Is This Fake Jaguar E-Type BETTER Than The Original? Triple C Challenger Replica Road Test
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The Jaguar E-Type remains one of the most iconic cars ever made, but is sadly too rich for most of us. Most replicas of exotic cars are merely Pinto or MR2-based fibreglass bodge jobs, but the Triple C Challenger could be different - with Jaguar engine, interior, suspension and factory approval, this could be the perfect way into a cheap E-Type...
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Chapters
0:00 A FAKE E-Type?
0:47 Affordable E-Type Project
1:28 Development
2:11 Jaguar Underpinnings
2:47 Performance & Sound
3:16 Looks Like An E-Type!
3:47 Suspension & Driving Impressions
4:57 Practicality & Interior
6:15 Affordable Pricetag
6:44 More Than A Copycat
@dianerandise6612 5 ай бұрын
I would absolutely love to own one!!! I just want the feeling of my old E-Type without having the care and upkeep of an original. As much as I love an original S1 for me and my budget this makes much more sense. Unfortunately there are none here in the USA to my knowledge.
@andrewshaw5168 5 ай бұрын
I placed a £2000 deposit for a Challenger just before they went bust. Lost the lot! Went on to buy a 1965 white e Type roadster a year later, because the prices in mid 90s fell dramatically. Still have the car 28 years later. Never regretted a second of it. I know which I prefer.
@roystonvehicles9129 5 ай бұрын
Definitely worked out better
@Riys-hp8jx 5 ай бұрын
@@roystonvehicles9129 please remember,cars have souls/FACTS
@waynebrinker8095 5 ай бұрын
Don't keep me in suspense....
@SuccessShared 5 ай бұрын
When we moved to Hampshire in the late 70's, the previous owners left 2 E-types in the garage which remained there for around 2 months. When they finally collected them they left a ton of parts. I offered the lot to Jaguar who weren't interested - so they all got binned. Can you believe it
@TreDeuce-qw3kv 5 ай бұрын
Being able to trip an E-Type without worry is worth a lot and having the sound of the XK engine is icing on a beautiful cake. I remember when the E-Type came out and thought it was the most beautiful post-war car then and still with the exception of the XK-120 which to this day is my favorite Jag. It is unfortunate the car is no longer available new.
@MartinHopkinson 5 ай бұрын
In 1993, I bought a 4.2 manual Series 1 XJ6 to build a Challenger E-type. When I took it apart it was so good that I couldn’t bear to scrap it! I rebuilt it (at ridiculous expense) and never did get my Challenger!
@TheHorsebox2 5 ай бұрын
Good on you, The Series One XJ6 is my all time favourite car, bar none.
@DangerAngelous 5 ай бұрын
Can anyone really complain that we're getting 95% of a new E-Type in the world? Here in Australia we have bundles of Cobra kit cars at every classic car thing and honestly hooray that we have more Cobras!
@richardmarcott4343 5 ай бұрын
I had a friend with A 1967 E, it was purchased new. All he did with it was repair it, or waiting on parts to repair it. Kept it about year and a half ago. Traded for Firebird ,was much happier.
@flightis3dollars 5 ай бұрын
Man, that straight six sound. Voice of the gods.
@royster3345 5 ай бұрын
Then I burble past in my V8 Stag ....😊
@johnnyboy1586 5 ай бұрын
@@royster3345the v8 used in the stag was crap
@GlennPowell-ls3lg 5 ай бұрын
The XK6 lump is a thing of beauty still.If the carbs are set up and a decent cam the overun takes some beating for snap , crackle and pops.Its actually very ford pinto with two cams.....A cosworth.Nothing new under the sun.
@royster3345 5 ай бұрын
@@johnnyboy1586 It's what we tell everyone 😉
@user-gs3tq6bx2u 5 ай бұрын
@@johnnyboy1586 I owned a Stag in Australia. Don't buy it they said, it will overheat, it will break down, it's crap......and yet I never spent a cent on it, never let me down, always started, it drove well, sounded great and ran cool in Aussie summers. Like all used cars, there's good ones and there's bad ones.
@richardcasey7521 5 ай бұрын
It would look even better if the gaps in the doors looked a little better. I still think it’s really nice and I would consider buying one.
