In that case, he might want to look at a 95-96 XJS *6* cylinder. Not as fast, but entertaining to drive since they have a torquey six, all the big bugs are gone, and they *were* available in the States and elsewhere with a Getrag 5 speed manual.
I suggested the idea and he is interested. The purchase is still a bit a ways so he will no doubt change his mind a couple hundred times before the purchase.
My dad isn't committed to the idea of a Jaguar, but he did own a few British cars back in the day (including an Austin-Healey 3000, a Jaguar Mark V, and an MG Midget) despite having owned the Midget he still likes British cars; hence Jags are on his mind.
Thanks for the help it is much appreciated.
Alternately... has he looked at what a modernized E-Type costs? They're surprisingly affordable.
Um....
You do realize that a good E-Type OTS (that's "convertible") is only about $25-40K now, right? The days of million dollar E-Types ended in the early 90s. And the bottom has recently fallen out of the foreign car collecting market.
Um....
You do realize that a good E-Type OTS (that's "convertible") is only about $25-40K now, right? The days of million dollar E-Types ended in the early 90s. And the bottom has recently fallen out of the foreign car collecting market.