Never heard of it before this, what an absolutely beautiful car, you can see mostly E-Type on the front, an even mix of the E and D type from the side and mainly D-Type from the rear, I love it.
Once again, much respect to those who keep these fine examples in running condition and allow the rest of us to see these priceless pieces of history being used as they were intended
To think they would risk racing this priceless original car! Those guys might be elderly but they're out there walking the walk while the rest of us just talk the talk.
In the early 1960s Phil Weaver and his by then very small Competition Shop used E2A as a test bed for the Dunlop Maxaret ABS system which Jaguar and Dunlop were working on to adapt the aircraft system for use in automobiles. The car was fitted with explosive white chalk cartridges which fired on the application of the brakes and marked the runway of the old airfield at Wellesbourne. Their work led to the system used by Jensen 10 years later in their FF version.
2:38 -- Has there ever been a sexier display of a car's powerplant? Sir William Lyons knew the value of optics and gave us some of the most beautiful cars ever built.
I hear dark rumours that after the E1a was cut up, someone secreted the remains away and has kept it hidden. If true, has anyone stitched the pieces together?
Now, who's hiding E1A?
Definitely not me!
E1A was destroyed...apparently under chief engineer's orders
Never heard of it before this, what an absolutely beautiful car, you can see mostly E-Type on the front, an even mix of the E and D type from the side and mainly D-Type from the rear, I love it.
The rear has a strong resemblance to the Costin-bodied Lister. Yes, it's a looker. If I had an unlimited budget, I would not mind having a replica.
Once again, much respect to those who keep these fine examples in running condition and allow the rest of us to see these priceless pieces of history being used as they were intended
To think they would risk racing this priceless original car! Those guys might be elderly but they're out there walking the walk while the rest of us just talk the talk.
In the early 1960s Phil Weaver and his by then very small Competition Shop used E2A as a test bed for the Dunlop Maxaret ABS system which Jaguar and Dunlop were working on to adapt the aircraft system for use in automobiles. The car was fitted with explosive white chalk cartridges which fired on the application of the brakes and marked the runway of the old airfield at Wellesbourne. Their work led to the system used by Jensen 10 years later in their FF version.
Knew it existed and seen photos but never with its boot open or its bonnet up. Nice guided tour too, sir.
I love the button head riveting. I must have installed a quarter of a million of those in my decades of building commercial aircraft.
If you can't recognise this has E Type DNA all through it you probably won't have an idea that this channel exists. Beautiful car.
2:38 -- Has there ever been a sexier display of a car's powerplant? Sir William Lyons knew the value of optics and gave us some of the most beautiful cars ever built.
Absolute beauty
Love to see Eagle do a low drag type of project...
Beautiful car! I wonder if it could keep up with a b/n Miata? Thinking of getting one.
No idea what that "3 Litre" Would have looked like, did it have some relationship with the "Normal" Jaguar engine block?
I hear dark rumours that after the E1a was cut up, someone secreted the remains away and has kept it hidden. If true, has anyone stitched the pieces together?