@dunmail7744 5 ай бұрын
Being fibreglass you can easily create panel gaps as thin and perfect as you like with epoxy filler. This is another bonus with kit/replica cars. Try that with steel panels! Sir William Lyons originally considered building the E Type in fibreglass, having just bought Daimler with its fibreglass SP250, but you can imagine what the 1960's traditional metalworking workforce would have thought of that.
@KRWoodworks 5 ай бұрын
I wish Jaguar would allow Suffolk Sports Cars to build SS100 Jaguars again. They put Roger out of business
@billmcgarry3300 5 ай бұрын
I love my SS100 it gets a lot of attention,especially from children!
@KRWoodworks 5 ай бұрын
@@billmcgarry3300 One of the most stunning cars ever designed.
@jwatson9732 3 ай бұрын
Same, they were amazing replicas. They need to change the law so if a company hasn't produced a car for long enough people can sell replicas. It's not like Jaguar are interested in making them anymore.
@Lucan-ve6zc 5 ай бұрын
Top man. Great video.
@edwardbianchi192 5 ай бұрын
Never hear of this but I would drive the heck out of it! My neighbor had a black one with a Chevy engine in it. I never saw it ran. But, it was beautiful. He was a used car salesman. Had his own business. I did not know too much about cars and started my journey buy my first car from him. I would have liked it to be the Jag if it were a bit more practical and affordable for a 15 year old kid.
@jackdoe3889 5 ай бұрын
The problem with old cars is that though they look beautiful, they are by and large crap to drive and woefully unreliable. A restomod is the way to go, assuming one can afford one.
@johnwattdotca 5 ай бұрын
Are you saying a car that won Les Mans three years in a row and set speed records is "crap to drive and woefully unreliable"? Yes you are.
@jackdoe3889 5 ай бұрын
@@johnwattdotca Yes I am.
@jwatson9732 3 ай бұрын
@@johnwattdotca Didn't the E type use Lucas electrical products? That would make ANYTHING woefully unreliable lmao.
@johnwattdotca 3 ай бұрын
@@jwatson9732 If that's all it takes for you to laugh your ass off you should be careful because you won't have any left. You must have forgotten Jaguar D types won Les Mans three years in a row, and you must not know the first two years of Jaguar XKEs were converted D types, before the factory was built. After I sold what was left of the Jaguar I bought a van and toured Ontario playing bars in a hard rock band.
@barrywinslow9798 5 ай бұрын
Excellent vid.....I owned a '65 4.2L....loved it and wish i could have kept it....but this car is awesome.
@MP-fw4ub 5 ай бұрын
Nice but they shouldn't use the badges. Ultimately its not an E Type or Jag. Also the back end looks jacked up.
@jimmyquinn9639 5 ай бұрын
Beautiful jag and another good video 🚘🚙🚗👍👍👍⭐️⭐️⭐️👏👏👏👏
@lesklower7281 5 ай бұрын
I do agree with you it is a tribute to the E type Jaguar it's so nice and the engine in this tribute how good looking is it and much cheaper slightly better than the original l never knew about them until now and how do tell a great car if it is replicated
@davidkaul6180 5 ай бұрын
I love it. I drove an original and it had a lot of body panel quirks .this car being fiberglass u literally with a piece of sand paper could fix any fitment issues and then have car wrapped any color u like.
@alexandrecouture2462 5 ай бұрын
Very well made replica!
@larrydrozd2740 5 ай бұрын
I can see the benefit in these cars but.....did they make a tube chassis for these? With a genuine E-Type, the body is part of the structure. The front frame and rear end assembly are bolted to it. You cannot do that with fiberglass! I've worked on a Lynx C-type clone that is made out of aluminum. It has a tube chassis. Also installed aluminum bonnets on E-types......FUN modification.! Takes off a huge chunk of weight but not easy to do correctly. The best mod for a standard E-type, hands down, is a 5-speed conversion. Except for the cost, ithere's no down side to it, it changes the car for the better in every way. The kits will come with an aluminum flywheel too. A huge caveat guys! On a "real" E-type, make sure you can FIT in the car BEFORE you buy one!!! I've had too many customers complain they can't even get in them and have to sell them. Seriously, they are small cars that you climb down into. Get a Series three with the later seats and the large doors to help that issue.
@dunmail7744 5 ай бұрын
Costin designed tube frame front to rear. Stiffer than E Type. Any gearbox you like. Lower floor easier fit - head doesn't stick out above windscreen! Ever noticed how the lines of an OTS E Type are ruined by someone sitting in it?
