[Healeys] A little E-Type fun:):)---non-Healey

[Chris Dimmock]

Oh. And PPS
I have some virtual game footage of one BJ8 versus about 39 E Types.  
The Healey starts from the back of the grid.
The E Types all get lapped. 4 times. On the first lap.
Don't you love virtual reality?!?!?
Tongue still firmly planted in cheek
Chris

Sent from my iPhone

On 25/07/2011, at 11:35 PM, Chris Dimmock <austin.healey at gmail.com>  
wrote:

> Nice video Tom.
> Seriously.
> Obviously Le Mans.
> Obviously road closed.
> No spectators. No other cars.
> So not a race.
> So Is it police footage caught on hidden cameras? Did the guy get  
> his car back???
> Seriously, I have some video footage from Le Mans 1991, where we  
> left from the Pub at the beginning of the Mulsanne Straight,  
> immediately after practice on the Thursday, in that very limited  
> window between a practice session and the road being reopened.
> We were in a relatively new high end Porsche, it was a public road,  
> and I only had a hand held video camera - you know, old skool.
> But there were heaps of cars we still had to pass. You know -  
> Renault 8's, 2CV's, E Types.... ;-)
> I just need to convert it from svhs to digital and post it on  
> YouTube. I will one day.
> Did you watch the Targa video?  It's really awesome - especially for  
> 45 year old footage.
> Tongue in cheek
> Chris
> PS as no one else has played the price card, i might as well
> A 3.8 E Type cost TWICE as much as a BJ8...... When they were new...
> A 3.8 E Type in 1961 cost 2,196 Pounds Sterling in the UK.
> Ref: http://www.autocar.co.uk/CarReviews/RoadTestsData/Jaguar-E-type-3.8/200099/
> A pretty close to fully optioned BJ8 (my actual car) cost 1,098  
> Pounds Sterling in July 1966 in the UK.
> View the invoice for my BJ8 http://www.myaustinhealey.com/john-sprinzel-healey.html
> So let's be fair....
>
> Next thread on the E Type forum will be a similar unbiased  
> discussion to this one, with no reference to a comparision which is  
> economically one sided;
> " 'Ferraris are better engineered cars than 3.8 production E Types,  
> and won far more international races. And it's not relevant that  
> Ferraris cost more than twice as much as E Types when they were new'
> Discuss, with references to the international success of the 3.8 E  
> Type in production car racing in the mid 1960's."
> PPS. Ok Joe. I just got bored!!!!
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On 25/07/2011, at 10:38 PM, Tom Felts <tomfelts at windstream.net> wrote:
>
>> OK--this is for all you lovers or haters of E-Types (esp you  
>> Chris:):)
>>
>> Just a quick look at one of those overrated E's:):)
>>
>> All in fun guys--delete if offended.
>>
>> tom
>>
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONTl-4XrlmA
>> ____________________________