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lowdrag



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PostPosted: Fri Apr 10, 2009 4:44 pm    Post subject: A screensaver anybody? Reply with quote
The opportunity was too good to miss so out came the car for a photo shoot. Hope you like it.

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PostPosted: Fri Apr 10, 2009 9:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
From a fellow Jaguar owner, welcome to the forum.

Your car's lovely.

A (very nice) replica?

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Brian M



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PostPosted: Sat Apr 11, 2009 8:52 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Welcome to the forum, Lowdrag.

I have enjoyed your posts on Pistonheads and I am going to blow your modest intro to this forum.

Enthusiasts for Jaguars and the engineering and dedication involved in "clone" construction should read about Lowdrag's currect project:

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=140&t=517612&mid=150403&i=0&nmt=1952%20"droop%20snoot"%20C%20type&mid=150403


The correct carbs are up tp £6000 on ebay at the moment!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Jaguar-C-D-E-type-Ferrari-Italian-racing-car-Weber-carb_W0QQitemZ200328105857QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item200328105857&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1688%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1309
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 11, 2009 12:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
cracking photo lowdrag Smile

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lowdrag



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PostPosted: Sun May 17, 2009 6:44 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Brian M wrote:
Welcome to the forum, Lowdrag

The correct carbs are up tp £6000 on ebay at the moment!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Jaguar-C-D-E-type-Ferrari-Italian-racing-car-Weber-carb_W0QQitemZ200328105857QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item200328105857&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1688%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1309


Thank you for your kind comments. Those carburettors sold for £7,800 and were extremely rare being DCO4's from the late 1950s. They were never fitted to a C type but some later long nose D types had them. Ironically, I found the sand cast 2" H8 SU carbs for my car on Ebay too!

And Peter, yes it's a replica - of course! It's a Lynx but modified to 325 bhp and 412 lb/ft torque at 3770 rpm. In other words, it'll pull stumps!
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lowdrag



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PostPosted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 7:37 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
For those who follow Ebay, the carbs are back on even though the vendor doesn't have them. This is a scam. The carbs were no more DCO4's than I am the man in the moon. The vendor doesn't even have them because the purchaser does until he gets his money back. These carbs are of such poor quality that they could never run properly.
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