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Posted by: porschefool Oct 29 2004, 02:45 PM

Oh, man....

Just.... sigh....

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=2498340992&category=6277

Posted by: 1973914 Oct 29 2004, 02:51 PM

Did you see the pitting on the chrome on the gas cap? What a junker!



One of the prettiest automotive designs ever (next to 914s that is).

Posted by: porschefool Oct 29 2004, 02:53 PM

Yeah,
For some reason, my favorite shapes are the 904, XKE, 917, Kournikova, 914.
Am I alone?

Doubt it...

Posted by: 1973914 Oct 29 2004, 02:59 PM

When i was a kid and my father was doing DE's, we had a guy up in the NE that owned a 904 and regularly brought it to the track. Just so wonderful to be able to remember him roaring around the track. Probably only see them today at a Reunion or a vintage race at best.

Posted by: d914 Oct 29 2004, 03:07 PM

no, there is one shows up at Road atlanta for DE's. I think he's out of fla. He came toottling(sp) off of pit out and I had to smoke them up not to run him down.

I didn't want to be known as the guy who took out a 904 with a 14.....

Posted by: TimT Oct 29 2004, 03:07 PM

that car is sshweet

Posted by: Rhodes71/914 Oct 29 2004, 03:16 PM

Oh man I LOVE those cars!

Posted by: 1973914 Oct 29 2004, 03:20 PM

d914 - yeah that would be....ummm.....bad

Posted by: Aaron Cox Oct 29 2004, 03:23 PM

my dad had a v12 e type

Posted by: scruz914 Oct 29 2004, 03:24 PM

Sigh..... It doesn't get better than that, for a 4.2 anyway. Beautiful.

Posted by: scottb Oct 29 2004, 04:35 PM

COME ON LOTTO!!!!

if i win i'm gonna buy that car and flog it all the way back east at full rpms!!!!!!

nah, not really..... but i would drive it while my teener was getting a new jake plant, flares and a full going over by brad.....

dear lord that is a purty car....

Posted by: James Adams Oct 29 2004, 04:56 PM

I've got a '68 E-type roadster - red. Prettiest car in the world.

Posted by: ! Oct 29 2004, 05:00 PM

That puppy gives me a stiffy.....

Posted by: SLITS Oct 29 2004, 05:01 PM

That puppy gives me a stiffy.....

Posted by: morgan Oct 29 2004, 05:41 PM

I'm putting back together a 1972 V12 XKE for a customer right now. WE just had to put a weber kit on that V12 and headers. I just can not wait to here it run
JM

Posted by: nebreitling Oct 29 2004, 06:12 PM

omg -- it's so beautiful it makes me feel sick.

Posted by: Stutgart46 Oct 29 2004, 06:36 PM

It looks great, but don't all British cars.
Just remember the begining to the "Gumball Rally".

Posted by: Red-Beard Oct 29 2004, 08:26 PM

make me want to cream...

WOW that is a beautiful car...

Posted by: Eddie Williams Oct 29 2004, 08:37 PM

All XKs are beautiful. Here is my Dad's best friend in High School's XK150. Remember the movie Cruel Intentions? Sarah Michelle Gellar was willing to take it in the a$$ for the black 140 in that movie! Hmm classic Jag or a chance to hit her in the shitter.... hmm... I'm so confused...

http://www.jag-lovers.org/xk-lovers/gifs/150_licata/150_licata.html

Posted by: tod914 Oct 30 2004, 12:07 AM

Posted by: kwales Oct 30 2004, 09:23 AM

Gawd,

I 've always loved those things.......

Worked with an optical physicist who was a Jag nut.
He had a 1967 6 XKE coupe and a 1973 12 XKE Coupe.

He called the 1967 his "ladies car" and his 1973 "a brute"

Seems that if you park them side by side, the 12 cylinder version has flared fenders and enormous tires. Hard to keep the 12 from spinning the tires tho.

Dis guy fixed them up and used to get high 90's in the concours weenie shows. He sewed leather, did immaculate bodywork and fixed everything. Taught me a lot.

His real prize was an XK150. Bought it from a guy who had started restoring the car, had bought all new everythings, and had picked up all the small parts on business trips to England. He got a primered chassis awaiting paint, restored wire wheels, all interior and body parts, an engine in parts with all work done, all of the car parts in marked bags, and a photo album of the dissassembly/restoration process. It was a complete kit...

Price? When Don showed up in his immaculate black XKE 12, The PO realized this was the guy he wanted to finish his baby. Don got it for $1500 and the guy trucked it to his house.....

I need a deal like that!!! Anybody like my work?

Ken

Posted by: Bruce Allert Oct 30 2004, 09:33 AM

.......way, way back in '73 I worked for British Motor Car in downtown Portland. Was in the detail dept. When the cars were delivered off the ships a bunch of us "had" to go get them off the docks. The drive was about 8 miles or so back to the sales building and there were some nice twisties in between. I always ran for the XKE's, Lotus' and an occasional TR6. I was in HOG HEAVEN

.....b

Posted by: tdgray Oct 30 2004, 09:39 AM

I love my MGA.... but that is a different class altogether. Definite stiffy here

Posted by: Hawktel Oct 30 2004, 04:51 PM

You can tell its British in the second picture where its got the cardboard under the rear punkin. (they don't have a Transaxle in them do they?)

They are dead sexy ain't they. I always turn and look when a properly kept up old Jag rolls by.

Posted by: Brad Smith Oct 30 2004, 09:19 PM

Posted by: scruz914 Nov 11 2004, 01:54 PM

I had to check on the final price. $57,100! Friend said it would go close to $60k. He wasn't too far off.

And now back to our 914s.....