Totally NHR

[jim rosenthal]

There is an ad in HMN for a 1966 E-type FHC, gray with red. I like these cars, but the restoration on this car is something else altogether. Car is in Colorado, I think in Englewood. This has nothing at all to do with Hatteras Yachts, but if you like looking at Jaguars (old ones), this is a real treat. Beautifully photographed and obsessively restored to a very high standard.

As winter closes in, I think more and more about the fact that everything I like to do- boating, messing with cars, trying to find time to ride my motorcycle- has to do with warm weather. I'm starting to understand why geezers like me move to FL.

I left out playing music. That, at least, can be done in the winter.

 

[MikeP]

Playing music in a bar (or wherever) when it's cold out..what could be better? Well, I guess doing the same when it's warm!

I'd love to have a series 1 E-type but I plan to wait until a friend I know gets tired of his!

 

[bobk]

I'm starting to understand why geezers like me move to FL.

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It sure is taking you a long time, Jim. I moved my boat south before I retired then moved myself and Admiral the day after I retired. Come visit.

Bobk

 

[Bob Bradley]

Playing music in a bar (or wherever) when it's cold out..what could be better? Well, I guess doing the same when it's warm!

I'd love to have a series 1 E-type but I plan to wait until a friend I know gets tired of his!

Warm is better, but we have moved our acoustic jam sessions indoors at the club bar for the winter.

Still fun, and keeps the brain somewhat alert over the winter.

 

[Freeebird]

There is an ad in HMN for a 1966 E-type FHC, gray with red. I like these cars, but the restoration on this car is something else altogether. Car is in Colorado, I think in Englewood. This has nothing at all to do with Hatteras Yachts, but if you like looking at Jaguars (old ones), this is a real treat. Beautifully photographed and obsessively restored to a very high standard.

As winter closes in, I think more and more about the fact that everything I like to do- boating, messing with cars, trying to find time to ride my motorcycle- has to do with warm weather. I'm starting to understand why geezers like me move to FL.

I left out playing music. That, at least, can be done in the winter.

This whole thread begs one question:
If there are forums that specialize in just this type of thing, why ask about it here?

Just figured I would help Sky out.

 

[jim rosenthal]

Because I thought it would be fun to share it with people I know. I know of at least two other Jaguar enthusiasts on this forum. Maybe there are others.

We have a thread somewhere about a truck, too. Maybe we have more than one truck enthusiast here, too.

 

[rsmith]

Geez bird's an Internet cop now??? So anyhow I was a fanatic model builder when I was a kid. Cars ships airplanes I had shelves full of them. One of my proudest builds was a very large scale Jag E type. Probably 4-5 times the size of a standard model.

 

[jim rosenthal]

Any idea who the kit maker was? I would love to find one of those. I don't remember a big Jaguar model- would it have been Monogram? They built a lot of 1:8 hot rod kits, I think.

 

[Freeebird]

Because I thought it would be fun to share it with people I know. I know of at least two other Jaguar enthusiasts on this forum. Maybe there are others.

We have a thread somewhere about a truck, too. Maybe we have more than one truck enthusiast here, too.

Just kidding around. I thought the other NHR tread was interesting too.

 

[rsmith]

Any idea who the kit maker was? I would love to find one of those. I don't remember a big Jaguar model- would it have been Monogram? They built a lot of 1:8 hot rod kits, I think.

Might have been. This was mid 60's and there were only 2 this size one was the Jag the other a 63 corvette. The kid across the street got the Vette and I got the Jag. Wonder if kids still build models? Took a lot of patience to open the box go through all the parts read the instructions. Once I started I couldn't think of anything else until I glued the last piece on.

 

[rsmith]

1/8 th I think this was the kit Monogram

 

[SeaEric]

Even the highly moderated YachtForums has an exotic car thread. http://www.yachtforums.com/threads/anyone-on-here-own-any-exotic-cars.11874/

 

[Avenger]

OWWW!! My eyes! WTH does anybody see in that thing? As a convertible I can tolerate it, but the coupe? Feh! Typically British. No finesse.

Funny story for Mr. Smith re: Corvette vs. an E-type. My mother's neighbor's daughter owned a coupe (six-cylinder, not the twelve, so doubly lame, but probably more reliable) and it was always stored in her mom's garage. Eventually when mom got older she sold the house to her son. He told his sister the E-type had to go. So what drowned in Sandy?

Yep,.. his Corvette.

To be fair, the Corvette was a mid '70s Stingray. It was born a POS and it died a POS.

