Phildaupho

Very well integrated hot rod. Every component is so appropriate. The sum of the parts work perfectly together.

Thank you very much. I have made arrangements with the Jaguar Car Club of Victoria to auction off the model at their event in July which is the largest gathering of Jaguars in North America. Proceeds will go the the Victoria Hospice.

I'd love to go for a drive in this one !! As always great model - great photos. I just looked at photos of the "real" real car. You nailed it.

I really like your road race special. I was at the Monterey Historics one year when specials were featured there and at Pebble Beach. I even helped out in the paddock at the Stovebolt Special HWM Chev. I also wanted to build a special myself but never found the right donor kit as a starting point.

Nicely built. I remember being blown away when the Monster Coach appeared on the TV show.

Nice to see a well done but not often seen Square Bird

Great build. Have been wanting to do something similar myself.

Yes I can imagine. I used lots of CA/crazy glue then hit it with accelerator. I did add an inner joiner piece on one side.

Thanks guys - I have it on my mantle and I am enjoying looking at it.

Good looking race car with a sharp livery. I wish I had the seen that era of IMSA GTP's race in person. There were so many great cars.

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Close counts for me most of the time but it does look right on first observation however I did find it weird that that no driveshaft was included between the transmission and differential. I did add one although even that is not in anyway accurate as no-one is probably going to look underneath. Building this did bring me back back to the mid-1970's when I had 3 friends with E-Types. One was a fairly new yellow Coupe that I never got a chance to drive or ride in. Years later I mentioned this to the former owner to which he replied all I had to do was ask. Opportunity missed !! The other two were mid a 1960's roadster and a coupe which I got to drive a few times. Those big 6's were sure tongue monster engines but you sate too close to the skinny steering wheel.

Thanks everyone I really appreciate your comments. It turned out way better than I expected and I am currently enjoying looking at it on my mantle. It is the only 1/8 scale model I have ever been involved with and I have to admit it was a daunting experience !!

This 1/8 scale Jaguar XKE Coupe project started a number of years ago when a friend gave our car modelling club the kit that he figured he would never get around to building. Enough modellers volunteered to share in the building that it seemed all I had to do initially was to sort out and divide up the parts. It was a joint decision that the E-Type should be British Racing Green. Meanwhile individual modellers built the engine, assembled the independent rear suspension, inboard brakes and differential, put together the front suspension and engine support structure and looked after the interior. Once all this work was completed everything was brought together for final assembly. Considerable trimming of parts was required to get things to fit together reasonably closely. Maybe this was due the there being more than one builder and assemblies being done in isolation. Once all together the model is definitely impressive and not just because of its size. The opening door and hood gaps are amazingly close.

Absolutely wonderfully built "Cobra". I really appreciate that you completed the engine compartment which is maybe the only thing lacking with the 427 kit and which most builders do not fabricate. Reading your write-up got me thinking of the later small block British "Cobras" produced by Autocraft.