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Re: Honda E-type

To: "Kevin O'Driscoll" <ko3@columbia.edu>
Subject: Re: Honda E-type
From: Gregory Urban <gurban1@gl.umbc.edu>
Date: Sun, 3 Mar 1996 15:18:25 -0500 (EST)
Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net
On Thu, 29 Feb 1996, Kevin O'Driscoll wrote:

> Dear Friends and Colleagues, 
> I won't dwell on the M. word since I think we've covered that ground a 
> few times already.  Unfortunately, there is more trouble brewing in Tokyo 
> for British roadster purists.  At the Tokyo autoshow a Honda V-TEC 
> powered ragtop was unveiled.  Its clipped rear, and elongated front with 
> an almost oval grille make it look like nothing more than an updated Jaguar 
> XKE.  Try: http://www.netdepot.com/~vtec/  
> Boy do those V-TECS have a good high end.  Has anybody ever put one in a 
> Triumph?
> Regards
> -Kevin
> 

This car does not look like an XK-E.  The XK-E was much more rounded and 
sleek. The rear-quarter of these two cars is completely different in 
styling, in particular.  

The front looks more like an Aston-Martin than an E-type.  That said it 
is not a bad looking car at all.  But, it is no XKE, that's for sure.

Greg U


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