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I went to Wollaton Park Autokarna today. A great show, had a great time, met up with friends and looked around loads of classics. I vowed not to take photos as I often miss actually seeing the cars because I'm too busy taking photos. Plus I knew Alistair was taking pics and so left it to him! However, THIS I had to photograph...      Jaw dropping. The attention to detail was just stunning. I Googled Beacham Jaguar, New Zealand and their website has a great bunch of info on how they restore these cars and modernise them with XJR mechanicals. It really was stunning, and probably the car I'd take home with me. |
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Last Edit: Jun 5, 2011 19:35:20 GMT by BenzBoy
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That looks fabulous from the outside (except the door mirrors!) Not keen on the interior though, but I can understand it as a showcase point of view. I love the way (money permitting!) you can have these built to virtually any spec. I'd have a more traditional interior but with updated electronics and switchgear. Similarly I'd choose modern, more supportive seats but with a classic style retrim. All the asthetic beauty of a classic Jaguar but with modern high performance mechanicals and turnkey driveability. Maximum win! Edit. Having just looked at their website maybe Beacham don't offer a bespoke build service? Sod 'em I don't want one now!  |
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rysz
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Buggeration - time constraints meant I was not queueing for an hour for this - wish that I had now  Need more pics. Rysz. |
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petea
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That is stunning!
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Seth
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I'm also not a fan of the overdone interior but I'd say yes all day long to one of those left stock inside but with that running gear  |
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Follow your dreams or you might as well be a vegetable. |
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The interior is a piece of class, just from the wrong era imo, more period dash work, a motolita steering wheel, and bullit mirrors (or such like) and id be booking myself in to have my right arm removed, ready for sale.
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stealthstylz
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I agree with the above, the interior is lovely but doesn't suit the outside, and those mirrors should be replaced by the originals as they're as out of place as a chav in a metal club.
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I think the interior goes with the whole "modernised classic" concept that they set out to do - all the benefits of a modern XJR with airbags, electric windows, power steering, sat nav and so on, wrapped in a classic body.
However, I would forego all those creature comforts for something which looks more period and classic.
I don't think the mirrors look that bad, but again classic original chrome ones would be my choice.
I don't know what the paint was - the camera hasn't picked it up very well but it had a deep metallic brown flare to it when the sun caught it right. Gorgeous.
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I have some more detail shots of this. Give me a few mins. We wondered if it was a Mk2 body grafted on an X400 floor there was so much modern in this one. Execution was 100%
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I believed that cut out a section of the MK2 body to accomodate the X400 IRS. I once read a dutch article about it, it was pretty quick only the top speed was a bit dangerous  In the early nineties it was fashionable (and moneywise) in the Netherlands to lease a modified MK2 with XJ power steering and straight six. |
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1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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That's stunning love how original the body and with all that power too, although as others have said the interior is a little OTT needs the TV thing in the middle ditching.
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Sierra - here we go again! He has an illness, it's not his fault.
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I believe thats a multifunction controller and Sat Nav.
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1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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rob0r
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Brilliant concept! I don't mind the interior at all, I think it's a great idea.
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The interior's vomit-inducing. Too much tree and cow. Running gear's topper though.
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interior is basically stock late model Jag?
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1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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If ever there was a modern classic, this Jag is it, it look's fabulous, nice pictures aswell thank you. Andy. |
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I'm not surprised thats from NZ............ there are thousands of MK2s there!!
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I think the idea is not to look at it as a S2 with modern running gear, but rather an XJ8 (or whatever it is) with a classic body on it. If you do that, then it's pretty cool.
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