I am sorry if you found my comment about the US bigod, i never meant it to be, its just that because of the US spec it ruined the looks i feel. And when i said "lying" i was quoting from a purist. Once again apologies for any offense caused, it was my experienced opinion. BTW i dont watch football (soccer), i watch the mans sport: Rugby.
+FreedCornet743 The revisions made on all the cars from Series 1.5 and on were solutions to US concerns on safety. The turn lights became larger, the Perspex headlamp covers were removed for better lighting, and the air intake was enlarged for better air flow to the radiator. I owned a 1964 E roadster in the late 1970s, and my main complaint was that at only 5'9", if I sat straight up in those really uncomfortable early style seats, my head was above the windscreen. It seems the car was designed for people about the height of Norman Dewis, who is rather short. But despite all that, I do want another one.
FreedCornet743 You REALLY come across as an asshole, which in the Jaguar community is a rare beast. Jaguars are the only exotic sports cars and sedans that most Americans, blue-class workers included, love from afar. In today's stratified USA it’s not unusual for modern-era Ferraris and Rolls-Royces to be spat on while stopped at traffic lights. It’s not the cars people hate but the pretentious snobs who own them. People like you. Please divest yourself of your Coventry collection and instead invest in air-cooled Porsche 911s. That way you’ll have thousands of water-cooled 911 owners to look down on, and the odds of someone spitting on my XJR as I wait for the light to turn green will be reduced.