 

[Artzco]

Might have been. This was mid 60's and there were only 2 this size one was the Jag the other a 63 corvette. The kid across the street got the Vette and I got the Jag. Wonder if kids still build models? Took a lot of patience to open the box go through all the parts read the instructions. Once I started I couldn't think of anything else until I glued the last piece on.

My son who is career Air Force (16.5 years) and 35 yrs old still builds highly detailed models of planes and tanks. He started when he was 12 years old and it has been a life long passion. He has models used in AF Squadron display cases at several bases. You never out grow it and his started when I told him about my car models from the early 60s.

 

[Artzco]

There is an ad in HMN for a 1966 E-type FHC, gray with red. I like these cars, but the restoration on this car is something else altogether. Car is in Colorado, I think in Englewood. This has nothing at all to do with Hatteras Yachts, but if you like looking at Jaguars (old ones), this is a real treat. Beautifully photographed and obsessively restored to a very high standard.

As winter closes in, I think more and more about the fact that everything I like to do- boating, messing with cars, trying to find time to ride my motorcycle- has to do with warm weather. I'm starting to understand why geezers like me move to FL.

I left out playing music. That, at least, can be done in the winter.

When I think about Jags, I picture John Wayne (Brannigan) in London and the car chase which resulted in the black 1966 E-Type 2+2 crashing in the end. What a waste. My HS friend had a 1962 150 DHC which he wrecked and totaled.

 

[Walter P]

I have always lusted for the E Type convertible. To this day I think it was the slickest sports car probably ever. Unfortunately, the closest I ever came to a 2 seat sport car was not a real Sports car, I had two Cad Allante's. My first one was a 1987 model (one of the first sold in NJ), the second was a 1989. I still would like a new C-7 Corvette or a few other sexy cars but I am 6"6" tall (250 lbs) and old and it's hard to fit into one.

As far as talking about cars or trucks on this forum is concerned.....hey guys and girls, it's winter up here in the NE and most of our boats are asleep until spring.

Walt

 

[jim rosenthal]

Yes, they tend to be easier for short guys like me to fit into. (5-8) If you are over 5-10, an early E-type isn't for you. However, the later cars were built on a longer wheelbase, the V12 cars, and taller people can comfortably fit into them.

I've actually kept a window open into the ad I mentioned at the beginning of this thread. Sooner or later, someone will buy that car and the ad will disappear. I will have to email the owner and ask him if he would send me the photos. I found the Revell-Monogram 1/8 model on eBay and ordered it, so maybe the winter project will be building it to match the car in the advertisement in HMN.

 

[MikeP]

OWWW!! My eyes! WTH does anybody see in that thing? As a convertible I can tolerate it, but the coupe? Feh! Typically British. No finesse.

Heck, even Enzo Ferrari stated that the E type was "the most beautiful car ever made." I agree with Enzo on that one.

But I also agree with Captain James T Kirk when he said, "There's no accounting for taste!"


"When I think about Jags, I picture John Wayne (Brannigan) in London and the car chase which resulted in the black 1966 E-Type 2+2 crashing in the end. "

Well, wrecking a 2+2 is no big loss as long as only the car was hurt... (See above J.T. Kirk quote)

 

[Avenger]

Heck, even Enzo Ferrari stated that the E type was "the most beautiful car ever made." I agree with Enzo on that one.

But I also agree with Captain James T Kirk when he said, "There's no accounting for taste!"

As I said, I can see why people would like the convertible, swoopy lines and all. But that coupe pictured earlier looks like a tiny man wearing a giant hat way too far back on his head. Why did they put the windshield bolt upright like a wall, ridiculously huge side windows and then run the back all the way down to the rear bumper? It completely killed the flow of the body lines.

Those '70s Corvettes may be complete pieces of cr@p, and I don't particularly care for the styling, but at least they got the proportions right when they put the roof on the thing.

Yes, you're right, it's all personal preference. And BTW, there's no accounting for Enzo's taste either. Some Ferrarris are gorgeous, and others not so much. Like the '80s Testarossa, it looks like they got their design inspiration from a cheese grater.

 

[gbharrington]

Being the glutton for punishment that I am, I acquired a POS 63 E type in 87 or so. 2 or 3 years and much money later I realized one of my "dreams" (sort of). While the ride was very good, and for an early 60s car it was mechanically sophisticated (4 wheel disc brakes, independent rear suspension, double overhead cam engine) it was stressful to drive. It seemed that everybody else on the road wanted to get TOO close. You always wondered what was going to break next and when. Young women brought up on Tom Selleck wanted to know if it was a Ferrari. Women older than myself (and therefore of less desirability) were the only ones who could relate. It seemed to be a magnet for vandals. It was a "no win" deal. Sold it in '95 for a loss (of course). Could not have been happier. It was time for someone else to learn a lesson.