Custom E Types

Maybe. Bits of one.

hmmmmm some of those are hideous, many are ok and one or two really work well.....

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Most of the above are the same car

Here's one with a tube grille ;D

I had a poster of that red prostreet one on my wall when I was a kid

It's a tricky one.
I think Racing E types are one thing, their modification is function driven, whether it be aerodynamics, weight reduction, engineering.
A lot of them can be admired for what they are.
As for road cars that are restyled, many have tried and most failed.
The problem is the original design is both beautiful and also very sensitive. A number of elements of the design, like the door frames when viewed in profile, or the track width when looked at objectively aren't really very successful. The length of the bonnet is also almost out of proportion. After all this, it still works remarkably well.
You start playing with it, and you lose some purity, like most shown here.
The Eagle Speedster is about the most well regarded 'custom' and rightly so.
The Lightweight racers also work very well from a design end even though that is not their priority.
If I wanted to choose a car to put my own stamp on (assuming I could afford one) I think the E Type would be near the bottom. Like trying to cover a killer track without completely reinventing it, or remaking a classic film. Tricky.

I don't understand how someone could look at an E-type and think "It would look better if I just" It's perfect already, well i think so.

I'm afraid the first word that comes to mind for most of them is Fugly. IMO the Lindner Nocker is the most beautiful version but even then it's awkward from some angles. It's such a DIFFICULT shape