@ofmanynicknames 5 ай бұрын
Whoa. I wonder if they made any LHD versions.
@user-tk9vr7dt6i 5 ай бұрын
There used to be some folks putting small block chevy V8s in old Jags. They called them "Jagulets." Much more reliable than the V12s and even the V6 engines, and more horsepower too.
@davidarter6271 5 ай бұрын
Gee, a 2+2 Coupe version of this would be appealing…
@squiggymcsquig6170 5 ай бұрын
One of the rare instances where I think the coupe looks better than the convertible.
@pampoovey3281 5 ай бұрын
yea and the MG as well.@@squiggymcsquig6170
@tommaguzzi1723 4 ай бұрын
My old boss bought an E type about 1985. He paid £6,000 for it. Kept it 2 years and was delighted when he sold it for 9k. I bet he wished he'd held on to it now.
@bruceburns1672 5 ай бұрын
Dam shame they aren't made out of aluminum.
@jackcowan7047 5 ай бұрын
Is it available in A left hand drive model?
@masterworksfine 5 ай бұрын
I had a 66 + 2 back in 1968....The 4.2 was smooth as heck and it was a real touring car. No mechanical probles. I picked out a 67 roadster with a factory removable hardtop beautiful car but it required extensive restoration which took a year to complete. The replica looks great but my I would never spring for one. It's better to have the memories of the E-Type experience than trying to recreate it. The Triple C looks to be a good copy...but again its fiberglass.
@user-gs3tq6bx2u 5 ай бұрын
"It's better to have the memories of the E-Type experience than trying to recreate it." I agree. You can't go back..... well, you can, but you should resist the urge to. Whether it's a car, a place or woman, they have changed, you've changed and more often than not, it's just not the same and doing so lessens or destroys that memorable past experience. But for those who never owned an E type, this recreation would be fantastic. Though, despite what everyone is saying, it won't be reliable as it's still a car that is full of Jag parts.
@See_more.... 5 ай бұрын
There's only one part of this video I don't agree with. You said the E Type is lovely to drive and you showed a still of an S1. I've driven a few S1's and they are awful to drive, very tractor like. However they are truly gorgeous, especially the coupe. (Personal preference.)
@mrdainase 5 ай бұрын
@@See_more.... oh dear, someone's being a bit defensive......
@See_more.... 5 ай бұрын
@@mrdainase Oh dear, someones lonely.
@mrdainase 5 ай бұрын
@@See_more.... Only you can explain why you don't have any friends.
@See_more.... 5 ай бұрын
@@mrdainase It's funny watching you try to use your whole vocabulary in one sentence.
@PrettyRecords 5 ай бұрын
Very tractor like?? 😂 You've obviously never even been near one, let alone driven one!!!
@huwzebediahthomas9193 5 ай бұрын
The Jaguar backaxle was popular in rally cars, think the 1980's TR7 V8 works rally car used one.
@mrdainase 5 ай бұрын
Nope, they stuck with the solid axle with lots of uprated bits.
@roystonvehicles9129 5 ай бұрын
Absolutely loads of custom car builders used the rear jag irs, cobra kit cars to T buckets it was the go to rear end in the custom scene.
@kevinwells768 5 ай бұрын
Great vid. Would have liked to have heard the story of how they went bust. Maybe time to resurrect the Challenger.? Wonder who has the moulds and jigs?
@dunmail7744 5 ай бұрын
Long gone.
@mrdainase 5 ай бұрын
Obviously true that Jaguar didn't produce a V8 E-Type but they could have done so easily with the two Daimler engines created by Edward Turner and they would have arguably suited the car better too. Heynes & co were a bit sniffy about them however, in part due to a V8 being inherently less smooth than the XK unit, but there was a bit of NIH syndrome. Still , the smaller unit did find its way into the Mk2 bodyshell, and it is a really nice thing to drive for it too.
@Richard-Bullock 5 ай бұрын
I wonder if a V8 E-Type would have sold even better in the USA.
@mrdainase 5 ай бұрын
@@Richard-Bullock It's entirely possible, the 4.5 wasn't as powerful as the XK but easily tuneable.
@pashakdescilly7517 5 ай бұрын
@@mrdainase Daimler's dynamometer only read to 240bhp, so that is what they claimed. It gave a lot more, but no-one actually got a figure. It was in a soft state of tune, and a lot more could easily be got out of it
@captainbimble 5 ай бұрын
Wonder what it would be like with the 4.2 supercharged V8 engine from my XKR under the bonnet!!
