I agree about the F-type not being as pretty as the E, but I don't think much of anything is as pretty as an E type. I think a lot of your car taste is dialed in by the time you hit twenty or so, and the things that really trip your trigger follow the cues or style that you learned to love when young. I look at the new cars with huge wheels that look like they have rubber bands on them and think they look ridiculous, but I am sure the under 30 set (for the most part) probably thinks smallish wheels (and 15" is tiny to the younger set, I just got a new/old Lexus, and on the Lexus forum 17" are small wheels to most of the guys there) and higher profile tires look old fashioned.
I do have the power to evolve a little I guess, as I think the new Fords and Mazdas don't look too bad, nor does the new Miata that is coming out, to my eye anyway.
As far as the new Healey drawing, I agree, looks like it should cost about two bucks, the price of a new Hot Wheels car...