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eric lipper

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Jaguars and More Jaguars
« on: September 27, 2020, 10:27:27 PM »
This is a little bit of blowing my own horn but it was fun to go to an actual car show.  The Jaguar Club of North Texas had a Concours event this weekend and I took my 65 Jag convertible.  Won the best of all the Champion Cars and scored a perfect 1000 points.  Here are a few pics.

1947 Beech Staggerwing
1955 Beech Bonanza
1963 Vette Split Window
1965 Jag Conv
1966 GT350
1967 GT500
1968 GT500KR Conv
1969 Boss 429
1969 GT500 Conv
1978 King Cobra
1984 Aerostar 700P
2001 King Air F90GT
2002 Enzo
2005 Ford GT
2005 NSX

eric lipper

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Re: Jaguars and More Jaguars
« Reply #1 on: September 27, 2020, 10:30:31 PM »
Here are a few more pics since we can only put four up.  The bottom photo was the car a couple of years ago.
1947 Beech Staggerwing
1955 Beech Bonanza
1963 Vette Split Window
1965 Jag Conv
1966 GT350
1967 GT500
1968 GT500KR Conv
1969 Boss 429
1969 GT500 Conv
1978 King Cobra
1984 Aerostar 700P
2001 King Air F90GT
2002 Enzo
2005 Ford GT
2005 NSX

Side-Oilers

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Re: Jaguars and More Jaguars
« Reply #2 on: September 27, 2020, 11:55:52 PM »
Sweet E-Type.   Congrats on the perfect score.  And yes, how fun to actually go to a car show. 

Here's my '66 coupe.  Numbers match, original (and still) CA car.  A wonderful period-piece to drive.
Current:
2006 FGT. Tungsten. Whipple, HRE 20s, Ohlin coil-overs, 3.90 gears. 210.7 mph.

Kirkham Cobra. 482-inch aluminum side-oiler. Tremec 5-spd.

Formerly:
1968 GT500KR #2575 (1982-2022)
1970 Ranchero GT 429
1969 LTD Country Squire 429
1963 T-Bird Sport Roadster
1957 T-Bird E-model 3-spd stick

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Re: Jaguars and More Jaguars
« Reply #3 on: September 28, 2020, 01:32:09 AM »
Begs the question:Any cars at the show that weren’t red?!?! ;D

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Re: Jaguars and More Jaguars
« Reply #4 on: September 28, 2020, 08:10:07 AM »
Many enthusiasts around the world consider the early XKE roadsters as one of the most beautiful designs ever made.
They are works of art.
John
Is this the first futuristic exotic in the world?
Size of an ac cobra, but built in 1935 !
https://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/features-stories-and-photos/harris-fwd-speedster-the-story/?PHPSESSID=v4pqtv6hep4ff4rvalrc9qsnj7

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« Reply #5 on: September 28, 2020, 10:41:04 AM »
Beautiful cars !

Even Enzo Ferrari called it one of the most beautiful cars ever made !

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Re: Jaguars and More Jaguars
« Reply #6 on: September 28, 2020, 05:10:17 PM »
Congrats!  That is excellent!  I love looking at my 1970 convertible, but not enough to get it to that level!

John Dillman

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Re: Jaguars and More Jaguars
« Reply #7 on: September 28, 2020, 08:42:20 PM »
great collection congrats
Current
1967 GT500 #1724
Nightmist Blue /Parchment
2005 Ford Gt Midnight blue
Porsche 911 Turbo 2007 Highly modified
1934 Ford Chopped & channeled

Previously owned
1968 GT500KR #03528 Lime green
1968 GT/CS

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Re: Jaguars and More Jaguars
« Reply #8 on: September 28, 2020, 09:15:30 PM »
Always like early E Types. A friend worked in a junkyard in high school. He bought 3 wrecks and built a 3.8 roadster and 4.2 coupe. I had a coupe a few years ago. The guy I sold it to took it back to England. He traced the history. It was bought by a serviceman in England. He took it to Germany with him then back to the US in FL. It ended up in CA with the second owner where I bought it. The funny thing was it was originally sold by the dealer 5 miles from where it ended up 50 years later.
Previous owner 6S843 - GT350H & 68 GT500 Convert #135.
Mine: GT1 Mustang Track Toy, 1998 SVT Cobra, Wife's: 2004 Tbird
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eric lipper

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Re: Jaguars and More Jaguars
« Reply #9 on: September 28, 2020, 09:23:08 PM »
Hard to believe but this is what the car looked like when we started.
1947 Beech Staggerwing
1955 Beech Bonanza
1963 Vette Split Window
1965 Jag Conv
1966 GT350
1967 GT500
1968 GT500KR Conv
1969 Boss 429
1969 GT500 Conv
1978 King Cobra
1984 Aerostar 700P
2001 King Air F90GT
2002 Enzo
2005 Ford GT
2005 NSX

chris NOS

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Re: Jaguars and More Jaguars
« Reply #10 on: September 29, 2020, 03:56:27 AM »
Congratulations ! i love those E-type too !