@brianweekes1 5 ай бұрын
Great if you can also review the JPR Wildcat jaguar etype replica, see how it compares
@Embracing01 Ай бұрын
My dad owned a JPR Wildcat, he bought it as a project from South Wales in 2010. It was originally fitted with a 2 litre Pinto engine but the engine a few months later started leaking and he had to find a replacement engine, but managed to fit his scrapped Reliant Scimitar 3 litre Ford Essex engine in it. The car was never brilliant as it had alot of gearbox and engine issues and local garages who didn't know what they were doing or couldn't be bothered sorting the problem out. Nice looking and nice colour in old english white, albeit the front and back were bulged out because of the running gear. I sold it after my dad died a few years ago for about 5 and half grand as a project, my dad bought it for 5 grand lol. He spent abit of money making it like a real e type; stainless wire wheels, the stainless steel bumpers were from Harrington Group in Taiwan costing a grand in total.
@BackSeatHump 5 ай бұрын
I am seriously gobsmacked! 💘
@HappyHater-ir7nw 5 ай бұрын
i like the forgotten jaguar 420g.
@tonylee-UK 5 ай бұрын
For sale at 49K ? The ad says a lot less!
@getawayhs2856 5 ай бұрын
Recently sold at auction for £29,813 and now the clocking chancers at Arun want £45k for it.
@blxtothis 5 ай бұрын
I’ll give them the £49,000 anyway!
@Sandhoeflyerhome 5 ай бұрын
They have spoiled the car for a hapeth of tar. The aluminium turned dash and console would would have added £30 and looked so much better. Plus the side video shots showed the door wobbling and a real poor fit
@couttsy222 5 ай бұрын
Wonderful car but panel gaps and fit look pretty woeful, at least on this example.
@williamwidhelm2136 3 ай бұрын
I had a 62 E Type, flat floor, outside hood latch. Pretty much everything failed except the engine and transmission. Lots of internal rust and only 5 years old. Rear Inboard brakes were really expensive to fix. Fuel pump several times. Steering rack binding. Had to install a Corvette radiator which solved the cooling problems and was much cheaper. Replaced two wire wheels. Too high maintenance for a Navy Lt.
@drdoolittle5724 5 ай бұрын
Well done, but you cannot fool me 'using a sows ear to make a silk purse'. I would rather go without!
@coldlakealta4043 5 ай бұрын
exactly. I would feel a total fraud out on the road.
@mrofnocnon 5 ай бұрын
When a mini cooper was 500 quid, the e-type was 1200 quid. I bought the wrong one as I just could not afford the difference. seems laughable now.
@elijahhodges4405 5 ай бұрын
My dream car when I was a kid was the Jaguar E from 1966.
@philipquinn766 5 ай бұрын
Do they export to the US?
@edfederoff2679 5 ай бұрын
MUST. HAVE. ONE.
@roygardiner2229 5 ай бұрын
Well, be fair, it IS "trying to be an E-type". If you stare at the centre of the steering wheel you see the "Growler" logo of Jaguar. Nevertheless, I do see the logic of your presentation. Of COURSE I would like one 🙂.
@robinconnelly6079 5 ай бұрын
Totally cool
@HamiltonSRink 5 ай бұрын
Best looking car ever made!
@paulelverstone8677 5 ай бұрын
This car is unlikely to change the minds of the purists and, if we're all honest, we'd probably still choose the original, given the choice. But if it was your own money then I think this brings the car to the everyman - or, at least, closer towards. I sometimes get a bit fed up with all the accolades thrown at the car but when you see it like this, there is no denying that its looks are beguiling. Bottom line: if Jaguar themselves are happy for CCC to faithfully reproduce this car, then who am I (or we) to say it shouldn't be...
@harveyalan788 4 ай бұрын
If the replica has the look, feel and and sound of the original, I am all for it. Purists are entitled to feel otherwise, and I'm all for that sentiment, too, except when accompanied by a nose pointed firmly upward, and a sniff of disapproval. No one need approve of your choice.
@kelvinh8327 5 ай бұрын
Don't like the paint finish on the trailing edge of the door, eg at 1:15
@finney67 5 ай бұрын
Or the chipping at the bottom back edge of the bonnet
@AccordQS 5 ай бұрын
Love it.
