A pair of Brits

[Sherlock]

I was at a rather small car show on the weekend here in hinterland (AKA Alberta), among the 25 cars were a couple of nice Brits

A Jaguar D Type replica, one of the examples that are factory built to a high standard... Admittedly it's a car I've seen before a number of times, and the owner is active at shows with it... But I do think I got the best photos I've taken of it

And a Lotus Europa Special, something not terribly common around these parts..

And there were some other crappy American cars there as well

 

[JPSmit]

great pics and unususal cars and, yes, judging by the backgrounds in the pics it was a very smaller show.

 

[Sherlock]

Some of the other crappy American cars... Proof...

 

[AngliaGT]

I wouldn't call them crappy.


While driving in Salem,VA, I came across these two cars - a pull-handle MGB,
and a Sprite.

 

[Sherlock]

I wouldn't call them crappy.


While driving in Salem,VA, I came across these two cars - a pull-handle MGB,
and a Sprite.

More a reference to the British cars of course... American classics do have a place in the world somewhere...

 

[Ian Mckenzie]

I wouldn't call them crappy.


While driving in Salem,VA, I came across these two cars - a pull-handle MGB,
and a Sprite.
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They are decaying, that is so sad.

 

[DrEntropy]

I was at a rather small car show on the weekend here in hinterland (AKA Alberta), among the 25 cars were a couple of nice Brits

A Jaguar D Type replica, one of the examples that are factory built to a high standard... Admittedly it's a car I've seen before a number of times, and the owner is active at shows with it... But I do think I got the best photos I've taken of it

And a Lotus Europa Special, something not terribly common around these parts..

Interesting. Do you know who the outfit was that built the D-Jag by chance?

 

[equiprx]

There have been a number of D Type fabricators of differing quality.
One fiberglass model has painted on rivets(I think it was Protius).
Another is so authentic it's scary.
One owner of a shop near me had a true replica.
I dropped as many hints for a ride as I could but never bit.

 

[DrEntropy]

Another is so authentic it's scary.

The Oamaru, New Zealand ones are as close as I've seen, but with some upgraded safety systems.

 

[Sherlock]

Interesting. Do you know who the outfit was that built the D-Jag by chance?

I think he told me once but I forget now... As I recall he paid a lot of money for this one, possibly as much as $100K