When an XKE pulled up on the right

[Wingmaster]

I went to my junior prom with a girl who's dad had an early 70's V12 XKE.
On the way to pick her up, my old peice of **** car threw a rod through the side of the block. After getting a ride to her house and wondering what I was going to do, her dad tossed me the keys to his Jag.
He said "Be careful" We went to the prom, but the whole time I was thinking I would rather be driving around in her dad's car.

AAAHHH, The good old days.

Wingmaster

 

[Hack]

In 1965 I was dating a older woman in southern california that wanted to GIVE me a about 1959 jaguar XKE?

Where was my head?

Jeesh, I'm already on double secret probation, don't hang pitches over the plate like that....

 

[Andy Griffith]

World's most beautiful car + Lucas electrics

A match made in England.

Although a feller may afford a British car, two are needed- one for parts.

How I know.......

 

[spad124]

World's most beautiful car + Lucas electrics

A match made in England.

Although a feller may afford a British car, two are needed- one for parts.

How I know.......

The nick name for Lucas was "Prince of Darkness." How do I know? Two TR4As.

 

[bgrafsr]

I was in the Army 65-67 and we had a little red-headed, pissant captain who drove an XKE. He never knew it but when he was TDY in Thailand, the locals that worked with him wanted to kill him with a snake. GIs talked them out of it.

To this day, XKEs have a negative connotation for me.

Another Capt. Sobol?

 

[wheelgun28]

We had a 64 XKE for a long time, I grew up having it.

I can recall going through puddles and stalling out with a wet distributor cap. Dry it out and go again...

The fuel pump(electric) would conk out and need a knock on its head to get going again. Not fun when on the highway.

The gear box whine in 1st and reverse is unmistakable.

They sure do like to rust.... a lot and in bad spots.

I had the XKE next my 66 Corvette (both convertibles) in the garage for ten or more years. Sold them both in 1996, I still miss them but I dont know If I would be happy with them today.

 

[NYlakesider]

World's most beautiful car + Lucas electrics

A match made in England.

Although a feller may afford a British car, two are needed- one for parts.

How I know.......

Nice looking car for sure. They are better off as a third or fourth car though as they need/demand a constant tinkering, adjusting and general expensive mechanical care. A doctor buddy of mine has had a bunch of different jags but he can afford to have a mechanic on retainer.

I am quite impressed with the looks of the hot Jag that is hitting the market, might even go road test one. With that said when the time comes to get rid of my Z06 Vette I think I will go with the C7 Vette but wait till late summer early fall next year and get a 2015!

 

[7shooter]

I have a beautiful deep brown 1976 Triumph Spitfire which is mighty pretty. I bought it in 1978 and it has held up well.

It probably is unsafe at any speed. No airbags, collapsable steering wheel , or anti locking brakes but then life is a risk. I only drive it in low traffic rural areas now. Big SUVs tailgateing get me nervous.

 

[george minze]

Sold my Jag in 83 when it was time to come east....Can't even imagine breaking down in Tonapah or any such place between Reno and Okie city and needing parts or a mechanic for a Jag. Loved them but those Lucas electrics seemed to have a failure rate in the US probably due to extreme changes in weather....Great cars and at 100 you thought you were doing 50 or 60....well at least that what you told the trooper if unlucky.;.....

 

[Comrad]

Beautiful car I remember they could give a Vette a run for the money in the late 60's. That new one costs more than I paid for the house I live in when I bought it in 83.

 

[kozmic]

My first karate instructor's dad had a large used car lot that I worked at on and off when I was a teen. Due to my stellar work performance, I was told I could take any car on the lot to the prom.

I narrowed it to a 1967 British Racing Green with buckskin leather XKE roadster or a 1967 green with white leather and rag top Cadillac Eldorado convertible. Both cars were magnificent.

I picked the Caddie because I thought the gear shifter of the Jag might get in the way at some point later in the evening....I chose wisely!

 

[old bear]

I like mine.

Steve, R.H.D. no less. Way Cool

 

[Straightshooter2]

Back when I was young and stupid (as opposed to now old and stupid) I drove a 1973 Roadrunner with the engine rebuilt to 1968 specs and then tweaked to around 500 horsepower. Added to that was a custom transmission built by a friend, Paul Forte owner of Turbo Action Transmissions. So one day I'm merging onto I-295 North in Jacksonville and in my case, the XKE pulled up on my left instead of my right. I pulled him by three or four car lengths through the power band of my 440 (up to around 105 or so) and even though I was still accelerating, it was Bye Bye Birdie as I watched the Jag start to disappear.

CW

 

[jag312]

Back when I was in college, I could have bought a Ferrari Testa Rossa. Not the 80s car, but the real late 1950s racing car. It was $3,000. Ferrari racing cars, and any old racing cars were not being collected. You couldn't drive it on the street. What good was it? The last I heard, they are now $5 million plus. Of course, when I was in college, I didn't have $3,000.

 

[turnerriver]

I'm two years older than my friend Duff. His mother had a red XKE in 1968, I was 16 and could drive and Duff couldn't. I drove her car for about 6 months before an old lady, drunk at 3 in the afternoon, rear ended me. No more XKE for me.
Regards,
turnerriver

 

[RonJ]

I always suspected that curved up rear end would be easily damaged.

 

[H Richard]

In 1963 I was in the USAF stationed in England. While visiting London, I saw the new XKE in a showroom and fell in love. After returning to the states, and getting married I was in no financial position to buy one, but the closest I came was my wife gave me a 1:10 scale model to assemble. It was really intricate, including working shocks, hinged doors, hood, etc. There were over several hundred parts. I spent probably a month in the evenings putting it together, then when I got transferred the moving company crushed it in a packing box. Hadn't thought about that in a long time.

 

[LVSteve]

Steve, R.H.D. no less. Way Cool

Optical illusion. It is a US spec LHD car.

 

[raljr1]

I had a beautiful white XJ-6 for 4 years....a buddy of mine pulled up beside me on day and said, "Rob, you driving a Jaguar, aren't they expensive to maintain?". To which I replied, "This car is like a beautiful woman who empties your wallet every weekend, and you can't wait for Friday to get here!" I loved that car....never got my hands on an XKE, maybe there's still time...

 

[Cyrano]

I understand Lucas has the patent on the short circuit.

Lucas light switches: off and dim.