Ferrari Mailing List: Re: F1 Medical Car

[BRITT ROTHMAN (britt2asa]

Those Jags were probably preproduction cars that were for show only. The majority of the first 4 months of E Type production went to the USA to raise hard cash for the British economy. At that time it was “export or die” due to currency requirements after the war. British consumers didn’t have the opportunity to buy an e type for quite a long time. 

As a note: the E type was shown at the Geneva Show in March  ‘61 for the first time and then showed up in S Cali shortly afterwards. 

Anyway I am certain those first cars would have been rushed out as prototypes, Jag would have built 30 to 40 cars to finalise the production process. They wouldn’t be sold but would be good enough for test drives and display.

BR in Stockholm. 

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On 7 Dec 2020, at 17:38, Douglas Anderson <dnt [at] dock.net> wrote:



Charles notes “That thought has crossed my mind too. Fun piece of memorabilia for us mortals who can’t buy old race cars.  😊”

 

I wonder if they’re even VIN’d?

 

Flash back to May 1960.  Jaguar had just released the new E Type.  They had shipped the very first two cars to the U.S. for display at ??  Detroit Auto Show in March or so.  A coupe and an open car.  I saw them at the local dealership, Henry Perren at 4242 Crenshaw and Stocker in L.A., California.  Fell in love – my friends dad worked there.  They also unveiled the Mini.  (That car can beat a VW - What??  Naaa – that shoe box with go-kart wheels? Hah.) So Bob’s dad gives us a small tour – AND these Jaguar’s are going back to the U.K. after here to be crushed.  CRUSHED??  Yep. 

 

Perhaps someone here can pick up the baton and clarify any mistakes.

 

Point is – heavily modified and could pass as an E-legal (DOT pronunciation) street vehicle, and we (various government, chauffeured, no-it-all’s) don’t want them on the street.  Crush ‘em.

 

End of story. Just a thought.

Doug

 

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