Strangeness at Windsor

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Harry and Meghan took off from the castle in a left-hand drive E-type!

https://www.britishcarforum.com/bcf...Drive-E-type-at-Windsor&p=1083441#post1083441

 

[catfood]

Left hand drive and electric powered apparently!

 

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Left hand drive and electric powered apparently!

I've seen a review of that electric one... and it's amazing!

 

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“Wanted: Duchess of Sussex with E-type. If interested, please send specifications of E-type.”​

 

[Gliderman8]

Video https://www.cnn.com/videos/world/20...rry-reception-dress-royal-wedding-sot.cnn-itn

 

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Video https://www.cnn.com/videos/world/20...rry-reception-dress-royal-wedding-sot.cnn-itn

Wondered why he pulled away so fast and with almost no noise!
Hot (McCartney) dress too.

 

[Basil]

Just saw the Jag on TV a moment ago. Looked vaguely familiar!

 

[mikephillips]

Where I saw it on the news they talked over the drive away, I didn't even notice the lack of exhaust and there was no soundtrack.

 

[DrEntropy]

Voiceover said 1968? I thought that year was when they stopped using the Perspex headlamp covers? I s'pose Euro-version kept them. *shrug*

 

[mikephillips]

Could also have been a year of sale date rather than manufacture. Was common on this side of the pond then, might have been there too.

 

[Basil]

Voiceover said 1968? I thought that year was when they stopped using the Perspex headlamp covers? I s'pose Euro-version kept them. *shrug*

Correct - the last year of the glass-covered headlights (and it was glass, not Perspex) was 1967 - the year of my Etype. That was also the last year of the Tripple SU carbs (after 67 they went to the dual Strombergs). I have my glass covers in a very well padded box in a very safe place! If I ever broke one I'd probably need to mortgage the house to buy a replacement.

 

[Metanedie]

I'm in love with this car!