@robgillam340 5 ай бұрын
The exterior is lovely, its a replica so it retains the originals' charm. The interior falls short, lacking the allure of toggle switches and finesse found in the original's thin-rimmed wheel. Nonetheless, cruising in it is sure to bring smiles to onlookers, quite unlike the experience of driving a Ferrari replica.
@Rust_in_Time 5 ай бұрын
You know that classic car prices have gone crazy when they start making replicas of mass produced cars. Impressive nonetheless though.
@tednruth453 5 ай бұрын
It was made in the 80's when you could buy an original for peanuts.
@dunmail7744 5 ай бұрын
The Challenger was made in the 80's precisely because the value of E Types, along with all 'classic' cars, was going through the roof with a crazy "investor boom". The market crashed in 1991 and production cost of the Challenger became uneconomical and CCC went bust. Beware, it could always happen again!!
@danielkane292 Ай бұрын
Icons to be sure, the E Jag and the Ferrari Daytona...I'd love to own a replica of either one with a Chev 350 engine and an American transmission
@isleofauto 2 ай бұрын
Is there a website for this challenger company? How to buy one?
@ClassicsWorldUK 2 ай бұрын
These were built in the 80s, so eBay or CarAndClassic are probably your best bet!
@jamess7181 4 ай бұрын
Every collector of cars who has owned or driven an E Type have definitely not described the driving qualities as wonderful, or even good.
@user-vk8uu9nv7n18 3 ай бұрын
Very nice car!!!!!
@paultasker7788 5 ай бұрын
It's a bit of a bargain given how much Eagle charge for their copy of an E-Type
@kyivwithgeofftanya5546 5 ай бұрын
At the start the shot looking along the side does not bode well for build quality as it highlights so many imperfections on the door edge paintwork
@dunmail7744 5 ай бұрын
They were last built over 30 years ago. The build quality was superb. Aged paintwork can be redone.
@chasermalloy7406 5 ай бұрын
How could you blame anyone for wanting a car that looks like this ?
@sprezzatura8755 4 ай бұрын
I'll take a c-type replica over this.
@peterlewis3540 5 ай бұрын
Any high quality replica or recreation will be better than the original. For instance, better quality materials will usually be used, more up to date and cutting technology The Argentinian car company PER SANG is a supreme example. Their Alfa Monza and Bugatti Type 35 models are exact in every detail to the originals, you simply cannot tell the difference, their that good.
@wilkinsmicawber9541 5 ай бұрын
I want one!
@keith7836 5 ай бұрын
shame they never copied the inside as well , the give away has always been the centre counsel being way too wide from an original car.
@stanleyreynolds7800 5 ай бұрын
Many people think the E type Jaguar is the most beautiful car ever made. If only the beauty were more than skin deep.
@johnwattdotca 5 ай бұрын
I owned a first-year Jaguar XKE. Looking at it from behind was awkward, thinking it looked like a polliwog. This was a style of race car that had other versions manufactured in England, and some of those are as nice with nicer rear ends.
@user-tm6nq3ou1v 5 ай бұрын
The E type is still the best looking . But for me I would need at least 400 HP MOPAR 340 with a 6 spd trans . For insanity put a Hellcat in there , now you got a cat that rips .
@philipshilling8665 4 ай бұрын
The dashboard looks XJ-6 and not like that of a Series I...or II or III. The much wider console with its different dimensions also spoils the illusion. The rear sticks up too high and the hood/soft top uses give-away clamps that the original does not have. Apart from all this it looks the part. Can anyone estimate the work and cost involved in reversing the discrepancies listed? I would also like to put in a non-XJ-6 4.2 with the triple carbs and ALL of the original's horsepower...as well as a proper E Type 160 mph speedo and NOT the XJ-6's 140 one! Given that the Triple C is lighter, I would guess that the performance would become quite exhilarating.
@encinobalboa 5 ай бұрын
330 kg lighter is an incredible result. Jaguar should have brought Triple C into the fold ala Mercedes and AMG.
@dunmail7744 5 ай бұрын
Plus another 250kg lighter with a Rover V8 4.5 litre instead of that WW2 XK6 engine up front!
@squiggymcsquig6170 5 ай бұрын
My lifelong opinion: the E-type is the most beautiful post-war car made anywhere in the world. Sadly unattainable for me, even in this incarnation.
