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Re: [Healeys] Eagle Low Drag EType GT.

To: Oudesluys <coudesluijs@chello.nl>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Eagle Low Drag EType GT.
From: Richard Ewald <richard.ewald@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 7 Nov 2013 12:05:21 -0800
Cc: healeys@autox.team.net
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References: <527B9F4F.2050901@chello.nl> <A7271D6B-9D4E-463A-A588-A61998DE2DF8@gmail.com> <527BCEA7.6060803@chello.nl>
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@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 superseded by the MkII.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
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