[Healeys] Eagle Low Drag EType GT.

[Richard Ewald]

There was a reason it has been called "greatest *crumpet catcher* ever
known to man" and I don't think it was because the styling was an acquired
taste.
:-)
Rick

On Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 9:32 AM, Oudesluys <coudesluijs at chello.nl> wrote:

> I am afraid I am not the only one. Funnily enough they had made the same
> mistake a few years earlier with the Jaguar MkI which was hastily
> superseded by the MkII. Although in a different league the Italians did a
> lot better. The best thing about the E-type was its rear suspension and its
> then already old but rather advanced and beautiful engine. The styling was
> an acquired taste that the yanks loved.
> Kees OudesluijI have always hated the ridiculously narrow track and
> upright windscreen on the original E-types. It totally destroyed the car,
> even when it was introduced.
> Kees Oudesluijs
> NL