@PRH123 5 ай бұрын
There were a lot of Jaguar xj6's in the us in the 70's and 80's. They were like american cars, just lower to the ground. Same handling, same (lack of) power, same mushy suspension.... Like a loose bucket of bolts rolling down the road...
@gwendogy 5 ай бұрын
What surprises me with the E is why no-one actually makes it. Jaguar must still own copyright and knocking something together this shape with modern tech would be wonderful. Instead, a plethora of "me too" bodyshops try to ape the real thing, a bit of a shame. And this, from the guy who didn't buy an XK120, 'cos it was a probable bucket of rust...
@roystonvehicles9129 4 ай бұрын
Jaguar are rebuilding e types to as new under their reborn scheme
@dunmail7744 4 ай бұрын
No "bodyshops" have made E type replicas since the Challenger ending in the early 90's and JPR Wildcat ending about the same time I think. I doubt JLR would permit any replicas now.
@roystonvehicles9129 4 ай бұрын
@@dunmail7744 quite right too
@gregstretton8584 5 ай бұрын
Can this be registered as a new car? Where I live, you cannot import a car more than two years old
@ClassicsWorldUK 5 ай бұрын
These were built in the 1980s, so are already registered - you won't be able to buy a new one :)
@gregstretton8584 5 ай бұрын
Thank you@@ClassicsWorldUK
@keithprinn720 5 ай бұрын
if it looks the same wityh better more reliable drive line suspension breaks and tyres? of course sixty years of progress. the style was always the thing for it.
@matthewjenkins1161 3 ай бұрын
Many original E-Types had fiberglass fronts fitted by owners, after horror stories of the long steel bonnets decapitating occupants in front end collisions. No original car today would wear a fiberglass front, so this at least for frontal impacts, is likely a safer car. All the looks, lower weight, safer and not too precious to enjoy properly.
@kenbradley5035 5 ай бұрын
Is it a problem getting the car accepted by DVLA or is it looked on as a kit car?!! and how old is this video.
@boataxe4605 5 ай бұрын
It’s probably more reliable.
@allenhanks7719 5 ай бұрын
My friend got a brand new v12 jaguar for his 16th birthday. I think it was 1964. He used to race it at the track and ruined it.
@gitbas 5 ай бұрын
No V12 in 1964, you probably mean 1974?
@allenhanks7719 5 ай бұрын
@@gitbas your right maybe a 1970. He dragged race raced it in the 1/8 mile drag strip and beat almost everyone and won a bunch of trophies.
@jwilkinson341 5 ай бұрын
still has the same rear axle a nightmare for brakes
@robertscheinost179 5 ай бұрын
Yeah, it looks nice and it's worth 1 3rd the price. You will find that out when you or your heirs go to sell it. I'll take an original, thank you (I had two). You get what you pay for.
@RichardMichaelOwen 5 ай бұрын
Yes this replica is cheap for good reason; it is a rough copy of the E-Type with all the same E-Type maintenance costs. The joy of the original is its unified, lemans race winning design with amazing aftermarket support. Triple C went out of business because driver-condition E-Types came down in price and were a better option.
@dunmail7744 4 ай бұрын
Challenger is not a rough copy at all, in many respects it is better and lower maintenance although the E Type was not costly to maintain when looked after correctly.
@guypike6402 5 ай бұрын
If it doesn't have Lucas electrics it's automatically better!
@MichaelJones-ci6hq 5 ай бұрын
Beautiful car. Jags always have something going on. Lucas was the prince of darkness. If you’re going to own a jag, you have to own two so you have one to drive one of the other ones in the shop lol I have the privilege of restoring series 1 number 161 I still have the headlight covers and the ashtray
@davidclarke7728 5 ай бұрын
Damn good fake , one recently on auction for fifteen grand
@James-ld2jc 4 ай бұрын
It looks like it has a wider track
@roystonvehicles9129 4 ай бұрын
It has, based on an xj6
@dunmail7744 4 ай бұрын
Later Challengers used XJ6 IRS narrowed to E Type track width.
@roystonvehicles9129 4 ай бұрын
@@dunmail7744 good info bud
@roystonvehicles9129 4 ай бұрын
@@dunmail7744 Morris minor and the e type shared the same track, 4'2" I think
@roystonvehicles9129 5 ай бұрын
People seem to think that this is a new car with non of the old jag problems, we'll it's basically an 1980s or 90s kit car using s1 xj6 mechanicals that are now 50 years old anyway, only vague advantage is non rust grp body, unless it's been engineered with de rated springs and shocks to suit the much lighter body than an xj6 I'd not trust the handling. I couldn't stand explaining to everyone it wasn't an e type either.
