Guys really interesting discussion, now jumping in for the Jaguar E-type. With no doubt one of the most important cars of the last century. Launched 1961 and tested at a topspeed of 240 km/h some sources even confirm that testet with dunlop race tyres the car reached 249 km/h !! Guess judgeing design cues you would need to go for the initial design not the later introduced 2 plus 2, which had a longer wheelbase and different window angle. The E-type was aerodynamically a sensation and the long bonnet as well as the coke bottle shape of the rear wheel arches was heavilly copied across the globe by other sportscar manufacturors during the 60is and 70is. The greenhouse proportions work well on the initial coupe, agree on comments of the 2 plus 2 which was intended as a cruiser for the american market. Further was the E-type priced very competively and the output of 265 Hp out of 3.8 l was not bad for 1961. The low price and pretty rugged construction and ability to get a tune up to 300 Hp rather easily created a new Sunday driver hype. The car was a light weight at 1250 kg and gave a stunning performance. Interesting for me on the E-type market is that there was no unnatural hype compared to some Ferraris, hence prices are very stable....
On the watches I am really grateful to Jack Heuer for creating such diversive and rich portfolio. I went through various steps exploring it and every day I find some new details. The wristpresence of a Monaco is just stunning, the cutting edge design of the Silverstone seems top notch even 30 years later. The purity of the early Carreras, the Cortina with its perfect bracelet integration and hexagonal shape, the big boy calculator with its many functions, the chrome Monza so Ferrari like, the first automatic Daytona, the Siffert Autavia with its amazing dial colors and variations, the Camaro cushion shaped, Montreals with the luminous dials.....
For me Heuer is just the most amazing brand !!
Cheers
Arno
www.heuerchronographs.com
: Monaco or Silverstone?
: There seems to be loads more Monaco's advertised than Silverstone's
: but the Monaco's are quite a bit more expensive. I realise there
: is the Steve McQueen link but...
: David H
