77 RW Etype - UNRESTORED (found photos)

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77 RW Etype - UNRESTORED (found photos)

#1 Post by Clougher95 »

Looking through some photos of my dads from the 80's
in a field, at a little classic car show in the car park, 77 RW, the first jag E-type roadster (correct me if i'm wrong :) ) sits in a completely original, unrestored state!
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Re: 77 RW Etype - UNRESTORED (found photos)

#2 Post by vintagemotor »

I was talking to the owner of 77 RW at a classic car show a couple of years ago, it certainly doesn't look like this now. I worked for www.classic-motor-cars.co.uk a few years back and we rebuilt 9600 HP and 848 CRY
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Re: 77 RW Etype - UNRESTORED (found photos)

#3 Post by Clougher95 »

Wow, that's pretty impressive :) do you know why 9600 HP wasn't really shown that much for the 50th anniversary? I thought it would've been everywhere :/
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#4 Post by vintagemotor »

No idea mate, Id have thought Philip Porter would have wanted to get it seen. It was the subject of this book...........

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Most-Famous-Car ... 0752831828
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