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Jaguar’s iconic E-Type sports car was derived from , and in the later 1960s turned into a fairly successful racing car in its own right. It was, and remains, , and in its day than competition from Porsche, Ferrari, or Aston Martin. is as it got the torque-monster 4.

2-liter inline six engine. Just 6,749 4.2-liter roadsters (known in the Jag crowd as OTS, or Open Two Seaters) were built.



They regularly trade hands deep in the six figures, but at a very deep discount. , this 1967 E-Type OTS is just . You could be that person.

You’ve got what it takes, if you ask me. Just look deep inside yourself and you’ll find the kind of person who takes on the restoration and modification of a 57-year-old British car. Nobody who has ever done that has regretted it.

Just look at this slick photograph of racer Bob Tullius and his Group 44-prepared B Production SCCA race car. This wrecked example is a mere few months away from such an extravagant recommissioning. You could hand-mold some fiberglass flares, procure a lightweight racing bonnet, strip the interior, top, windshield, and dashboard out of this lightly-bonked example, and be your own Bob Tullius in short order.

It’s not delusional to think these thoughts at all, you’re totally capable enough (and rich enough) to pull this off. It won’t even cost that much money, right? Would you look at that? The chassis looks straight as an arrow. Pay no attention to the wrinkles in the driver’s side rocker panel or the dramatically off.

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