Yeah, OK, it's OT, but we're all car nuts here and I've seen worse posts, so here goes...

I was surfing around looking at pages for vintage Jaguar E-types (my all-time favourite car) when I found something interesting at a site for a company that makes performance parts for vintage Jags. It's a full carbonfibre bonnet that saves 200 lbs. To give those of you who are unfamiliar with the E-type an idea of how it saves so much weight I've included a pic of their E-type with the bonnet opened.



Same car with bonnet closed:



I wish they had a pic of the bonnet before painting.

The cost? Only $4000(!).

 

It's nice to see painted carbon fiber body panels for once.

 

 

Old-skool Jag-u-ar =

 

Indeed.

For some reason I don't think you could pull off the unpainted look with this car. And yes, carbonfibre body panels should always be painted. The paint actually helps to protect the resin from sun damage.

 

Looks like an old school muscle car.

 

hate to be cliche, but although the rag version is more sought after, the e-type 2+2 is a timeless piece of automotive design...absolutely beautiful from all angles. i can see the inherent benefit of a carbon fiber bonnet here...more practical than aesthetic.

 

NICE, My Friends father has 2 of those, both need a little TLC and new paint. One Soft top and One Hard Top. He is giving the Soft Top to his son, I'm sure he'd be interested in something like this. Have a link to the hood?

 

Jaguar E-Types

 

Old-school sports car.

At its debut in 1961 it was considered an absolutely stunning car. It had disc brakes and independant suspension on all four corners (at a time when Ferraris had live axles and Porsches had drum brakes), a DOHC inline six, top speed of 150 mph, and, of course, those gorgeous lines. It was a thoroughbred.

 

Here you go.

http://www.classicjaguar.com/kevlar.htm

 

Rear shot (sorry, can't resist):

 

HOTTTT

 

super nice~!

 

Thank You

 

looks like somethin austin powers would drive

 

Did Nissan (240z) and Mazda (1st gen RX7) copy that design for their cars? I always thought this was true. Looks somewhat similar except smaller.

 

Thats an ugly car

 

Ugly? Are you joking?
That JagUar is beautiful!!

 

****-uar. Yeah baby, YEAH!

 

You're in a very small minority.

Many (myself included) consider the Series I E-type to be the most beautiful car ever. It's also the first car to have been displayed in a museum of art.

 

drop that biatch....j/k ...one of the most beautiful cars ever made..its art on wheels