@dunmail7744 4 ай бұрын
Challenger owners know how to spec the suspension for the lighter body etc.
@roystonvehicles9129 4 ай бұрын
@@dunmail7744 yes, de rated springs as it'll be a lot lighter than an xj6.
@jammynem 5 ай бұрын
“Every bit”
@normanedwards7220 5 ай бұрын
I am not a purist , and this is not a E Type , it is a replica, a lookalike , and I would love to own one ,but let's not carried away , it's a mongrel , the original was a pedigree,
@ColinMill1 5 ай бұрын
Sadly a fake is always just a fake however good (and this does not look good). What is the long term prospect for the value of a fake Rolex, or repro Tiffany lamp? I think this is in the same position.
@daviddickmeyer5231 5 ай бұрын
The top of the windscreen looks a bit flat……
@daviddickmeyer5231 5 ай бұрын
No, I mean really. To me I’m wondering if the original had a bit more crown in the top of the glass. Any comment on that?
@dunmail7744 5 ай бұрын
The Challenger uses an original E Type windscreen and frame. Why would a different shape be used? E Type hardtops and hoods are also used so have to fit.
@philipgreer9811 3 ай бұрын
If you know an etype these cars are night and day
@bobfrankish8883 5 ай бұрын
mmmm. not convinced I'm afraid. I can't think that I'd pay going on for £50K for that car. You can see that the panels don't really fit, the bonnet is wavy at the top where it meets the wing. and there is an obvious large chip out of the sill where the bonnet corner has clouted it. It is just a nice looking kit car (from a distance).
@roystonvehicles9129 5 ай бұрын
Spot on bud
@OldLien1 5 ай бұрын
It's not for me I will keep to the real thing thanks
@ianrees3231 5 ай бұрын
if that is a new car why is the edge of door chipped
@Riys-hp8jx 5 ай бұрын
fast answer NAY
@pymreehal 4 ай бұрын
Until you pet the roof up then it definitely looks like a kit car
@chuckschillingvideos 5 ай бұрын
The E-Type was never that great a car. People fell in love with the styling is all.
@chrishalstead4405 5 ай бұрын
Thank God I’m not a purist. Some of the comments below would not be out of place in a primary school playground. You stick with your money-pit fossils, boys; I’m sure you’ll be happy (or probably not……)
@carsandstuff365 3 ай бұрын
At 2.03 mins that side view lol reminds me of the 355 mr2 .. the dimensions are laughable. It doesn’t look 1:1 … and no etype on the planet has interchangeable bumpers .. they all need shaving to fit .. trust me. And at 50k I can get a series 1 condition. Iv had them . To me this car is silly and the xj6 engine is in no way comparable ..
@jonathanjones3527 5 ай бұрын
Nice car , but you need to put some weight back on man 👍🏻
@ClassicsWorldUK 5 ай бұрын
Weight reduction for performance ;)
@chrisloomis1489 5 ай бұрын
Too tiny for my 6'2 in frame.
@thomasmulhall4873 5 ай бұрын
Boo Hoo. I'm 5'6". You can keep all the chicks who passed me by for guys like you. I will keep the E Type. Deal?
@peterhoulis1184 5 ай бұрын
Id have one with an LS
@roystonvehicles9129 5 ай бұрын
A proper s2 roadster made 55k at auction recently and a low ownership v12 roadster just did 46k,so 49k for this is a joke, sorry.
@grobah 5 ай бұрын
No way! Prove it.
@roystonvehicles9129 5 ай бұрын
@@grobah he and h classic auction Nov, s2 e type roadster, nice, 55k Inc fees, a v12 s3 roadster long term ownership did 46 Inc fees, this kit car actually sold at auction for 29k a while ago so 49k is shall we say a little rich?
@grobah 5 ай бұрын
@@roystonvehicles9129 depends on the condition, service and parts history, crash damage, general ownership of a classic over 50 years. Auction car are very random high risk buys hence so called bargains. Whereas the car featured is in good shape at 49K. Similar state S3 is double.
@roystonvehicles9129 5 ай бұрын
@@grobah OK bud, I've had 2 e types so know a fair bit about them mate.
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