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Old 12-27-2012, 07:29 PM
Richard-S Richard-S is offline
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Be best to do some research before you commit to one of those Jaguar V-12's. They are notorious as a poor design and they didn't hold up. Plus they lacked the power that the old XK sixes had. The fastest street Jaguars ever made were the 1965 and '66 E Types with the 4.2 engine. I had a '66, (as well as a 1959 XK 150). That '66 XK E was stupendous. From 0 to 60 mph was not that impressive, but from 60 to 150 mph was something to behold.

A 4.2 XK six with some Weber carbs and a blower would be my choice if I could get out of the sculpture studio long enough to build a car.
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